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Table 2 Risk avoidance factors

From: Learning from returnee Ethiopian migrant domestic workers: a qualitative assessment to reduce the risk of human trafficking

KNOWLEDGE

SKILLS

 • Basic Arabic

 • Cultural expectations (clothing, gender relations)

 • Personal hygiene (using and disposing sanitary pads)

 • Use of modern appliances and domestic products

 • Negotiating safety at work (e.g. bedroom locks)

INTERPERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

RESOURCES

 • Confidence

 • Assertiveness

 • Obedience

 • Phones and local sim cards

 • Contact details of agency, local Ethiopians, family

 • Leaving copy of contract with family