Birhanu (PhD), ZenaAmare, Sara2021-12-132023-11-042021-12-132023-11-042021-04http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/29251Domestic work is one of the most remarkable occupations in society’s lives, and studying problems related to this issue is significantly important to make the career more suitable for both the employers and the employees. This study was aimed at exploring the selected issues associated with domestic workers in Addis Ababa, the case of Nefas Selk Lafto sub city,Wereda 12(Lafto Betach). The research was guided by six research questions. The specific objectives of the study were: to identify factors that influence domestic workers not to be adequately available; to assess the challenges faced by domestic workers; to point out the opportunities accessed by domestic workers; to examine employers’ perception and treatment towards domestic workers; to identify why domestic workers frequently change their work place; and to examine if the increasing payment of domestic workers is affordable to the employers or not. In order to assess the issue, the research employed qualitative research approach, mainly by applying the tool in-depth interview and key informant interview. The participants of the study were selected by purposive sampling method. The study used a total of twenty participants: eight domestic workers, six employers, and six brokers. The major findings of the study are that workers change houses very frequently because of uncomfortable characters of their employers and brokers’ influence. It was also indicated that domestic workers often face disrespect in the society. Similarly, some of the challenges of domestic workers found out in the study were that they are physically and emotionally influenced, they face lack of love from their employers, and they encounter rape attempt. The study also showed that the main reasons of scarcity of domestic workers are that there are many job opportunities these days relatively than before, and migration to Arab countries. The research has an implication to Social Work in different ways such as policy and program, social work practice, social work education, and research; so that it is an area to be worked on further.enScarcity, Instability and other issues associated with domestic workers in Addis AbabaThesis