Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival is generating controversy even before the doors open, but for all the wrong reasons. The country is widely considered a human rights nightmare for multiple reasons, though the effective enslavement of its migrant workers is at the top of the list.
The country imports domestic workers, construction laborers, and others from across South Asia, Africa, and Southeast Asia, with their employers then confiscating their passports and controlling their legal status, movement, and wages.
