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As Saudi Arabia begins to implement harsher criteria for foreign workers to stay in the country, about 17,000 Ethiopians surrendered themselves in the capital, Riyadh. The Ethiopian national government has condemned the actions of Saudi police which led to the deaths of 3 Ethiopians during clashes that took place on November 10th. The Saudi government undertook the stricter regulations in an attempt to free up jobs for its own citizens and quell growing unrest. The Ethiopian population in Saudi Arabia is only a fraction of the estimated 9 million foreign workers who have helped to build and bolster the country?s growing economy.