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Domestic Servitude in Addis Ababa (2024)

A domestic servitude case from 2024 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 1 source on file.

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What happened

Ethiopian domestic workers returning from Gulf states reported systematic abuse wage theft and confinement. Accused: Ethiopian and Gulf-based recruitment agencies.

Response and intervention

Ethiopian Ministry of Labour trafficking unit. Agencies shut down; bilateral agreements renegotiated. Good Samaritan Association rehabilitation.

Child Labor2009

Inesa, Ethiopia, 2009

Ethiopia ET

Child traffickers from Addis Ababa came to Johnston's village in Inesa, Ethiopia and asked his mother if she would like her son to attend school in Addis Ababa. His mother wanted him to have the opportunity to lead a better life she therefore sent him off with the traffickers.

1 sourceArchive 2008–2016