International Journal of Gender & Women's Studies

Causes and Consequences of Human Trafficking in Ethiopia: The case of Women in the Middle East
Gudetu Wakgari

Abstract
Labor migration is a movement of people from one geographic area to the other for the purpose of securing better livelihood .Even though people have always been migrating the contemporary situation shows that the number of people living outside their country of origin has dramatically increased than the previous times. Ethiopia is not exceptional to this phenomenon where migration is initiated by both pull-push factors. But currently it is characterized by mass migration of women to the Middle East, among which majority are trafficked. Trafficking in Ethiopia is causing a number of serious problems, turning the hope of many young girls to tragedy. Several efforts in place could not unravel the consequence. This study attempts to assess the causes and consequences of human trafficking taking women in the Middle East as a case study. Applying feminist qualitative research this study found out that in addition to poverty and unemployment several interrelated factors causes trafficking.

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