Ethiopians constitute 26% of those who entered the country illegally. An estimated 400,000 Ethiopians believed to be living in Saudi Arabia. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS 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. In interviews with The Associated […]
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BY CAJ NEWS Disaster-struck Ethiopia is on the brink of renewed catastrophe with the impending deportation of 200,000 citizens from Saudi Arabia. The Ethiopians, who have been living in the Middle East country without residence and work permits, will be repatriated within the next two months, following a 90-day amnesty period to help them leave […]
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By SkyNews, At least 112 refugees have died when a boat carrying Ethiopians and Somalians sank off the coast of the Somaliland autonomous region in northern Somalia. The sinking occurred on Friday after the vessel suffered technical problems, regional health department official Abdurahman Yasin said. ‘The coast guard rescued 75 people and local residents spotted […]
Continue ReadingBy The Daily Star, UK Ambassador to Lebanon Tom Fletcher “swapped” jobs with an Ethiopian maid Monday in an effort to promote the rights of migrant workers. “I’m trading places with Qalkidan, from Ethiopia, tomorrow. We want to highlight the rights of foreign domestic workers in Lebanon,” read a post on Fletcher’s Twitter page Sunday. […]
Continue ReadingBy YemenPost, A couple of months ago, an investigation conducted by a right group based in Yemen, Al-Wethaq, revealed that two years in its post revolution era Yemen is still home to hundreds of slaves. In all three provinces, slave markets are being operated by human traffickers and smugglers. Most incredibly, deeds of ownership are exchanged between […]
Continue ReadingWoyane Continues its systematic wholesale enslavement of Ethiopian women, particularly those from the Amhara and Oromo ethnic groups. By Saudi Gazette, Ethiopia is facilitating procedures to send 45,000 maids to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia every month, an informed source at the Ethiopian Embassy in Saudi Arabia has said. Ethiopian housemaids have been high in […]
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