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Preventing Discrimination, Exploitation and Abuse of Women Migrant Workers - An Information Guide: Booklet 6. Trafficking of Women and Girls

Document number
1515
Date
undated
Title
Preventing Discrimination, Exploitation and Abuse of Women Migrant Workers - An Information Guide: Booklet 6. Trafficking of Women and Girls
Author/publisher
Gender Promotion Programme, International Labour Office (ILO)
Availability
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Document type(s)
Training Material/Resources,
Keywords
Women's rights; Women; Control and regulation of prostitution, Protection, Punishable forms of prostitution, Migrant rights; Migration management; Comprehensive approach to migration; Migration policy; Irregular Migration, Feminization of migration, Economic migration, Labour migration, Free movement, Undocumented migrants; Undocumented labour;
Summary
This paper focuses on a global problem of growing concern: trafficking in persons, especially women and girls. It identifies the supply-side and demand-side causes, describes the mechanics of trafficking and explains why women and girls are more vulnerable to becoming victims. It points out that trafficking in human beings is, first and foremost, a violation of human rights; it should not be dealt with merely from the perspective of fighting illegal migration nor protecting national interests. A wide range of actors need to tackle the entire cycle of trafficking through policy, action and cooperation at different levels for the prevention of trafficking, support for and protection of victims and prosecution of traffickers
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