Abstract
Trafficking in women is one of the most corrosive forms of human rights violation. It results in the gradual destruction of a woman’s personal identity and her right to live as a free human. The victim is subjected to violence, humiliation and violation of her personal integrity, which may result in life threatening diseases like HIV/AIDS, STDs or lifelong trauma, drug addiction or personality disintegration. It can also be seen as denial of the right to liberty and security of the person, and the right to freedom from torture, violence, cruelty or degrading treatment. Over the last few decades, international trafficking of women has been given more attention by researchers. However at present internal trafficking is drawing more attention and concern from researchers. The complexity of obtaining visas and strict patrolling on international borders has caused a boom of internal trafficking around the world. Thus, the current paper aims to investigate trafficking of women for sexual exploitation including the recruitment process, methods of trafficking and working conditions of the victims; as well as to explore the determinants of sexual violence and its impact on the health of trafficked women in Monterrey, Mexico. For the present study a total of 60 women were interviewed using a snowball method between 2007 and 2013.
Highlights
Trafficking of persons for sexual exploitation or forced labour, both within a country and across international borders is one of the most lucrative and fastest growing types of organized crime (Ribando, 2005; United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime [UNODC], 2012)
The victim is subjected to violence, humiliation and violation of personal integrity which may result in life threatening diseases like HIV/AIDS, STD or lifelong trauma, drug addiction or personality disintegration
In 1995 at the Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA), trafficking of women was defined as violence against women and, since it has been included by all countries in their development strategies
Summary
Trafficking of persons for sexual exploitation or forced labour, both within a country and across international borders is one of the most lucrative and fastest growing types of organized crime (Ribando, 2005; United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime [UNODC], 2012). According to a U.S State Department estimation, some 600,000−800,000 people worldwide are trafficked across borders for forced labour, domestic servitude, or sexual exploitation each year. This figure does not include victims who are trafficked domestically and, if included, this would raise to the total by 2 million to 4 million (U.S State Department, 2014). The current paper aims to: (1) investigate the trafficking of women for sexual exploitation, including the recruitment process, methods of trafficking and working conditions of the victims; (2) explore the determinants of sexual violence and its impact on the health of trafficked women in Monterrey city, Mexico
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