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Panelist Hetty ter Haar |
Trafficking in Women from Africa to Europe Nwando Joy Obika, Solicitor General, Ministry of Justice, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria The Western European prostitution market
has become increasingly globalized during the past 20 years. The processes
by which Eastern European, Southeast Asian, Latin American, and Sub-Saharan
African women end up as sex workers in Western Europe are highly varied.
The largest group of prostitutes comes from Sub-Saharan Africa, and
they are usually recruited through a specific type of trafficking network.
The term "trafficking in persons" is restricted to instances
where people are deceived, threatened, or coerced into situations of
exploitation, including prostitution. This is in contrast with "human
smuggling," in which a migrant purchases services to circumvent
immigration restrictions, but is not necessarily a victim of deception
or exploitation. Trafficking in women often takes place within a broader
context of migration, which is often fueled by the combination of widespread
emigration aspirations and severely limited possibilities for migrating
to Europe or the United States. |