The scene of workers on a construction site on King Abdullah Road Saturday under the Riyadh hot summer sun and temperature of 50 °C (122 °F) has moved the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) to call for an immediate ban on work under above average summer sun exposure; from late morning to late afternoon. “This is a systematic violation of human and worker rights that needs to stop right now,” said Mifleh Al-Qahtani, chairman of NSHR. The society has been working closely with the Ministry of Labor to ban work under immediate exposure of sun during summer time from 11 A.M. to 3 P.M. A Shoura Council member has called for penalties to be imposed on employers using the services of their employees under severe hot weather conditions like the ones in Saudi Arabia. There are projects and jobs that can be delayed to early evening, said Muhammad Al-Qwaihis, citing the construction works at the holy sites in Makkah and Madina. The Ministry of Labor should carry out field trips to make sure that workers are doing their jobs under favorable weather conditions. International labor laws prohibit work under hot weather of 50 degrees Celsius and more, Al
