#Tanzania is a major transit country for migrants from the Horn of - TopicsExpress



          

#Tanzania is a major transit country for migrants from the Horn of Africa seeking jobs in South Africa. The dangerous journey can take months or years and some die on the way. Others are intercepted and jailed. IOM has repatriated 253 Ethiopian irregular migrants released from detention in Tanzania. The migrants, which included 39 unaccompanied minors, had spent up to a year incarcerated in three prisons. On arrival, IOM provided accommodation and meals at the IOM Transit Centre in Addis Ababa for these minors. With partners, it will conduct family tracing to reunite them with their families as soon as possible. Read more at iom.int/cms/en/sites/iom/home/news-and-views/press-briefing-notes/pbn-2014b/pbn-listing/stranded-ethiopian-migrants-retu.html
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 06:48:17 +0000

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