Scores of migrant workers dying at Saudi job sites: Report

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Scores of labourers from countries including India, Bangladesh and Nepal have faced preventable deaths from electrocution, road accidents, falling from heights, and more while working in Saudi Arabia, according to a report by two advocacy groups. Human Rights Watch and another rights group, FairSquare, released separate investigations on Wednesday detailing preventable deaths of migrant workers from job-site accidents and work-related illnesses.

The reports accuse Saudi authorities of often misreporting deaths and failing to investigate, preventing families from receiving compensation they are entitled to and knowing how their loved ones died. As Saudi Arabia pushes ahead with hundreds of billions of dollars in infrastructure and development initiatives - including the 2034 men's soccer World Cup - the rights groups warn of thousands more avoidable deaths in the coming years.

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