Psychosocial And Economic Experiences Of Gulf States Returnee Ethiopian Women Domestic Workers

In the contemporary Ethiopia, a considerable number of women are working as domesticrnworkers in the Gulf States. Generally, the working environment in the country of destinationrnis not favourable. However, the domestic workers are forced to work under harsh conditionrnto principally to fulfill the economic demands of their parents as well as themselves. They failrnto accomplish their objective due to different forms of abuse that they face in the country ofrndestination. In due courses, as a result of traumatic experiences, quite a number ofrnEthiopian domestic workers experience psychosocial problems.rnThe main purposes of this study are to explore the psychosocial and economic experiences ofrnGulf States returnee Ethiopian women domestic workers. It also attempts to investigate thernpush and pull factors as well as the discrepancies between the expectation of the domesticrnworkers and the reality that they face in the country of destination.rnMethodologically, this study is qualitative method, among the five qualitative methodrnapproaches, narrative approach is employed. A primary and secondary data are used tornoperationalise the study. Primary data has been collected through in‐depth interview withrnthe informants and key informants of the study. As a secondary data archival records arernused.rnThe findings of this research show that: 1) Traumatic and life threatening experiences ofrnEthiopian women domestic workers in the country of destination are the root causes for thernpsychosocial problems of the Ethiopian domestic workers. 2) Mostly, employers deniedrnsalaries of the domestic workers; as a result the domestic workers have not benefitted out ofrntheir employment. 3) Economic demands are the basic pushing factors whereas; modernizedrnway of life is the major pulling factor. 4) The expectations of the domestic workers beforerntheir departure from the country of origin and the realities that they face in the country ofrndestination are quite different. Besides, language and cultural barriers inflicted theirrninteraction with their employers. As a result, most of the domestic workers experiencernculture shock, maladjustment, frustration, and finally they became depressed.rnThis study recommends, education is the key factor that could enable women to participaternin the formal sector. Therefore, pledging education is the basic measure that should be takenrnto ensure women’s participation in the public sphere. Besides, provision of prior orientationrnand societal awareness concerning the cultural, social and economic condition of the countryrnof destination is very essential. Moreover, foreign employment policy is vital to monitor thernactivities of illegal traffickers as well as to guarantee citizen’s right in the country ofrndestination. Accordingly, providing small scale industry training and skill developmentrntraining for unemployed women might scale down the number of migrant domestic workers.rnOn the other hand language and skill training for migrant domestic workers will enable them to interact with their employers smoothly

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