WSP Global Inc.

WSP Global Inc. provides systems engineering, design, and monitoring services for the Jerusalem Light Rail (JLR) project. This Israeli public tramway system connects and services illegal settlements in occupied East Jerusalem, territory considered occupied under international law. In September 2022, Al-Haq and Just Peace Advocates, supported by over 100 organizations and former UN officials, submitted a formal report to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calling for WSP's inclusion in the UN database of businesses operating in illegal settlements. The submission argues that by planning, designing, and maintaining infrastructure that facilitates the expansion and integration of settlements, WSP is involved in activities that raise serious human rights concerns and may constitute war crimes.

The company's role is integral to the project's extension. As recently as February 2024, industry reports confirmed WSP's involvement in a public-private partnership to extend the JLR's Red Line, with the company stating it provided the systems architecture. This existing Red Line has stops in six illegal settlement neighborhoods. By enabling and maintaining this settlement transportation infrastructure, WSP materially supports activities in occupied territory, contravening international humanitarian law and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which require enhanced due diligence in conflict-affected areas.