It looks like the Ethiopians weren't treated very well by Saudi Arabia. As the Ethiopian author of the following article said:
"The atrocities facing Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia is clearly known all around the world. According to Human Rights Watch, Ethiopian migrant workers have been the victims of physical assaults, some of them fatal, in Saudi Arabia following a government crackdown on foreign workers. Many workers seeking to return home are being held in makeshift detention centers without adequate food or shelter.
Appraising Ethiopias Saudi Policy OpEd
By Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam
December 20, 2013
Despite some 3,000 migrants being airlifted from Riyadh to Addis Ababa, the regime in Ethiopia has thus far preferred to keep quiet and avoided making any official statement of substance on the matter.
By Alemayehu F. Weldemariami and Hassen Mohammed
Ethiopia stood as one of the biggest exporters of labor to the Gulf Cooperation Council states, including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. No other events have revealed the extent and depth of the problem than the recent labor crackdown on migrant workers of Ethiopian origin in Saudi Arabia and the consequent mass deportation. And no other event has transfixed the attention of all the major media of the western world since November. The media has been reporting the ongoing mass deportation of migrant workers of Ethiopian origin from Saudi Arabia. On average, some 3,000 migrants are being airlifted from Riyadh to Addis Ababa. But the regime in Addis Ababa has preferred to keep quiet so far without making any official statement of substance on the matter. This is worrisome given that most have arrived after having gone through unspeakable physical and psychological abuse. All that the nations top diplomat, Tedros Adhanom, has done so far is to appear at an international family planning meeting to only make a digression to talk about the suffering of Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia and to take it to social media. Is social media a substitute for mainstream media? Can a tweet or a Facebook post be a replacement for a more concrete verbal note?
To read the article in its entirety, go to:
Appraising Ethiopia?s Saudi Policy - OpEd Eurasia Review
"The atrocities facing Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia is clearly known all around the world. According to Human Rights Watch, Ethiopian migrant workers have been the victims of physical assaults, some of them fatal, in Saudi Arabia following a government crackdown on foreign workers. Many workers seeking to return home are being held in makeshift detention centers without adequate food or shelter.
Appraising Ethiopias Saudi Policy OpEd
By Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam
December 20, 2013
Despite some 3,000 migrants being airlifted from Riyadh to Addis Ababa, the regime in Ethiopia has thus far preferred to keep quiet and avoided making any official statement of substance on the matter.
By Alemayehu F. Weldemariami and Hassen Mohammed
Ethiopia stood as one of the biggest exporters of labor to the Gulf Cooperation Council states, including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. No other events have revealed the extent and depth of the problem than the recent labor crackdown on migrant workers of Ethiopian origin in Saudi Arabia and the consequent mass deportation. And no other event has transfixed the attention of all the major media of the western world since November. The media has been reporting the ongoing mass deportation of migrant workers of Ethiopian origin from Saudi Arabia. On average, some 3,000 migrants are being airlifted from Riyadh to Addis Ababa. But the regime in Addis Ababa has preferred to keep quiet so far without making any official statement of substance on the matter. This is worrisome given that most have arrived after having gone through unspeakable physical and psychological abuse. All that the nations top diplomat, Tedros Adhanom, has done so far is to appear at an international family planning meeting to only make a digression to talk about the suffering of Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia and to take it to social media. Is social media a substitute for mainstream media? Can a tweet or a Facebook post be a replacement for a more concrete verbal note?
To read the article in its entirety, go to:
Appraising Ethiopia?s Saudi Policy - OpEd Eurasia Review