| Description: | | IOM's research efforts have focused on investigating the factors that may be facilitating human trafficking in Eastern Africa; developing profiles of both traffickers and their victims, exploring the activities, means and purposes of trafficking in the region; and the health conditions of trafficked people in Eastern Africa. A review of existing literature indicates that individual characteristics such as gender, socioeconomic status, education, employment, and personal aspirations may be related to an individual's likelihood of being trafficked. Family factors such as family size, death of one or both parents, and divorce are considered to be potentially relevant factors, as are community characteristics such as access to services, employment, or education and training opportunities. The demand for trafficked labour has been documented in Eastern Africa in the following sectors and industries: agriculture, mining, services, domestic work, and prostitution. |
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