A group of undocumented Ethiopian workers have said they were subject to serious abuses by Saudi police before they were expelled, including physical and psychological torture and being forcibly held in "dirty" prison camps. It was like a toilet," said Sadiq Ahmed, a former teacher who went to Saudi Arabia five years ago and was detained for 11 days before his deportation. Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, is a magnet for hundreds of thousands of people from Ethiopia and other impoverished East African countries. Humiliated and abusedUpon reaching Saudi Arabia, many work as domestic workers, often for more than 20 hours a day, with few legal rights. It ordered all undocumented migrants to leave voluntarily in March, but the order was extended until June.

Source: Ethiopian News December 28, 2017 13:07 UTC