Stolen lives : trading women into sex and slavery / Sietske Altink.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Altink, Sietske.

Standardized Title:

Dossier vrouwenhandel NL. English

Language:

Dutch

English

Subjects (All):

Prostitution.

Transnational crime.

Women--Crimes against.

Women.

Physical Description:

xi, 180 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Scarlet Press ; New York : Harrington Park Press, 1995.

Summary:

Driven by the desire to start a career or escape poverty, women migrate in search of work and a better life for themselves and for their families. For some this search is the beginning of a nightmare experience. From 'hotel receptionist' to night club 'dancer' to 'domestic worker', Stolen Lives exposes how women are hired in their country of origin, transported, left without money, passports or permits and become trapped into prostitution or domestic slavery. Branded as illegal aliens and marooned in a culture they don't understand, they have nowhere to go and no one to help them. With personal testimony from women caught in the trafficking web, Stolen Lives reveals the violent inner workings of international crime networks, the routes and methods involved and how the trafficking gangs are able to circumvent the law. The trade in women is one of the most shameful abuses of human rights yet continues to be ignored by national governments. Stolen Lives confronts the hidden scandal of global trafficking which exploits women as they attempt to emancipate themselves.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-180).

ISBN:

1560238852

1857270037

OCLC:

35011685