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Trafficking in women forced labour and slavery-like practices in marriage domestic labour and prostitution

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A report presenting the results of an international investigation on trafficking in women, forced labour & slavery-like practices in the contexts of marriage, domestic labour and prostitution, this document marks a major turning point in thinking and activism around trafficking. Initiated in 1995 in response to the invitation of the then UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, (SRVAW) the investigation was carried out by the Dutch Foundation Against Trafficking in Women (STV) and GAATW. A condensed version of the report was submitted to the SRVAW and the complete report was published in 1997. A reprint with some revision, mainly in the layout and chapter division has been brought out in 1999. This report presents the results of an international investigation on trafficking in women, forced labour and slavery-like practices in the context of marriage, domestic labour and prostitution, carried out by the Dutch Foundation Against Trafficking in Women (stv) and the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (gaatw). A preliminary version of this report was presented to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Mrs. Radhika Coomaraswamy, to inform her of the current situation and debates on the issue of trafficking in women, forced labour and slavery-like practices. Many people co-operated in compiling this report. We would like to express our gratitude to the members of the Advisory Committee – Lesley Roberts, Gail Pheterson, Roelof Haveman, Siriporn Skrobanek and Welmoed Koekebakker – for their unfailing, critical and warm support and for sharing with us their knowledge and experience. Roelof Haveman and Gail Pheterson also assisted in the final writing of this report. Roelof Haveman supported us in writing chapter 2 and 5, Gail Pheterson wrote the summary (chapter 10). Special thanks are due to our consultants in the various continents: Yamila Azize-Vargas, Florence Butegwa, Lisa Kois, Johanna Bond, Jyoti Sanghera, Sarah Johnston and Siriporn Skrobanek. Without their expertise, enthusiasm and above all hard work this report would not have been possible. We also thank Trees Mom, our research consultant. Kamala Kempadoo and Jo Doezema read the first draft and gave us their careful and valuable comments. Marjolein Sol processed the data of the questionnaire and kept the office going. In the last phase of the report she was replaced by Corine van Reeuwijk. Without their support we would have been lost in chaos. Last but not least, we thank all the organizations and persons who are actively addressing the issue in their local situations and who were willing to share with us their information and experiences by sending us reports and other documents and by making the effort to complete the questionnaires

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Call Number

KP.IV.3 WIJ t

Publisher

Thailand : Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW)., 1999

Collation

352 hlm. ; 23 cm.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

908-036-201-8

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KP.IV.3

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Subject(s)

Perdagangan perempuan
Prostitusi
Perdagangan manusia
Trafiking

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