Up to 70,000 Ethiopians have returned home from Saudi Arabia after authorities there issued notice for illegal workers to leave the country or face arrest. Saudi authorities said there were close to 400,000 Ethiopians working illegally in the Gulf state. So our nationals who are repatriated from Saudi Arabia would be part of this initiative,” he said. Saudi Arabia is trying to reduce unemployment among Saudis by sending illegal workers back home. Millions of foreigners work in Saudi Arabia, doing many of the strenuous, dangerous and lower-paid jobs shunned by Saudi citizens.

Source: Ethiopian News August 01, 2017 14:15 UTC