CHECK out the section on Trafficking in Women at Stop Violence Against Women
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/svaw/trafficking/index.htm
Trafficking in persons is an increasing problem that involves both sexual exploitation and labor exploitation of its victims. Trafficking affects all regions and the majority of countries in the world. Both men and women may be victims of trafficking, but the primary victims worldwide are women and girls, the majority of whom are trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Traffickers primarily target women because they are disproportionately affected by poverty and discrimination, factors that impede their access to employment, educational opportunities and other resources.
Women’s advocates in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEE/CIS), and around the world, are addressing the problem of women being trafficked into the commercial sex industry as a human rights violation and a form of gender-based violence.
Trafficking in women is a complicated phenomenon with many forces that affect women’s decisions to work abroad. Perhaps the strongest factor is the desperate economic situation, which impacts the availability of satisfactory employment in many countries for women more severely than men. Women may become victims of trafficking when they seek assistance to obtain employment, work permits, visas and other travel documents. Traffickers prey on women’s vulnerable circumstances and may lure them into crime networks through deceit and false promises of decent working conditions and fair pay.... GO TO SVAW Website for more information.
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