WOMEN TRAFFICKING IN, TO AND FROM ASIA

WOMEN TRAFFICKING TO THE US & CANADA

This chapters covers the international trafficking trade to US and Canada, originating often from Asia:

• Trafficking in Women and Children: The U.S. and International Response (Report)

• International Organized Crime and its Involvement in Trafficking Women and Children Abroad (From Asia to the U.S)

• Trafficking in Women and Children (Scope and causes of the trafficking in humans worldwide)

• Migrant smuggling and trafficking in persons

• International Trafficking in Women to the United States: A Contemporary Manifestation of Slavery and Organized Crime ("..Trafficking of women and children for the sex industry and for labor is prevalent in all regions of the United States. An estimated 45, 000 to 50, 000 women and children are trafficked annually to the United States..")

• Sex Trafficking of Women in the United States - International and Domestic Trends ("..Within the last decade, the trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation has become a major concern for governments, NGOs and the media.." - Detailed study. PDF, 141 p.)

• Trafficking In Persons - A Guide For Non-Governmental Organizations

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WOMEN TRAFFICKING IN AND TO EUROPE (EU)

Europe has its own serious share of trafficking problem:

• Stopping Traffic: Exploring the extent of, and responses to, trafficking in women for sexual exploitation in the UK

• Crossing Borders Against Trafficking in Women and Girls (Report by the European Commission)

• Trafficking in Women for the Purpose of Sexual Exploitation: Mapping the Situation and Existing Organizations Working in Belarus, Russia, the Baltic and Nordic States

• Trafficking And Prostitution: The Growing Exploitation Of Migrant Women From Central And Eastern Europe

• The Sex Trade: Trafficking of Women and Children in Europe and the United States (Report)

• Trafficking in women and girls - Report of the Secretary-General ("..the present report provides information about steps taken within several forums of the United Nations, as well as regionally and nationally, to implement the recommendations for action contained in that resolution. The report identifies areas where further efforts are needed...")

• The "Natasha" Trade - The Transnational Shadow Market of Trafficking in Women ("..Can people really buy and sell women and get away with it? Sometimes I sit here and ask myself if that really happened to me, if it can really happen at all." - A Ukrainian woman who was trafficked, beaten, raped and used in the sex industry in Israel.)

• Trafficking in Women ("..The traffic in women across Poland is a widespread but largely misunderstood phenomenon. Fundamentally, it constitutes a gross violation of the human rights of the women involved though it is often ignored or misinterpreted by the public. La Strada seeks to explain trafficking in clear and real terms in order to combat the existing situation and prevent future growth. Thus, the following report will present the fundamentals of the traffic, the context of Poland...")

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RELATED LINKS - SEXUAL EXPLOITATION

Sexual exploitation and prostitution is often part or the reason for trafficking and thus we have included several related reports and studies:

• Factbook on Global Sexual Exploitation (compiled from media, non-governmental organization and government reports)

• Sex industry assuming massive proportions in Southeast Asia Economic incentives and hardships fuel the growth of the sex sector Migrant women, children are particularly vulnerable to commercial sexual exploitation. (Report)

• Making the Harm Visible - Global Sexual Exploitation of Women and Girls: Speaking Out and Providing Services (Confronting Trafficking, Prostitution and Sexual Exploitation in Asia - The Struggle for Survival and Dignity. Report)

• Prostitution in Five Countries: Violence and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ("..We interviewed 475 people -including women, men and the transgendered- currently and recently prostituted in five countries: South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, USA, Zambia.." - 3-part report)

• Trafficking in Women from the Dominican Republic for Sexual Exploitation ("..Out-migration of women for prostitution is an important and increasing phenomenon in the Dominican Republic.. " - Detailed)

• A site with many related articles and resources related to prostitution

• International Sexual Slavery ("..This article examines the trafficking of women from one country to another for forced prostitution. Each year, many women are kidnapped, sold to "pimps" in foreign countries, and forced into prostitution. Many others are lured into foreign countries with promises of high paying jobs, but are forced into prostitution once they arrive..." - Detailed)

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