Since mid April of this year, the Saudi Arabian government initiated a wide ranging crackdown on migrant workers. Faced with a backlash from many industrialists who needed the workforce, it then gave a 90 day amnesty period for workers to regularise their status. This operation has continued to create problems, including the attempted burning of the Indonesian Embassy by enraged Indonesian workers. West Asia is home to millions of migrant workers, but many of them are routinely harassed and exploited. A video has surfaced of a Saudi immigration official attacking migrant workers.
Since mid April of this year, the Saudi Arabian government initiated a wide ranging crackdown on migrant workers. Faced with a backlash from many industrialists who needed the workforce, it then gave a 90 day amnesty period for workers to regularise their status. This operation has continued to create problems, including the attempted burning of the Indonesian Embassy by enraged Indonesian workers. West Asia is home to millions of migrant workers, but many of them are routinely harassed and exploited. A video has surfaced of a Saudi immigration official attacking migrant workers.
