Experience of Eight Deported Women Ethiopians Who Returned From Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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2015-07
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
This study was done with the purpose of understanding deportation experience of deported
women from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The participants of this research were eight deported
women from KSA. Findings of this research indicate that poor working condition, low pay,
religious conflict, lack of access to health services, sexual, emotional and physical abuse, denial
of salary, sufJeringfrom deprivation offood and restrictedfrom movement are the main
experience of the deported returnees in the destination country. The finding points out that the
deported women returned to their country by surrender to the police, the employers handed them
over to the police and the police forceful detained them. Deported women returnees experienced
lack of enough food, lack of proper sleep condition, lack of rest room, lack of medication, and
overcrowding, sexual and emotional harassment in the deportation process. From the
implications of the finding, it can be concluded that the school of social work should incorporate
the migration as one subject and the course should be given starting from the undergraduate
class, the school of social work need to enforce students (undergraduate up to PhD level) to
articulate the diversified aspect of migration and migrants life. The FDRE Ministry of Foreign
Affairs has to establish a strong diplomatic relationship with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
government and should work in collaboration during deportations. All governmental and nongovernmental
organizations should be involved in assisting deported returnees during the
deportation process. They, for instance, can playa vital role in offering trainings. Apart from
pointing out the reasons for the deportation of legal migrants, the consequences of deportation
on both destination and receiving countries should be well-investigated. The concept of
deportation and deportation centers facility is the other area that needs further investigation.
Key words: Deported returnees, re-migration, retuTII migration, irregular migration
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Deported returnees, re-migration, retuTII migration, irregular migration