An Assessment On Reintegration Of Ethiopian Female Trafficked Returnees From Saudi Arabia To Ethiopian Society

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This study aims to focus on the socio-economic factors behind the reintegration process ofrntrafficking survivors in their families and communities in Ethiopia. In doing so, this researchrntries to explore the experiences of trafficked survivors in the process of being trafficked, their lifernand integration with Saudi society and returning process to Ethiopia. In addition, it helps tornunderstand the perception of survivors in their reintegration along with the perceptions ofrncommunity people and family members. This study also brings forth in discussion how theirrnexperiences in Saudi and challenges to reintegration have affected their construction of selfrnidentity. This research was carried out with the help of Saudi Arabian embassy and it intends tornfind out what the GO is doing to facilitate the reintegration process.rnThis study is consisted of 7 in-depth interviews with trafficking survivors and GOs key persons.rnThe data was collected in May and analyzed the data using many theories. Such as, Integrationrnapproach, neo-classical approach, New Economic Labour Migration approachs (NELM) and sornon.rnThe study found that the living condition of Ethiopian female migrants in Saudi Arabia was stronglyrninfluenced by the working environment in the hotels or bars and people that interacted with the women.rnWomen were particularly vulnerable to exploitation because they had entered Saudi Arabia with theirrnillegal status. On the other hand, some women were integrated into Saudi society economically andrnsocially through their relation with Saudi men and their ability to speak Arabic language. In terms of thernreturn process, most cases of returnees decided to come back to Ethiopia because of their pregnancy withrn- 13 -rnSaudi partner and their illegal status made them illegible to benefit from the Saudi health care system.rnNone of the women were able to gain secure employment after their return from Saudi Arabia to Ethiopia,rnbecause of the types of entertainment work that the women were subjected to while in Saudi Arabia.rnAlthough the cases differ, some of the women with children were able to use the remittance from theirrnSaudi Arabian husband or partner to empower themselves and this empowerment helps reintegrate thernwomen into their local community better than those who had neither remittance nor partner

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An Assessment On Reintegration Of Ethiopian Female Trafficked Returnees From Saudi Arabia To Ethiopian Society

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