Ethiopia moves to repatriate citizens from Saudi Arabia – after reports of Ethiopians suffering abuse, discrimination

Last month, the government of Ethiopia announced it would restrict domestic workers from moving to the middle east after reports of widespread abuse.

With a population of 91 million people, Ethiopia is Africa’s second most populous country after Nigeria. The nation’s unemployment rate is 20 percent, with more than 27 percent of females and 13 percent of males jobless.

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