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Saudi Arabia: ITUC-Africa & seven national unions file complaint with UN Working Group over egregious migrant worker abuse
ITUC Africa has written to the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights to raise concerns over systemic and egregious rights violations documented against African migrant workers in Saudi Arabia. The ITUC Africa has submitted the complaint jointly with seven national trade union federations from across Africa.
The complaint follows a lettersent to the Confederation of African Football in October.
Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the 2034 Fifa World Cup raises severe concerns about the potential escalation of these abuses. Without immediate and decisive action, the situation is likely to worsen, resulting in more preventable deaths and further violations of human and labour rights. The treatment of African migrant workers in Saudi Arabia represents a clear and egregious violation of international human rights laws, most notably the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa)