Pete Pattisson

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Pete Pattisson |Paul MacInnes

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3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Pete Pattisson |Paul MacInnes

Trade unions from 36 countries have filed a complaint with the International Labour Organisation over the treatment of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia. The complaint calls for a “commission of inquiry” into labour rights in the country, one of the most powerful tools available to the ILO, a United Nations agency.

3 weeks ago | business-humanrights.org | Pete Pattisson |Paul MacInnes

"Unions from 36 countries protest over treatment of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia"Trade unions from 36 countries have filed a complaint with the International Labour Organisation over the treatment of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia. The complaint calls for a “commission of inquiry” into labour rights in the country...

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Pete Pattisson

For years, Sitaram and Binita Das had longed for a son. The couple loved their five daughters, but on the deeply conservative southern plains of Nepal, they faced having to raise large sums to pay for each of their wedding dowries. With no way to afford such costs, they decided that Sitaram should join tens of thousands of other Nepalis going to Saudi Arabia in search of work.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Pete Pattisson

Thousands of migrant workers are likely to die in Saudi Arabia as a result of a building boom fuelled by the 2034 World Cup and other major construction projects, human rights groups have warned. The Gulf kingdom has seen a surge in demand for cheap migrant labour, with a significant increase in foreign workers since 2021, as it starts preparations for hosting the World Cup and drives forward projects including the futurist megacity Neom.