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Neom: Executives Running Saudi Arabia’s Megacity Project Accused Of Racism & Inappropriate Workplace Behavior


The Wall Street Journal published the lengthy report into Neom on Wednesday.

A lengthy report published in the Wall Street Journal Wednesday afternoon has leveled accusations of racism, misogyny, and inappropriate workplace behavior against several senior executives in charge of Saudi Arabia ’s Neom megacity project. The WSJ continued that Borg described South Asian migrant workers at Neom as “fucking morons” before adding: “That is why white people are at the top of the pecking order.” These specific comments were made on a phone call, the recordings of which the paper said it had obtained. The WSJ said Borg can also be heard on further audio clips referring to women from the Gulf region as “transvestites” and making lewd jokes about Islam in connection to sexual positions.

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