Sex, Slavery and the Trafficked Woman: Myths and Misconceptions about Trafficking and Its Victims

ISBN-13: 9780815377665 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 284 str.

Ramona Vijeyarasa

Opis

This book is a go-to text for readers who seek a comprehensive overview of the meaning of ’human trafficking’ and current debates and perspectives on the issue. It presents a more nuanced understanding of human trafficking and its victims by examining - and challenging - conventional assumptions.

Spis treści

Series Preface by Jane L. Parpart, Pauline Gardiner Barber and Marianne Marchand  Part I: Setting The Scene: Trafficking Myths and Misconceptions in Context  1. Introduction to Trafficking and the Mainstream Trafficking Framework  2. The Main Agendas and Those Behind Them  3. Legislative Approaches to Trafficking: The Role of the Law in Challenging or Reinforcing Myths and Misconceptions  Part II: Dispelling The Myths and Misconceptions  4. The Coerced Victim of Trafficking  5. The Uneducated Victim of Trafficking  6. The Poor Victim of Trafficking  7. The Female Victim of Trafficking  Part III: An Alternative Approach To Trafficking  8. The Shortcomings of a Criminal Justice Focus  9. The ‘Voluntary’ Victim, Unmet Expectations and Contractual and Labour Rights Redress.  Conclusion: Towards a More Inclusive, Victim-Centred Framework

O autorze

A human rights lawyer and activist, Ramona Vijeyarasa is the Senior Programme Manager for Women’s Rights at ActionAid International. Ramona’s career spans a range of human rights non-governmental and international organisations, including the International Organisation for Migration (Hanoi and Kiev), the Center for Reproductive Rights (New York) and the International Center for Transitional Justice (New York). Ramona holds a PhD from the School of Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney. She has published extensively in the field of gender and human rights, including in edited volumes, leading international journals and online.