This report examines medical and government documentation relating to the deaths of 17 deaths of Nepali men in Saudi Arabia in 2023 and 2024, and spoken to the men’s families in Nepal and their former colleagues in Saudi Arabia, to ascertain as best as possible the circumstances surrounding their deaths. We also conducted a review of: the data that the Saudi Arabian authorities publish on the deaths of non-Saudi Arabian nationals, and on adherence to Saudi Arabia’s Labour Law, including its provisions on investigations and compensation for workplace accidents that result in death or permanent disability; and numerous peer-reviewed articles in medical and academic journals that address occupational health and safety in Saudi Arabia, and the capacity of the health system in Saudi Arabia to properly investigate and certify deaths.
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