Trafficking and Prostitution Reconsidered: New Perspectives on Migration, Sex Work, and Human RightsTrafficking and prostitution are widely believed to be synonymous, and to be leading international crimes. This collection argues against such sensationalism and advances carefully considered and grounded alternatives for understanding transnational migrations, forced labor, sex work, and livelihood strategies under new forms of globalization. From their long-term engagements as anti-trafficking advocates, the authors unpack the contemporary international debate on trafficking. They maintain that rather than a new 'white slave trade,' we are witnessing today, more broadly, an increase in the violation of the rights of freedom of movement, decent employment, and social and economic security. Critical examinations of state anti-trafficking interventions, including the U.S.- led War on Trafficking, also reveal links to a broader attack on undocumented migrants; tribal and aboriginal peoples; poor women, men, and children; and sex workers. The book sheds new light on everyday circumstances, popular discourses, and strategies for survival under twenty-first century economic and political conditions, with a focus on Asia, but with lessons globally. Contributors: Natasha Ahmad, Vachararutai Boontinand, Lin Chew, Melissa Ditmore, John Frederick, Matthew S. Friedman, Josephine Ho, Jagori, Ratna Kapur, Phil Marshall, Jyoti Sanghera, Susu Thatun. |
Contents
Introduction | |
Globalization Labor Migration | |
Renegotiating | |
The Trouble with Prevention in the Greater Mekong | |
Reflections by an Antitrafficking Activist | |
From Antitrafficking to Social Discipline Or the Changing Role | |
How Ideology Shapes Policy | |
Its Creation | |
Sex Workers Rights Organizations and Antitrafficking Campaigns | |
Rights | |
Feminist Participatory Action Research in the Mekong Region | |
Using a Dynamic Interactive and Participatory Process to Develop | |
Trafficked Persons or Economic Migrants? Bangladeshis in India | |
About the Editor and Contributors | |
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