Ethiopia demanded Saudi Arabia probe the deaths of its citizens
as the kingdom prepared to expel tens of thousands of foreigners in a crackdown
on undocumented workers.
Three Ethiopian nationals were killed in recent clashes with
Saudi police, Foreign Ministry spokesman Dina Mufti told reporters today in
Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, without giving details. Ethiopia’s government
has spoken to Saudi Arabian officials and condemned the “deplorable” killing of
“innocent citizens,” Dina said.
Saudi authorities on Nov. 4 started implementing measures
against violators of the kingdom’s labor laws. About 17,000 Ethiopians have
surrendered themselves in the capital, Riyadh, since Nov. 10 after clashes with
police in the Manfouha neighborhood left two people dead, al-Riyadh newspaper
reported today, citing Nasser al-Qahtani, spokesman for the city’s police.
Ethiopia’s government has sent extra diplomatic staff to
register Ethiopians for their return home, according to Dina. “We’re looking
for orderly repatriation with the rights of all citizens, including Ethiopians,
respected,” he said.
Saudi Arabia, the Arab world’s biggest economy, is taking action
against illegal workers as it pushes to create more jobs for its citizens and
stave off unrest.
More than 9 million foreign workers have entered Saudi Arabia as
the world’s largest oil exporter invests its energy wealth to build roads,
airports and new industrial cities. Source ( Bloomberg)
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