21,000 Dead: The Worker Death Toll Behind Saudi Vision 2030
21,000 workers from India, Bangladesh, and Nepal dead since 2017. 100,000 missing. 80% of deaths classified as 'natural causes' without autopsy. The forensic account of the labour catastrophe behind Saudi Arabia's national transformation.
The Kafala Machine: How Saudi Arabia's Sponsorship System Powers Vision 2030 with Trapped Labour
Workers pay thousands in recruitment fees to reach Saudi Arabia, then can't leave their employer without permission. The kafala system creates the conditions for every abuse documented at NEOM. Here's how the machine works.