Human rights researchers have condemned the program, citing dangerous working conditions, exploitation and rampant abuse of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia, which largely go unpunished. Operating as middlemen and connecting domestic workers to jobs across the kingdom, recruitment brokers have a track record of mistreating domestic workers. At least 89 Kenyan domestic workers mysteriously died in Saudi Arabia between 2020 and 2021. A recent agreement that it signed in April with the government of Lebanon offered no protections or even a minimum salary for Ethiopian workers. In reality, domestic workers in Saudi Arabia typically earn around 1,000 riyals ($362) monthly.

Source: Ethiopian News September 15, 2023 16:03 UTC