The study is primarily aimed at exploring the experiences of women who are victims of trafficking in women from Ethiopia to Sudan particularly through the Metema trafficking route. It demonstrates the way how the trafficking women victims were trapped by the web of the traffickers, means of transportations, and the manner of treatment throughout the trafficking process and the forms of exploitations faced by them at their arrival. Moreover, an endeavor is made to point out the human rights violations confronted by the trafficking women victims at each key stages of the trafficking process. The study is conducted in critical research approach and employed in-depth interviews, key informant interviews and focus group discussion vis-à-vis analysis of relevant literatures and secondary data sources as an instrument to solicit the necessary information for the research. The research found out that the women are pushed by poverty and allied factors and further hauled by the stories of attractive job opportunities and salary, pertaining to the false promises of the traffickers and individuals in the trafficking circle. Moreover, the findings signify that the women had experienced numerous human rights violations throughout the passage, in destination and prisons in Sudan. Thus, it is the belief of the researcher that the outcomes of the study will be helpful to all concerned stakeholders to take the necessary measures to see end the misery of many of Ethiopian women exposed and subjected to trafficking in women.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- CHAPTER ONE: RATIONALE OF THE STUDY
- 1.1. Statement of the Problem
- 1.2. Research Objectives
- 1.3. Research Questions
- 1.4. Significance of the Study
- 1.5. Scope of the Study
- 1.6. Limitations of the study
- 1.7. Structure of the Study
- 1.8. Research Methodology
- 1.8.1. Study Area Description
- 1.8.2. Source
- 1.8.3. Sampling Design
- 1.8.4. Data Collection
- 1.8.4.1. In-depth Interview
- 1.8.4.2. Key Informant Interview
- 1.8.4.3. Focus Group Discussion
- 1.8.4.4. Document Analysis
- 1.8.5. Ethical Considerations
- 1.8.6. Data Processing and Analysis
- CHAPTER TWO: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS AND THE GLOBAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONTEXTS OF TRAFFICKING
- PART ONE: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
- 2.1. Contested Definitions of Trafficking
- 2.1.1. Overview of the Concept of Trafficking in Persons
- 2.1.1.1. Recruitment
- 2.1.1.2. Transportation
- 2.1.1.3. Exploitation
- 2.1.2. Irregular Migration vs. Trafficking in Persons
- 2.1.3. Human Smuggling vs. Trafficking in Persons
- 2.1.4. Trafficking in Women
- 2.2. Root Causes of Trafficking in Persons
- 2.2.1. Pushing (Supply Side) Factors
- 2.2.2. Pulling (Demand Side) Factors
- 2.2.3. Factors Create Impunity
- PART TWO: THE GLOBAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL REALITIES ON TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN
- 2.3. The Global and Regional Trafficking Patterns
- 2.4. Human Trafficking Record of East African Countries
- 2.5. The National Context of Trafficking in Women
- PART THREE: INTERNATIONAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS RELEVANT FOR COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN
- 2.6. International and Regional Instruments
- 2.7. National Instruments
- CHAPTER THREE: THE SITUATIONS OF TRAFFICKING WOMEN FROM ETHIOPIA TO SUDAN THROUGH METEMA ROUTE
- PART ONE: GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE RESPONDENTS
- 3.1. Background Information of Interviewees
- 3.1.1. Trafficking Women Respondents by Age
- 3.1.2. Trafficking Women Respondents by Marital Status
- 3.1.3. Trafficking Women Respondents by Residence
- 3.1.4. Background Information of FGD Participants
- PART TWO: ANALYSIS OF THE EXPERIENCES OF THE TRAFFICKING WOMEN VICTIMS
- 3.2. Expectations and Reasons for Leaving
- 3.3. The Recruitment Process and Negotiation with Brokers
- 3.4. Means of Transportation
- 3.4.1. Risks in the Passageway
- 3.5. The Traffickers Web: Sharing Benefits
- 3.6. The Condition Confronts Women at Arrival
- 3.7. The Work Environment
- 3.8. The Moments of Being Captured by the Police
- 3.9. Life in Prison
- 3.9.1. Responses from the Ethiopian Embassy in Sudan and Other Stakeholders to the Women in Prison
- 3.10. Means of Returning Home
- 3.11. Preventive (Counter Trafficking) Measures
- CHAPTER FOUR: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- 4.1. Conclusion
- 4.2. Recommendations
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This study aims to investigate the experiences of women trafficked from Ethiopia to Sudan through the Metema route, emphasizing the human rights perspective. It explores the treatment these women face during their journey and in Sudan, examining the factors that make them vulnerable to human rights abuses. The study also aims to analyze the tactics employed by traffickers and assess the effectiveness of current efforts to combat trafficking in the Metema area.
- The experiences of women trafficked from Ethiopia to Sudan
- The factors that make women vulnerable to trafficking
- The tactics used by traffickers in their operations
- The human rights violations faced by trafficked women
- The strengths and weaknesses of current counter-trafficking measures
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
Chapter One introduces the research, outlining the problem of women trafficking from Ethiopia to Sudan through the Metema route. It details the objectives and research questions, explains the significance of the study, and describes the methodology used to gather and analyze information.
Chapter Two provides a conceptual foundation for understanding human trafficking, addressing contested definitions, distinguishing between trafficking, smuggling, and irregular migration, and exploring the root causes of trafficking. It then examines global, regional, and national trafficking patterns, focusing on the situation in Ethiopia and East Africa. The chapter concludes by reviewing international, regional, and national legal frameworks relevant to combating trafficking in women.
Chapter Three presents the empirical findings, based on interviews with trafficked women returnees, key informants, and focus group discussions. It analyzes the women's backgrounds, motivations for leaving Ethiopia, experiences during their journey, treatment in Sudan, and their eventual return. It also examines the role of brokers and their networks, the work conditions in Sudan, and the responses of authorities to trafficking in the Metema area.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The central concepts explored in this study include human trafficking, trafficking in persons, women, migration, irregular migration, exploitation, human rights violations, trafficking victims, and the Metema route.
- Citar trabajo
- Shewit Gebreegziabher (Autor), 2013, The situations of trafficking women from Ethiopia to Sudan, Múnich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/229561
