Al Arabiya English journalist Jennifer Bell highlights how NEOM’s workforce is thriving in its modern communities, with amenities like malls and sports facilities.
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00:00A project of this scale would require thousands of labourers and other staff and a large amount
00:06of resources, of course. How is Neon managing to attract and provide for this workforce
00:13that's needed?
00:14Well, I mean, they already have attracted. I mean, there's a hundred strong workforce
00:17across Neon, like I said, 10,000 of those at the line. And I guess there's so many benefits.
00:22I mean, I've got access to one of the communities there called NC1, and it's just like any other
00:26modern city. They've got, you know, malls and cinemas and football pitches and basketball
00:31courts and everything a resident could want. I mean, we actually talked to one of the residents
00:35down there. She had an interesting story. She was the first Neon employee to have a
00:38baby in this community. And she said, a good thing, this is – I can't think of anywhere
00:42safer in the world to bring up a family or somewhere that's more community-orientated.
00:46So I think, you know, these communities are serving their needs.
00:50Yeah, life has been born, if you want to say, in two different ways.