Human Trafficking Around the World

Hidden in Plain Sight
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-0-231-16145-9
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 552 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 227 mm, Gewicht: 744 g

This unprecedented study of sex trafficking, forced labor, organ trafficking, and sex tourism across twenty-four nations highlights the experiences of the victims, perpetrators, and anti-traffickers involved in this brutal trade. Combining statistical data with intimate accounts and interviews, journalist Stephanie Hepburn and justice scholar Rita J. Simon create a dynamic volume sure to educate and spur action.

Hepburn and Simon recount the lives of victims during and after their experience with trafficking, and they follow the activities of traffickers before capture and their outcomes after sentencing. Each chapter centers on the trafficking practices and anti-trafficking measures of a single country: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Niger, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Syria, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Examining these nations' laws, Hepburn and Simon reveal gaps in legislation and enforcement and outline the cultural norms and biases, societal assumptions, and conflicting policies that make trafficking scenarios so pervasive and resilient. This study points out those most vulnerable in each nation and the specific cultural, economic, environmental, and geopolitical factors that contribute to each nation's trafficking issues. Furthermore, the study also highlights common phenomena that governments and international anti-traffickers should consider in their fight against this illicit trade.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hepburn, Stephanie

Simon, Rita James

Simon, Rita

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Prostitution und Sexindustrie: Soziale & Ethische Themen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

IntroductionPart I: Work Visa Loopholes for Traffickers1. United States2. Japan3. United Arab EmiratesPart II: Stateless Persons4. Thailand5. Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesPart III: Unrest, Displacement, and Who Is in Charge6. Colombia7. Iraq8. SyriaPart IV. Conflation9. CanadaPart V: Conflicting Agendas10. Italy11. FrancePart VI: Gender Apartheid12. IranPart VII: Social Hierarchy13. India14. Niger15. ChinaPart VIII: Muti Murder16. South AfricaPart IX: Hard-To-Prove Criterion and a Slap on the Wrist17. Australia18. United Kingdom19. Chile20. GermanyPart X: Transparent Borders21. PolandPart XI: Fear Factor22. MexicoPart XII. Poverty and Economic Boom23. Russia24. BrazilConclusionNotesReferencesIndex

Leseproben

Read an excerpt exploring human trafficking in the United States (to view in full screen, click on icon in bottom right-hand corner)

Über Autor(innen)

Stephanie Hepburn is an independent journalist whose work has been published in Americas Quarterly, USA Today U-Wire, and Gender Issues. She is a weekly and monthly contributing writer for the New Orleans Times-Picayune. A graduate of the University of Michigan and the Washington College of Law at American University, she integrates her legal and journalism backgrounds to create pieces that are highly informative and have a human tone. Her book with Rita J. Simon, Women's Roles and Statuses the World Over, was named an Outstanding Academic Title by Choice,

Rita J. Simon is a University Professor in the School of Public Affairs and the Washington College of Law at American University in Washington, D.C. She has published more than forty books and is currently the editor of Gender Issues.