A ban on Eritrean refugees working in Ethiopia is hampering efforts to reduce illegal “secondary” migration.
And as a result, tens of thousands are risking violence and drowning in pursuit of a better life.
Record has it that most Eritrean refugees living in Ethiopian camps are now trying to escape to a third country in the hope of getting a job, security and a settled life.
More than 5,000 refugees flee Eritrea each month to escape poverty, political persecution and the prospect of potentially indefinite military conscription.
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In 2014, 84 percent of Eritreans interviewed in Ethiopia said they planned on moving to another country, while around two-thirds pursued secondary migration in 2015.
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