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Saudi Arabia is home to the world’s largest construction site known as Neom Megaproject, but the impressive labor force may be about to experience a great mishap.
The project saw the presentation of consulting companies brought by the Public Investment Fund to evaluate the feasibility of the project. He came at a time when the authorities struggled with economic stress with the potential to see the shrinkage of power in the region.
The Neom project consists largely for 2030, a ‘line, which is a’ line of ‘urban development, which serves as the cornerstone of the economic diversity agenda of the region. The line, which aims to host 9 million people, will be the final ultro-modern, zero emission environment that reduces the region’s trust in oil.
Now, as costs increase and oil revenues decrease, this construction process has become slower and the whole project is at risk. The Public Investment Fund has not only damaged the labor force, but also launched an investigation process that could prevent its goals while trying to reintegrate Saudi Arabia’s image to the rest of the world.
According to Semafor, following the counseling process, the resources in Neom took into account the idea of lowering the numbers within the labor force. Some of this involves moving more than 1,000 employees to Riyadh to control rising costs.
Thousands of workers, who are currently 2,800, are on the construction site in specially built accommodation. This was put forward to prevent them from traveling to hard desert conditions on a daily basis.
Neom Spokesman Sahar Al-Anbar received LinkedIn to share: “Change can be difficult, but first, let’s determine that Neom is more than just one development project, represents an ambitious national vision that is an important part of Saudi Arabia’s development strategy.
“These actions actually reflect reassuring and responsible management. By re -evaluating resource allocation, Neom adopts a proactive approach to stay in compliance with its ambitious long -term goals.”
Neom does not come as a surprise for many people because he fights for the allegation of ill -treatment of workers. Last October, an ITV documentary announced that 21,000 foreign workers have actually lost their lives as a part of Saudi Arabia projects, and since 2017, more than 100,000 losses.
Currently, workers live on a construction site where the accommodation places specially built to make sure that the employees do not go and go in the desert every day. Neom’s website said that there were about 2,800 workers in the field as of April.
In the light of these major changes in the labor force of the project, Sahar Al-Anbar also commented: “Considering the difficulties in large-scale projects requires flexibility and ready to adapt. The ability to make strategic adjustments is a critical aspect of the successful project presentation. Neom’s concept of visionary is encouraged to see the thoughtful planning and response to life!
“Finally, it is important to state that food, schools, cleaning service, etc. is provided as part of the policy of allowance to the field and that there are no standard benefits. Employees will receive the current payment packages when moving to Riyadh.”
