A tale of two cities: Shifting the paradigm of anti-trafficking programmes

Jana, Smarajit; Bandyopadhyay, Nandinee; Dutta, Mrinal Kanti; Saha, Amitrajit

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“…(31) Additionally, several scholars criticise the trafficking discourse for failing to recognise the importance and power of sex workers' agency and for implicitly suggesting that most women involved in sex work are 'submissive victims of their circumstance' (Jana et al 2002, 78) and 'in need of paternalistic protection' (Vindhya and Dev 2011, 137). In particular, Jana et al (2002) suggest that 'all trafficking situations are time-bound and usually do not extend throughout someone's entire life' (73). Thus, despite a coercive entry into sex work, some women may opt to remain engaged in sex work because it is beneficial and acceptable for them at the time, always knowing that they are free to leave at any point (Jana et al 2002).…”

Section: Coercion Violence and Deceptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In particular, Jana et al (2002) suggest that 'all trafficking situations are time-bound and usually do not extend throughout someone's entire life' (73). Thus, despite a coercive entry into sex work, some women may opt to remain engaged in sex work because it is beneficial and acceptable for them at the time, always knowing that they are free to leave at any point (Jana et al 2002).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Circumstances, experiences and processes surrounding women's entry into sex work in India

McClarty

Bhattacharjee

Blanchard

et al. 2013

Culture, Health & Sexuality

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Evidence suggests that in India, the early stages of a woman's career as a sex worker may be an important period to target for HIV and sexually transmitted infection prevention. Before such an intervention is designed and implemented, it is necessary to first understand the life circumstances of women at the start of their sex work careers. We performed a review to bring together available literature pertaining to entry into sex work in India and to highlight knowledge gaps. We found that historical traditions of dedication into sex work, financial insecurity, family discord, violence and coercion, and desire for financial independence are commonly reported reasons for entering into sex work. We also found that families and the broader sex worker community play an important role in the early stages of a woman's sex work career. We suggest that HIV-prevention programmes in India would substantially benefit from a deeper understanding of the life circumstances of new and young women sex workers. Further research should be conducted focusing on family and community involvement in women's entry into sex work, and on the important period of time after a woman's first commercial sex encounter, but before self-identification as a sex worker.

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Section: Coercion Violence and Deceptionmentioning

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Section: Coercion Violence and Deceptionmentioning

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Circumstances, experiences and processes surrounding women's entry into sex work in India

McClarty

Bhattacharjee

Blanchard

et al. 2013

Culture, Health & Sexuality

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“…[31][32][33] Since then, research has been mixed with respect to the replicability of this approach. [44][45][46] But in 2003, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation launched a new initiative-Avahan-whereby $200 million has been committed to HIV prevention in India in the six states with the highest HIV prevalence. 47 A key component of Avahan is a community mobilization strategy based on that used by Sonagachi sex workers.…”

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Structural Interventions: Concepts, Challenges and Opportunities for Research

Blankenship

Friedman²,

Dworkin³

et al. 2006

J Urban Health

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Structural interventions refer to public health interventions that promote health by altering the structural context within which health is produced and reproduced. They draw on concepts from multiple disciplines, including public health, psychiatry, and psychology, in which attention to interventions is common, and sociology and political economy, where structure is a familiar, if contested, concept. This has meant that even as discussions of structural interventions bring together researchers from various fields, they can get stalled in debates over definitions. In this paper, we seek to move these discussions forward by highlighting a number of critical issues raised by structural interventions, and the subsequent implications of these for research.

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“…Prevalent in the human trafficking literature is the notion that women and children who are trafficked are from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and from countries where women and children are not afforded the same rights as males (Bertone, 1999;Bruckert & Parent, 2002Chapkis, 2003;GAATW, 2000;Hysi, 2007;Jana, 2002;Long, 2007;McDonald, 2000;Stone, 1999). Vocks & Nijboer (2000) and Blanchet (2002) suggest that women who are not coerced into sexual servitude are victims of strain and anomie, and are fighting against the dichotomy of expectations and few opportunities to succeed legally in society.…”

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International News Coverage of Human Trafficking Arrests and Prosecutions: A Content Analysis

Denton

2010

Women & Criminal Justice

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A tale of two cities: Shifting the paradigm of anti-trafficking programmes

Cited by 36 publications

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Circumstances, experiences and processes surrounding women's entry into sex work in India

Circumstances, experiences and processes surrounding women's entry into sex work in India

Structural Interventions: Concepts, Challenges and Opportunities for Research

International News Coverage of Human Trafficking Arrests and Prosecutions: A Content Analysis

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