Human Trafficking in Media Coverage: Perspectives from Kazakhstan and Ethiopia

2025

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DOI 10.32523/2616-7174-2025-150-1-57-65
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Abstract

This article explores media coverage perspectives on human trafficking in the Republic of Kazakhstan and Ethiopia. Human trafficking remains a pressing global issue and problem with both countries affected by it. Scholars in Media and Communication emphasize that media has the potential to raise awareness and educate people about social issues such as human trafficking and others. It indicates the efforts made by both nations to combat the issue noting that they have made progress in their interventions. Moreover, it shows that media in both countries covers the issue though the coverage doesn’t fully reflect the extent and gravity of the problem. The challenges that journalists face while reporting on human trafficking are financial constraints, lack of protection and safety, limited awareness, editorial pressure and political bureaucracy. The paper recommends that extensive and consistent media coverage is significant in combating human trafficking, not only in these two nations but throughout the world.