Undocumented Ethiopian migrants who are being forcibly deported from Saudi Arabia by the thousands in a new crackdown say they were mistreated by authorities while detained. Saudi Arabia, like other rich Gulf nations, is a magnet for hundreds of thousands of people from impoverished East African nations like Ethiopia and Somalia. Those who make it to Saudi Arabia often find employment as domestic workers and farm workers, sending money to support families back home. 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 ordered all undocumented migrants to leave voluntarily in March, an order later extended until June.

Source: Ethiopian News December 28, 2017 09:00 UTC