Human Trafficking in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is known to be one of the top countries for facing human trafficking these days. According to global slavery index report in 2013 in recent years Ethiopia has seen a rapid increase in outward migration, with millions of Ethiopians travelling throughout Africa and overseas, mostly to Gulf States and the Middle East, to find work. Every year, 80,0000 Ethiopians make journey to Saudi Arabia through Yemen. Government body which is facilitating this phenomena is The Ethiopian Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, . It is reported that it reviewed and approved 198, 000 contracts for overseas employment, predominately for domestic workers in 2012. Irregular migration, including migration facilitated by illegal brokers, makes up 60 – 70%. In addition to this, The journey they have to pass through is not safe and includes a lot of suffering. many Ethiopia migrants are subjected to suffering, injury, rape and death during their journey. Many will be hijacked and requested for money or else they will be killed and their organs will be sold illegally. However, still this day many chose to pass through his dangerous journey willing to risk their life. But why?
There are a lot of reasons for resulting and facilitating migration of citizens of Ethiopia. However, one way or another each cause or reason revolves around the action of the government in power and its supporters. For the past 23 years Ethiopia is ruled by this dictatorship, where freedom of speech, political freedom, equality, justice has been anything but way far from the people. Whereas, corruption, jailing & killing innocent people, stilling peoples vote during election, forced eviction from ones own land and many more has been very common to be observed in the society. We see government officials sitting and running offices which is beyond their skill and education just because they are member of TPLF. Due to this and many other constraints, dreams of educated and potential youth is being shattered everyday.
Unfortunately, it became very hard to overthrow current government peacefully and by force. The results of the past four election taking place during this past 23 years show that the government is not willing to negotiate power peacefully. To make things worse on the last elections result, the government clearly showed that there are no room for sayings of political opposition parties opinion by making sure all the seats except one being taken by TPLF. Everyone can clearly see that how shallow the strategy of the government is for improvements.
In addition to that, money donated by the western world and world bank in the name of children and women, food security, education, has empowered the government to construct number of jails, machine guns, upgrade intelligence securities which stands for protecting TPLF rather than protecting the country and its people. We can refer to the near occasion where world bank interest for auditing the fund released for Ethiopia has been rejected by current prime minister Hailemariyam Desallege. I believe this is tangible evidence to question the transparency of the government.
Therefore, many youth will try to find their way out for freedom by hock or by crock. Even if it means traveling one of the most dangerous journeys in the world risking ones own life. Sadly, until Ethiopia is free from this tyran, ears and eyes of Ethiopians along with the rest of the world will keep on witnessing the consequences of the causes and Ethiopia will keep on losing children day by day.
There are a lot of reasons for resulting and facilitating migration of citizens of Ethiopia. However, one way or another each cause or reason revolves around the action of the government in power and its supporters. For the past 23 years Ethiopia is ruled by this dictatorship, where freedom of speech, political freedom, equality, justice has been anything but way far from the people. Whereas, corruption, jailing & killing innocent people, stilling peoples vote during election, forced eviction from ones own land and many more has been very common to be observed in the society. We see government officials sitting and running offices which is beyond their skill and education just because they are member of TPLF. Due to this and many other constraints, dreams of educated and potential youth is being shattered everyday.
Unfortunately, it became very hard to overthrow current government peacefully and by force. The results of the past four election taking place during this past 23 years show that the government is not willing to negotiate power peacefully. To make things worse on the last elections result, the government clearly showed that there are no room for sayings of political opposition parties opinion by making sure all the seats except one being taken by TPLF. Everyone can clearly see that how shallow the strategy of the government is for improvements.
In addition to that, money donated by the western world and world bank in the name of children and women, food security, education, has empowered the government to construct number of jails, machine guns, upgrade intelligence securities which stands for protecting TPLF rather than protecting the country and its people. We can refer to the near occasion where world bank interest for auditing the fund released for Ethiopia has been rejected by current prime minister Hailemariyam Desallege. I believe this is tangible evidence to question the transparency of the government.
Therefore, many youth will try to find their way out for freedom by hock or by crock. Even if it means traveling one of the most dangerous journeys in the world risking ones own life. Sadly, until Ethiopia is free from this tyran, ears and eyes of Ethiopians along with the rest of the world will keep on witnessing the consequences of the causes and Ethiopia will keep on losing children day by day.
