Ethiopian girls forced into marriage and divorce to get into the maid trade


Early marriage: According to the London-based Overseas Development Institute's findings, 39,000 under-aged girls marry each day, often against their will. - Reuters

Marry young, divorce early, join the overseas maid trade: Is this the only way out for Ethiopian girls?

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