Edosa, Jetu (Assistant Professor)Markos, Nebiyu2022-07-212023-11-082022-07-212023-11-082022-05http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/32316This thesis examines Protection of Women Workers from Sexual Violence in Ethiopian Industrial Parks by taking Hawassa Industrial Parks as a Case study area. Hawassa Industrial Park is selected because it hires large number of women workers than other industrial parks of Ethiopia. This research is conducted by employing qualitative method as it mainly focused on experiences of the persons affected by sexual violence and the responses of the concerned bodies in protecting their human rights. This research made 11 key informant interviews with government officials and officials of civic societies such as Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, Ethiopian Human Rights Council, EWLA and NGOs; Center of Concern and Mizane lawyers. In addition, 12 in-depth interviews and FGD with Women workers in Hawassa industrial park has been be made with participants selecting by applying snowball sampling method. It used semi structured interview. The study finds out that women workers in Hawassa industrial park are exposed to sexual violence. The gap in existing laws, institutions contributed to it.enSexual Violence against Women, Industrial parksThesis