Human rights groups warn of 'surge' in migrant worker deaths in Saudi Arabia1 day ago Share Save Caroline Hawley BBC Diplomatic Correspondent Share SaveNurPhoto/GettyHuman rights groups are warning of a "surge" of deaths of migrant construction workers in Saudi Arabia, as it prepares to host the World Cup in 2034. Labourers are already dying from preventable workplace accidents in the country, according to Human Rights Watch and FairSquare which have both published reports today. But Human Rights Watch has accused FIFA of failing to learn lessons from migrant worker deaths in the lead-up to the World Cup in Qatar in 2022. Data on migrant deaths is hard to come by in a country where human rights groups have very limited access and labour unions are banned. And Saudi medical authorities rarely conduct autopsies to establish the exact cause of migrant workers' deaths, according to FairSquare.