Abstract:
Human trafficking is global issue that affects almost all countries in the world especially
developing countries like Ethiopia. Currently, several Ethiopians are exposed to devastating
challenges and multiple ordeals in the deserts, sea routes as well as in destination countries. To
prevent this social evil, the government of Ethiopia had enacted a comprehensive anti-human
trafficking law, as well as ratified a number of international conventions dealing about human
trafficking. In view of this, this study was examining the practicability of anti-human trafficking
responses and intervention in Ethiopia: legal frameworks and local practice particularly in
Debark Town. To do so, the study employed mixed research approach and descriptive design.
Both primary and secondary data were collected and analyzed with using purposive and
convenience sampling techniques. The major tools of data collection were interview, focused
group discussion and questionnaire. The target populations chosen for this study are those
return victims, labor and social affairs and police office and the target population is 228 but not
collecting all the target population due to financial constraints and the wide spread of COVID-19
virus, one-third of the sample size (which is 96% respondents) was involved in the study. The
study has identified the main causes of human trafficking in Debark town include lack of
awareness creation, poverty, economic opportunity and unemployment, and local brokers
(trafficker), and the local government takes responses and intervention to prevent human
trafficking such as to creating awareness of the worst forms of human trafficking, to organize in
different economic opportunity to coordinate with NGO and legal measurement of the local
brokers
