2020
DOI: 10.1186/s12939-020-1154-4
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A qualitative needs assessment of human trafficking in Ethiopia: recommendations for a comprehensive, coordinated response

Abstract: Background: Human trafficking is a global human rights violation that has profound health, economic, and social impacts. There has been little investigation of service needs and response options for human trafficking survivors in Ethiopia. The purpose of this study was to understand the potential service needs and response options for human trafficking in Ethiopia from multiple stakeholder perspectives. Methods: We conducted a qualitative needs assessment and used content analysis to analyze individual intervi… Show more

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“…Interventions that are offered or assistance programs that survivors are linked to should go further than solely addressing medical complaints. Stakeholders involved in the response to human trafficking have emphasized the importance of offering integrated comprehensive interventions and advocate for a ‘one-stop-shop’ at which survivors of human trafficking can receive all the services they need [ 41 ]. In a qualitative needs assessment conducted in Ethiopia among key human trafficking stakeholders including service providers, academics, lawyers, and NGO workers, stakeholders underscored that an array of services including shelter, food, legal support, and vocational training should be provided that meets the complex needs of trafficking survivors [ 41 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Interventions that are offered or assistance programs that survivors are linked to should go further than solely addressing medical complaints. Stakeholders involved in the response to human trafficking have emphasized the importance of offering integrated comprehensive interventions and advocate for a ‘one-stop-shop’ at which survivors of human trafficking can receive all the services they need [ 41 ]. In a qualitative needs assessment conducted in Ethiopia among key human trafficking stakeholders including service providers, academics, lawyers, and NGO workers, stakeholders underscored that an array of services including shelter, food, legal support, and vocational training should be provided that meets the complex needs of trafficking survivors [ 41 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Stakeholders involved in the response to human trafficking have emphasized the importance of offering integrated comprehensive interventions and advocate for a ‘one-stop-shop’ at which survivors of human trafficking can receive all the services they need [ 41 ]. In a qualitative needs assessment conducted in Ethiopia among key human trafficking stakeholders including service providers, academics, lawyers, and NGO workers, stakeholders underscored that an array of services including shelter, food, legal support, and vocational training should be provided that meets the complex needs of trafficking survivors [ 41 ]. Stakeholders highlighted that trafficking victims themselves often consider financial and employment needs to be of greater priority than their physical and mental complaints [ 41 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The fact that poverty and loss of trust and belief in working at home were observed to increase the vulnerability of individuals to human trafficking at all levels of the SEM points to the need for measures that modify social, behavioral or attitudinal, and environmental factors at different levels [ 15 , 41 ]. Importantly, interventions need to be geared towards reducing individual vulnerability to human trafficking, mainly by building the welfare of individuals, communities, and societies through the provision of employment opportunities and making conditions conducive for self-employment; if such measures are taken, the magnitude of irregular migrations can be minimized, and thereby human trafficking can be reduced [ 7 ]. In addition to the public health approach which requires research-based intervention to prevent the problem, reactive measures such as stricter border controls could help stop the problem of human trafficking.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Human trafficking, which is becoming an issue of global concern, is affecting Ethiopia significantly [ 5 , 6 ]. However, little is known about the predisposing factors that subject people to illegal migration in a manner that makes them vulnerable to transnational human trafficking in Ethiopia [ 7 ]. Specifically, the mechanism how people from Ethiopia enter into the web of trafficking is unclear [ 6 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Unsafe work conditions can lead to injuries and long-term morbidity, especially compared to non-migrants working in the same sectors [ 15 ]. There is a growing body of literature highlighting domestic workers’ exposure to health risks, including occupational hazards, physical and sexual abuse, and other human rights violations, all of which contribute to poor mental and physical health outcomes [ 8 , 16 , 17 , 18 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%