The Saudis are building cities that are just mind-blowing crazy not one but several cities, trying to move away from oil production. Taking the glitz away from the UAE ( uniter arab Emirates) the Saudis are spending trillions of dollars to modernize these cities like "neon" is purely futuristic... It looks like they are setting the benchmark for future city architecture.
I work for an international blue-chip company, and the buzz around these projects is the craziest I have ever seen, I recruited civil engineers and every single one wants to work in Saudi to work on these projects as the money is great including the benefits and the fact that they will be fully employed for the next few decades without interruption and the chance to work on cities of the future.
neom city
trojena city
the mukab
oxagon city
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According to the U.S. State Department as of 2005:
Saudi Arabia is a destination for men and women from South and East Asia and East Africa trafficked for the purpose of labor exploitation, and for children from Yemen, Afghanistan, and Africa trafficked for forced begging. Hundreds of thousands of low-skilled workers from India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Kenya migrate voluntarily to Saudi Arabia; some fall into conditions of involuntary servitude, suffering from physical and sexual abuse, non-payment or delayed payment of wages, the withholding of travel documents, restrictions on their freedom of movement and non-consensual contract alterations. The Government of Saudi Arabia does not comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so.[46]
After the abolition of slavery, poor migrant workers were employed under the Kafala system, which have been compared to slavery.[47]
Kafala system in Saudi Arabia
Further information: Foreign workers in Saudi Arabia and Kafala system
From 1991 to 2019, 300,000 Bangladeshi women went to Saudi Arabia under the kafala system.[48] In early November 2019, protests took place in Dhaka in response to the case of Sumi Akter, who claimed "merciless sexual assaults", being locked up for 15 days, and having her hands burnt by hot oil by her Saudi employers.
The case of another Bangladeshi, Nazma Begum, who claimed being tortured, also attracted media attention. Both had been promised jobs as hospital cleaning staff but were tricked into becoming household servants. Begum died in Saudi Arabia of an untreated illness.[48]
According to a 2008 Human Rights Watch report,[49] under the kafala system in Saudi Arabia, "an employer assumes responsibility for a hired migrant worker and must grant explicit permission before the worker can enter Saudi Arabia, transfer employment, or leave the country. The kafala system gives the employer immense control over the worker."[50] HRW stated that "some abusive employers exploit the kafala system and force domestic workers to continue working against their will and forbid them from returning to their countries of origin" and that this is "incompatible with Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights".[50]
HRW stated that "the combination of the high recruitment fees paid by Saudi employers and the power granted them by the kafala system to control whether a worker can change employers or exit the country made some employers feel entitled to exert 'ownership' over a domestic worker" and that the "sense of ownership ... creates slavery-like conditions".[50] In 2018, France 24 and ALQST reported on the use of Twitter and other online social networks by kafala system employers, "kafils", to "sell" domestic workers to other kafils, in violation of Saudi law. ALQST described the online trading as "slavery 2.0".[51]
On 4 November 2020, as part of its 2030 vision, Saudi Arabia announced a reformation plan for its labor law. Effective on 14 March 2021, the new measures are meant to curb the kafala system through:[52]
Mandatory digital documentation of labor contracts.
Dropping the stipulation of sponsor consent for exit visas, final exit visas, re-entry visas, and change of sponsor, so long as they are to be applied for after the end of a contractual term or an appropriate notice period previously specified in the contract. Other requirements may still apply in case of applying within a contractual term.
The changes are to be implemented in the Absher and Qiwa portals, both being part of the e-government in Saudi Arabia.[52]
In March 2021, Saudi Arabia introduced new labour reforms, allowing some migrant workers to change jobs without their employer's consent. HRW claimed that the reforms did not dismantle the abuses of the kafala system, "leaving migrant workers at high risk of abuse".[53] Many domestic workers and farmers who are not covered by the labour law are still vulnerable to multifold abuses, including passport confiscation, delayed wages and even forced labour. Although migrant workers are allowed to request an exit permit without their employer's permission, the need to have an exit permit in order to leave the country is a human rights violation.[53]
An investigation by France 24 in April 2021 documented abuses of female migrant workers in Saudi Arabia. A 22-year-old woman migrant worker from Madagascar was murdered by the underground prostitution mafia she used to work for after running away from her employer's home and buried without a coffin in al-Jubail. Due to the practice of some sponsors who confiscate the passports of migrant workers, young women from East Africa find it difficult to return home after perceived mistreatment by their employers. The women often end up falling into prostitution.[54]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Saudi_Arabia
"V. Country Narratives -- Countries Q through Z". US Department of State. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-05-25. Public domain This article incorporates public domain material from this U.S government document.
"The Kafala System: An Issue of Modern Slavery". 19 August 2022.
"'Sexual assaults': Bangladesh seeks worker's return from Saudi". Al Jazeera English. 3 November 2019. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
"'As If I Am Not Human' — Abuses against Asian Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia". Human Rights Watch. 8 July 2008. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
"'As If I Am Not Human' — Abuses against Asian Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia (pdf)" (PDF). Human Rights Watch. 8 July 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
"En Arabie saoudite, des employées de maison sont vendues sur Internet" [In Saudi Arabia, domestic workers are sold on the Internet]. France 24 (in French). 13 March 2018. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
"Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development Launches Labor Reforms for Private Sector Workers". hrsd.gov.sa. 4 November 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
"Saudi Arabia: Labor Reforms Insufficient". Human Rights Watch. 25 March 2021. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
"Crude burial of 22-year-old highlights plight of female migrant workers in Saudi Arabia". France 24. 5 April 2021. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
According to the U.S. State Department as of 2005:
Saudi Arabia is a destination for men and women from South and East Asia and East Africa trafficked for the purpose of labor exploitation, and for children from Yemen, Afghanistan, and Africa trafficked for forced begging. Hundreds of thousands of low-skilled workers from India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Kenya migrate voluntarily to Saudi Arabia; some fall into conditions of involuntary servitude, suffering from physical and sexual abuse, non-payment or delayed payment of wages, the withholding of travel documents, restrictions on their freedom of movement and non-consensual contract alterations. The Government of Saudi Arabia does not comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so.[46]
After the abolition of slavery, poor migrant workers were employed under the Kafala system, which have been compared to slavery.[47]
Kafala system in Saudi Arabia
Further information: Foreign workers in Saudi Arabia and Kafala system
From 1991 to 2019, 300,000 Bangladeshi women went to Saudi Arabia under the kafala system.[48] In early November 2019, protests took place in Dhaka in response to the case of Sumi Akter, who claimed "merciless sexual assaults", being locked up for 15 days, and having her hands burnt by hot oil by her Saudi employers.
The case of another Bangladeshi, Nazma Begum, who claimed being tortured, also attracted media attention. Both had been promised jobs as hospital cleaning staff but were tricked into becoming household servants. Begum died in Saudi Arabia of an untreated illness.[48]
According to a 2008 Human Rights Watch report,[49] under the kafala system in Saudi Arabia, "an employer assumes responsibility for a hired migrant worker and must grant explicit permission before the worker can enter Saudi Arabia, transfer employment, or leave the country. The kafala system gives the employer immense control over the worker."[50] HRW stated that "some abusive employers exploit the kafala system and force domestic workers to continue working against their will and forbid them from returning to their countries of origin" and that this is "incompatible with Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights".[50]
HRW stated that "the combination of the high recruitment fees paid by Saudi employers and the power granted them by the kafala system to control whether a worker can change employers or exit the country made some employers feel entitled to exert 'ownership' over a domestic worker" and that the "sense of ownership ... creates slavery-like conditions".[50] In 2018, France 24 and ALQST reported on the use of Twitter and other online social networks by kafala system employers, "kafils", to "sell" domestic workers to other kafils, in violation of Saudi law. ALQST described the online trading as "slavery 2.0".[51]
On 4 November 2020, as part of its 2030 vision, Saudi Arabia announced a reformation plan for its labor law. Effective on 14 March 2021, the new measures are meant to curb the kafala system through:[52]
Mandatory digital documentation of labor contracts.
Dropping the stipulation of sponsor consent for exit visas, final exit visas, re-entry visas, and change of sponsor, so long as they are to be applied for after the end of a contractual term or an appropriate notice period previously specified in the contract. Other requirements may still apply in case of applying within a contractual term.
The changes are to be implemented in the Absher and Qiwa portals, both being part of the e-government in Saudi Arabia.[52]
In March 2021, Saudi Arabia introduced new labour reforms, allowing some migrant workers to change jobs without their employer's consent. HRW claimed that the reforms did not dismantle the abuses of the kafala system, "leaving migrant workers at high risk of abuse".[53] Many domestic workers and farmers who are not covered by the labour law are still vulnerable to multifold abuses, including passport confiscation, delayed wages and even forced labour. Although migrant workers are allowed to request an exit permit without their employer's permission, the need to have an exit permit in order to leave the country is a human rights violation.[53]
An investigation by France 24 in April 2021 documented abuses of female migrant workers in Saudi Arabia. A 22-year-old woman migrant worker from Madagascar was murdered by the underground prostitution mafia she used to work for after running away from her employer's home and buried without a coffin in al-Jubail. Due to the practice of some sponsors who confiscate the passports of migrant workers, young women from East Africa find it difficult to return home after perceived mistreatment by their employers. The women often end up falling into prostitution.[54]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Saudi_Arabia
"V. Country Narratives -- Countries Q through Z". US Department of State. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-05-25. Public domain This article incorporates public domain material from this U.S government document.
"The Kafala System: An Issue of Modern Slavery". 19 August 2022.
"'Sexual assaults': Bangladesh seeks worker's return from Saudi". Al Jazeera English. 3 November 2019. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
"'As If I Am Not Human' — Abuses against Asian Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia". Human Rights Watch. 8 July 2008. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
"'As If I Am Not Human' — Abuses against Asian Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia (pdf)" (PDF). Human Rights Watch. 8 July 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
"En Arabie saoudite, des employées de maison sont vendues sur Internet" [In Saudi Arabia, domestic workers are sold on the Internet]. France 24 (in French). 13 March 2018. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
"Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development Launches Labor Reforms for Private Sector Workers". hrsd.gov.sa. 4 November 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
"Saudi Arabia: Labor Reforms Insufficient". Human Rights Watch. 25 March 2021. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
"Crude burial of 22-year-old highlights plight of female migrant workers in Saudi Arabia". France 24. 5 April 2021. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
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^ All that is true ben, its the same in the UAE too
all the South Asian Muslims that work there are considered second-class citizens they work hard and are not allowed to have unions, but all that was brushed aside when it was the world cup football in Qatar...
all the South Asian Muslims that work there are considered second-class citizens they work hard and are not allowed to have unions, but all that was brushed aside when it was the world cup football in Qatar...
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more proof america is no better than the bible thumping christian slavers that founded it...
youd be amazed at the number of westerners whove are basically slaves in these gulf nations after their passports were siezed over debts and they cant escape. family made a business trip there and were agast at the number of western women who slipped them letters to mail for them.
the west turns a blind side to these viles.
fuck us...
youd be amazed at the number of westerners whove are basically slaves in these gulf nations after their passports were siezed over debts and they cant escape. family made a business trip there and were agast at the number of western women who slipped them letters to mail for them.
the west turns a blind side to these viles.
fuck us...
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i was more talking about the vision of the cities in how they seem to have the technology NOW to build cities like this, I would have never thought it would be the Saudis that would take it up first..... looks like they will turn the desert green through tech as well, its not only cities.
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Their money reserves aren’t a quarter of what it would take to get all that done.
The bloodthirsty leader of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia loves his dictatorial soul-mate Donald Trump and is today setting the stage to intervene in November’s election in a big way, much like he did with a smaller test run during the fall of 2022 when he drove US gas prices up above $5, forcing President Biden to release oil from the US strategic petroleum reserve.
As Stanley Reed reported for the Business pages of The New York Times three days ago:
“Saudi Arabia, the de facto leader of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, said Sunday that it would extend [their one-million-barrels-a-day] cuts in oil production through June, noting that it was acting ‘in coordination with some’ other states.”
That “other state” would be their OPEC+ partner Russia, which also announced last weekend a simultaneous production cut of 471,000 barrels a day. Putin wants Trump back in the White House, too.
This time, though, because Trump refused to block the sale of America’s largest gasoline refinery to Saudi Arabia in 2017 (completed in 2019 with Trump’s blessing), no matter how much oil Biden releases from the reserves will be irrelevant: if the Saudis shut down their Port Arthur, Texas refinery this October “for maintenance,” US gasoline prices will explode.
It’s the largest refinery in America, as Foreign Policy magazine noted in May 2017:
That alone is enough to radically swing gasoline prices in the US.
So, get ready: it’s coming this fall. And unless the administration acts quickly, there will be nothing they can do about it. Gas at $6 a gallon could easily throw the election to Trump, as Biden will take the blame (just like in November 2022) and Fox “News” and rightwing hate media will hang gas prices around his neck like a flaming tire.
MBS and his sovereign wealth fund have funneled literally billions of dollars into the Trump family, between Jared’s investment company and Trump’s golf courses and the LIV Tour, in addition to giving Trump himself additional hundreds of millions over the years renting and purchasing Trump properties.
https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclu ... -election/
The bloodthirsty leader of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia loves his dictatorial soul-mate Donald Trump and is today setting the stage to intervene in November’s election in a big way, much like he did with a smaller test run during the fall of 2022 when he drove US gas prices up above $5, forcing President Biden to release oil from the US strategic petroleum reserve.
As Stanley Reed reported for the Business pages of The New York Times three days ago:
“Saudi Arabia, the de facto leader of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, said Sunday that it would extend [their one-million-barrels-a-day] cuts in oil production through June, noting that it was acting ‘in coordination with some’ other states.”
That “other state” would be their OPEC+ partner Russia, which also announced last weekend a simultaneous production cut of 471,000 barrels a day. Putin wants Trump back in the White House, too.
This time, though, because Trump refused to block the sale of America’s largest gasoline refinery to Saudi Arabia in 2017 (completed in 2019 with Trump’s blessing), no matter how much oil Biden releases from the reserves will be irrelevant: if the Saudis shut down their Port Arthur, Texas refinery this October “for maintenance,” US gasoline prices will explode.
It’s the largest refinery in America, as Foreign Policy magazine noted in May 2017:
That alone is enough to radically swing gasoline prices in the US.
So, get ready: it’s coming this fall. And unless the administration acts quickly, there will be nothing they can do about it. Gas at $6 a gallon could easily throw the election to Trump, as Biden will take the blame (just like in November 2022) and Fox “News” and rightwing hate media will hang gas prices around his neck like a flaming tire.
MBS and his sovereign wealth fund have funneled literally billions of dollars into the Trump family, between Jared’s investment company and Trump’s golf courses and the LIV Tour, in addition to giving Trump himself additional hundreds of millions over the years renting and purchasing Trump properties.
https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclu ... -election/
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he bought the Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci painting for 400 million dollars, the most expensive in the world
i was thinking damn there are so many poor people in the world you could have fed them instead you bought a fucking painting....
This is oil money that they inherited, The house of saud took over Arabia back in the '50s
i was thinking damn there are so many poor people in the world you could have fed them instead you bought a fucking painting....
This is oil money that they inherited, The house of saud took over Arabia back in the '50s
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I'm with Ben on this one. The sooner the world weans itself off oil, the better. It is starting to happen, but not fast enough. Economic Catch-22: the less demand for oil the cheaper it gets, which provides an incentive to keep using it until it's more expensive to pump out of the ground than the alternatives. If cleaning up air pollution and all the other byproducts of petrochemicals were attached to the price of oil, no-one would buy it!
But we are already paying for it. Cancer rates are through the roof, fertility rates in both genders is declining, and petrochemicals (especially plastics) are to blame. Nature has a way of redressing the balance. We are shitting in our own nest and killing ourselves. It's just a shame we are taking all those other species with us. We're killing the planet slowly.
But we are already paying for it. Cancer rates are through the roof, fertility rates in both genders is declining, and petrochemicals (especially plastics) are to blame. Nature has a way of redressing the balance. We are shitting in our own nest and killing ourselves. It's just a shame we are taking all those other species with us. We're killing the planet slowly.
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