Everyone Needs to Disavow Neom
Briefly

The documentary reveals the appalling conditions migrant laborers endure in Saudi Arabia while constructing ambitious projects like Neom, with alarming numbers of deaths and missing workers.
As documented, 21,000 migrant workers from India, Bangladesh, and Nepal have perished while working on Saudi Vision 2030 projects, a tragedy overshadowed by the architectural ambitions.
Neom representatives insist that all contractors must adhere to labor codes, yet evidence from the ITV documentary shows clear violations of basic human rights and labor standards.
The architecture industry has been caught in a cycle of glamorous portrayals of Neom, neglecting the severe realities impacting those who labor under extreme conditions to realize this vision.
Read at The Nation
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