Socio-Economic Inequality, Human Trafficking, and the Global Slave Trade

Barner, John R.; Okech, David; Camp, Meghan A

doi:10.3390/soc4020148

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“…Human trafficking needs to be acknowledged as a phenomenon that is shaped by different socioeconomic forces such as rapid demographic growth, stratification by gender, race, ethnicity; and social inequality among other factors (Tiano, ). Across the world, these structural vulnerabilities make women vulnerable to human trafficking (Barner, Okech, and Camp ).…”

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“…Human trafficking patterns have been proved to be closely linked to international migration flows, and this is not concentrated in a particular region or continent. There are several countries such as Mexico that are a source, transit, and destination for trafficking in persons (Barner, Okech, and Camp, ; United Nations on Drugs and Crime, 2014).…”

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“He invited me and didn't ask anything in return” Migration and Mobility as Vulnerabilities for Sexual Exploitation among Female Adolescents in Mexico

Rocha-Jiménez

Brouwer

Salazar

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International Migration

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Although human trafficking is recognized as a major human rights violation, there is limited evidence regarding the vulnerabilities that contribute to female adolescents’ risk of being forced or coerced into the sex trade. Vulnerabilities such as gender‐based violence, economic and social inequalities have been shown to shape the risk of sexual exploitation among adolescents. In‐depth interviews (n=18) with current sex workers who reported being deceived or forced into the sex trade as adolescents (<17 years old) were analysed to explore their experiences of migration and mobility in Mexico. Driven by socio‐economic and vulnerabilities in home communities, adolescents often engaged in internal migration and mobility to other Mexican communities and states. Migration and mobility further predisposed them to social isolation, economic hardship and abuse, which were used as tools to trick them into the sex trade. Policies that support safer migration for adolescents in origin, transit, and destination communities are needed.

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“He invited me and didn't ask anything in return” Migration and Mobility as Vulnerabilities for Sexual Exploitation among Female Adolescents in Mexico

Rocha-Jiménez

Brouwer

Salazar

et al. 2017

International Migration

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“…Regardless of international commitments to diminishing trafficking in women, studies show that the phenomenon is increasing as the disparity between wealth and poverty grows between and within the nations (Barner, Okech, & Meghan, 2014). According to Demir (2003), poverty disproportionately affects women.…”

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Trafficking of Women in Mexico and Their Health Risk: Issues and Problems

Acharya

2015

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Trafficking in women is one of the most corrosive forms of human rights violation. It results in the gradual destruction of a woman's personal identity and her right to live as a free human. The victim is subjected to violence, humiliation and violation of her personal integrity, which may result in life threatening diseases like HIV/AIDS, STDs or lifelong trauma, drug addiction or personality disintegration. It can also be seen as denial of the right to liberty and security of the person, and the right to freedom from torture, violence, cruelty or degrading treatment. Over the last few decades, international trafficking of women has been given more attention by researchers. However at present internal trafficking is drawing more attention and concern from researchers. The complexity of obtaining visas and strict patrolling on international borders has caused a boom of internal trafficking around the world. Thus, the current paper aims to investigate trafficking of women for sexual exploitation including the recruitment process, methods of trafficking and working conditions of the victims; as well as to explore the determinants of sexual violence and its impact on the health of trafficked women in Monterrey, Mexico. For the present study a total of 60 women were interviewed using a snowball method between 2007 and 2013.

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“…Human trafficking has been described as the cross-border global trading of people in which there is, on one hand, a low risk of being apprehended by state officials and, on the other hand, a high profit margin compared to other illegal activities for the traffickers. Human trafficking usually involves victimizing people through the use of extreme violence and various forms of social, economic, and political discrimination [37][38][39][40]. International concern about this problem motivated governments to place this topic on the international agenda in the 1980s and 1990s.…”

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Public Discourse on Human Trafficking in International Issue Arenas

Meriläinen

Vos

2015

Societies

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Abstract:The purpose of this study is to better understand how the complex problem of human trafficking is addressed in international debates. How the discussion about human trafficking develops and how it is debated ultimately influences how the decision-making process unfolds. In order to understand the formation of public policy and laws, therefore, it is important to study the debate that occurs prior to decision making. This analysis focuses on the narratives used by major, well-established human rights and political actors that argue for necessary actions to be undertaken-such as the formation of new policies and laws in the European Union-as an attempt to protect citizens of the EU and other regions in the world from becoming victims of trafficking networks. Our research examines how the topic of human trafficking is framed and how this framework is intertwined in the debate with other social problems. We focus on how human trafficking is discussed by two well-established human rights Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Amnesty International (Amnesty) and Human Rights Watch (HRW), in addition to the European Parliament (EP). The research questions for this study include: (1) In what context is human trafficking discussed by the three actors? (2) How do these actors frame the definition of human trafficking in their presentations? To answer these questions, we have conducted a systematic content analysis of documents that include official statements and research reports of the NGOs, as well as resolutions and recommendations of the EP. Altogether, 240 documents were analyzed in detail. These findings indicate that the two human rights organizations, Amnesty and Human Rights Watch, along with the European Parliament, all address human trafficking as an important social problem, albeit to varying degrees. Each OPEN ACCESSSocieties 2015, 5 15 actor has a different method of correlating human trafficking with many other social problems, thereby emphasizing different causes and effects. In our analysis, we examine the concept of framing and, in particular, responsibility framing in order to understand the causal relationships between actors and events. The findings of this study suggest that the formation of various social policies and laws in the international political forum are deeply affected by the dynamic interrelatedness between the political issues, actors, and form and content of the debates about human trafficking that precede the formation or revision of a policy and law.

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Socio-Economic Inequality, Human Trafficking, and the Global Slave Trade

Cited by 49 publications

References 27 publications

“He invited me and didn't ask anything in return” Migration and Mobility as Vulnerabilities for Sexual Exploitation among Female Adolescents in Mexico

“He invited me and didn't ask anything in return” Migration and Mobility as Vulnerabilities for Sexual Exploitation among Female Adolescents in Mexico

Trafficking of Women in Mexico and Their Health Risk: Issues and Problems

Public Discourse on Human Trafficking in International Issue Arenas

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