Qiddiya controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2024
Labor, environmental, and construction-safety concerns
Concerns have been raised about the social and environmental effects of construction, migrant-worker conditions, wage theft, heat stress, and reported site-safety incidents. UK Export Finance's Category A classification reflected the potential significance of these risks, while human-rights and business-and-human-rights organizations reported broader concerns affecting Saudi megaproject workers.
2017
Sportswashing and human-rights criticism
International observers and human-rights organizations have criticized Qiddiya and related Saudi entertainment and sports investments as possible sportswashing, arguing that high-profile attractions may improve the Kingdom's international image while diverting attention from concerns including treatment of LGBT people.