Trafficking & the Global Sex Industry

by Beeks, Karen D.; Amir, Delila; Acharya, Arun Kumar; Ruiz-Austria, Carolina S.; Banejeree, Upala Devi; Bihn, Vu Gnoc; Chaikin, Rita; Crowhurst, Isabel; Ejalu, William; Gallagher, Anne; Haque, Md Shahidul; Othman, Zarina; Steele, Abbey; Sulaimanova, Saltana

• ISBN13: 9780739113134
• ISBN10: 0739113135
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-14
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

Trafficking & the Global Sex Industry focuses on the international trafficking of women and children for forced labor and prostitution. The essays create a link from country to country, demonstrating the worldwide nature of the problem. Expertly written and well researched, this collection gives the reader a clearer understanding of the problem of human trafficking and the actions being taken to combat it.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
A Message from Aung San Suu Kyi	ix
Introduction	xi
Delia Amir
Karen Beeks
Part I. Migration and Trafficking: Definitions, Conditions, Routes, and Policies
Ambiguities and Confusions in Migration-Trafficking Nexus: A Development Challenge	3	(18)
Md. Shahidul Haque
International Migration and Trafficking of Mexican Women to the United States	21	(12)
Arun Kumar Acharya
Trafficking of Women and Children in Vietnam: Current Issues and Problems	33	(14)
Vu Ngoc Binh
Part II. National Security, Organized Crime, and Civil Conflict
Human (In)security, Human Trafficking, and Security in Malaysia	47	(14)
Zarina Othman
Trafficking in Women from the Former Soviet Union for the Purposes of Sexual Exploitation	61	(16)
Saltanat Sulaimanova
Insecurity and Opportunity in Colombia: Linking Civil War and Human Trafficking	77	(20)
Abbey Steele
Part III. Laws, Legislation, and International Involvement
Conflicts and Interests: Trafficking in Filipino Women and the Philippine Government Policies on Migration and Trafficking	97	(22)
Carolina S. Ruiz-Austria
The Challenge of Hidden Slavery: Legal Responses to Forced Labor in the United States	119	(20)
Human Rights and Human Trafficking in Thailand: A Shadow TIP Report	139	(26)
Anne Gallagher
From Home to Hell: The Telling Story of an African Woman's Journey and Stay in Europe	165	(24)
William A. E. Ejalu
Part IV. National and Local Initiatives and Service Models
Migration and Trafficking of Women and Girls: A Brief Review of Some Effective Models in India and Thailand	189	(12)
Upala Devi Banerjee
Fighting against Trafficking in Women in the North of Israel	201	(16)
Rita Chaikin
The Provision of Protection and Settlement Services for Migrant Women Trafficked for Sexual Purposes: The Case of Italy	217	(12)
Isabel Crowhurst
Index	229	(8)
About the Contributors and Editors	237