"African Trade Unions file complaint against Saudi Arabia over workers' welfare,"

Leading African trade unions have submitted a complaint to the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights, detailing systemic and egregious human rights violations against African migrant workers in Saudi Arabia.

The unions are spearheaded by the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa).

The complaint highlights grave abuses, including forced labour, wage theft, physical and psychological mistreatment and the tragic deaths of workers.

The submission is a joint effort by national trade union federations from across the continent...

Together, these unions represent millions of workers and serve as a powerful voice against the exploitation of African migrant workers. At the centre of the abuses is Saudi Arabia’s Kafala system, a visa sponsorship framework that binds workers’ legal status to their employers...

In their submission, ITUC-Africa and its affiliates call for urgent and decisive action by the UN Working Group...

This landmark submission underscores the determination of African trade unions to fight for justice for migrant workers.

It is a call for solidarity from global institutions and a reminder that the dignity, rights and lives of workers must be safeguarded at all costs.