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Human Trafficking in South Africa: Root Causes and Recommendations

Document number
1452
Date
2007
Title
Human Trafficking in South Africa: Root Causes and Recommendations
Author/publisher
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Availability
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Document type(s)
Research/Study/Analysis,
Keywords
Policy Paper Poverty Series n° 14.5 (E),
Summary
In South Africa, women and children make up the vast majority of the human trafficking chain whether for sexual exploitation or other forms of forced labour. This is a result of push factors that are rooted in poverty, inequality, discrimination and a lack of economic opportunity that provoke survival strategies exposing the most vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. Pull factors include the huge economic differentials that make South Africa an alluring destination
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