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Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery Republic of Djibouti [ Country-by-Country
Reports ] The Djibouti is a
source, transit, and destination country for women and children trafficked
for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation and possibly for forced
domestic labor. Ethiopian and Somali girls reportedly are trafficked to
Djibouti for sexual exploitation; economic migrants from these countries may
also at times fall victim to involuntary servitude after reaching Djibouti
City or the Ethiopia-Djibouti trucking corridor. A small number of girls from
impoverished Djiboutian families may also engage in prostitution as a means
of income, and they may be victims of trafficking. Ethiopian women and girls
may be trafficked to Djibouti for domestic servitude. Women and children from
neighboring countries reportedly transit Djibouti en route to Middle Eastern
countries or Somalia for ultimate use in forced labor or sexual exploitation. - U.S. State
Dept Trafficking in Persons Report, June, 2007 [full
country report] |
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Project - Djibouti [DOC] FORMS OF TRAFFICKING - Displaced women and children fleeing
conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia have ended up in prostitution in
Djibouti. Some of them have also been trafficked to wealthy Arab states to
work as domestic servants. Child prostitution is on the rise
in Djibouti. A government study, conducted in conjunction with UNICEF, found
that 73.3 percent of street children were Ethiopian and that over a quarter
of these children were exploited in the commercial sex industry. Most are
girls from the Dire-Dawa region of Ethiopia. They
are often brought by other girls to brothels, where they are forced into
prostitution. In Djibouti’s most famous sex venue, Rue d’Ethiopie,
children age 11 to 16 are forced to engage in prostitution. - htsccp ***
ARCHIVES *** U.S.
Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs CHILD
LABOR LAWS AND ENFORCEMENT - The Labor Code sets the minimum age for employment at 14 years. Night work is prohibited for children under
the age of 16, and the hours and conditions of work for children are
regulated. Forced and bonded labor of
children is also prohibited. Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS – The law does
not prohibit trafficking in persons. Although there were no known reports of
persons being trafficked to, from, or within the country, observers believed
the country to be a destination for individuals trafficked from Freedom
House Country Report - Political Rights: 5 Civil Liberties: 5 Status: Partly Free Human Rights Overview by Human
Rights Watch – Defending Human Rights Worldwide Protection
Project - Djibouti [DOC] FORMS OF TRAFFICKING - Displaced women and children fleeing
conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia have ended up in prostitution in
Djibouti. Some of them have also been trafficked to wealthy Arab states to
work as domestic servants. Child prostitution is on the rise
in Djibouti. A government study, conducted in conjunction with UNICEF, found
that 73.3 percent of street children were Ethiopian and that over a quarter
of these children were exploited in the commercial sex industry. Most are
girls from the Dire-Dawa region of Ethiopia. They
are often brought by other girls to brothels, where they are forced into
prostitution. In Djibouti’s most famous sex venue, Rue d’Ethiopie,
children age 11 to 16 are forced to engage in prostitution. - htsccp Ethiopia
is a source country for Human Trafficking and Sex Exploitation Ethiopia is a source country for
men, women, and children trafficked for forced labor and sexual exploitation.
Children and adults are trafficked within the country for domestic servitude
and, to a lesser extent, for commercial sexual exploitation and labor, such
as street vending. Small numbers of men are trafficked to Saudi Arabia and
the Gulf States for low-skilled forced labor. Ethiopian women are trafficked
to the Middle East, particularly Lebanon, for domestic servitude; other
destinations include Egypt, South Africa, Sudan, and Djibouti. Small percentages of these women are trafficked for
sexual exploitation. Transit countries for trafficked Ethiopians reportedly
include Djibouti, Egypt, Kenya,
Libya, Somalia, and Sudan. Trafficking in
Persons Report - 2005 VI. SPECIAL CASES - DJIBOUTI - Trafficking in persons is an
undocumented problem in Djibouti. There is a dearth of solid evidence or
statistics to make a concrete case that trafficking is a significant problem
in the country, though anecdotal evidence suggests some trafficking occurs.
Insufficient or non-existent monitoring of migration and labor statistics
makes it difficult at this time to substantiate the magnitude of trafficking
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