Indeed, the work of scholars in this crossdisciplinary field supports numerous international journals, regional organizations, and global conferences. Many people hear those words and think that human trafficking is another word for sexual exploitation, which is incorrect. Human trafficking is a crime against the person because of the violation of the victims rights of movement through coercion and because of their commercial exploitation. Absolutely, says stephanie hepburn, journalist and coauthor of the book human trafficking around the world. Not all indicators listed are present in every human trafficking situation, and the presence or absence of any of the indicators is not necessarily proof of human trafficking. This book examines all forms of human trafficking globally, revealing the operations of the trafficking business and the nature of the traffickers themselves. Dfps 2017 annual report and data book human trafficking. In a masterful scholarly work, louise shelley examines the numerous interconnected elements that comprise the crime of human trafficking, including the interplay of supply and demand and the role of transnational organized crime. Human trafficking the official term for modernday slavery consists of buying and selling people with the intent of exploiting them through forced labor or sexual acts. Human trafficking has garnered a significant and growing amount of attention from the u.
Gift was born out of a renewed commitment by world leaders in the battle against human trafficking to end this crime, one of the most egregious violations of human rights in the world today. This book demystifies the term trafficking with a view to properly understand its trends, dimensions, and gaps in policy and law that need to be plugged. In exploring the applicable legal and policy framework, it draws on two major outputs of the office of the united nations high commissioner for human rights ohchr. Barbara was instrumental in the passage of the washington d. The palgrave international handbook of human trafficking. List of books and articles about human trafficking. Nita belle has written an educational and informative book about the human trafficking issue that is occurring under out nosesin our backyard.
The book takes a broadly discursive approach and draws on historical, comparative as well as the latest empirical material to illustrate and inform the discussion of the major trends in human trafficking. Novels fiction books about slavery and human trafficking updated december 7, 2015, sorted alphabetically by book title looking for nonfiction. Help dfps better identify, report, recover, and restore victims of trafficking. This book proposes unique solutions to human trafficking in the united states, australia, and europe that can be applied elsewhere in the world. A multidisciplinary and applied approach routledge international handbooks by rochelle l. Lauren miller january 11, 2017 book lists, human interest, more, nonfiction, reading. Human trafficking 1st edition maggy lee routledge book.
I have read quite a few books on human trafficking. Human trafficking is a crime committed against an individual. Human trafficking helps to develop fresh theoretical insights into globalisation, exclusion and governance, and identifies a new research. The best book ever written on human trafficking for sexual exploitation. Representing a new period of solid yet humane scholarship, this breakthrough analysis represents a quantum leap in the study of this subject. Human trafficking survivors handbook launched news. Serious research into the problematic and distressing concept of human trafficking continues to blossom. In fy 2018, all dfps staff were required to complete mandatory human trafficking awareness training. First on the list for good reason, human trafficking is a book to begin with if youre unfamiliar with the term.
Human rights violations, is intended to convey the importance of understanding how the violation of human rights is a cause and consequence of human trafficking. The team also builds relationships with law enforcement and community leaders to develop and expand services for children who are victims of sex trafficking. The bill was ambitious, allowing human trafficking victims to sue the hotels that turn a blind eye to their plight, yet it was sailing through the florida legislature. In some cases, traffickers trick, defraud or physically force victims into selling sex. Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery, second only to drugs as the worlds largest criminal activity. Book on human trafficking helps woman confront her own addiction. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. See more ideas about human trafficking, books and books to read. Recognizing key indicators of human trafficking is the first step in identifying victims and can help save a life. Foreign policy program convened a symposium on human trafficking, cosponsored by. Discover librarianselected research resources on human trafficking from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals. A form of modernday slavery, human trafficking is defined by the u. Human trafficking preys on the vulnerable and voiceless. Books about human trafficking and modernday slavery a.
Coretta scott king 2007 author award winner description from goodreads stolen from her village, sold to the highest bidder, fifteenyearold amari has. They deprive the man, woman and child of their basic. Today her legislative work has included support of the cda section 230 amendment, various states vacating convictions and safe harbor legislation and federal legislation for victims of human trafficking. For this reason, united methodist women has continuously fought to raise awareness of this modernday slavery and give its survivors a voice. Sophie hayes, a young, educated english woman, was spending an idyllic weekend in italy with her seemingly charming boyfriend. Human trafficking is a highlyorganized and lucrative business, generating 150 billion usd per year, 99 billion of which is generated by. List of books and articles about human trafficking online research. Identifying human trafficking in the dental setting. The true story of how an american teen survived the world of human trafficking paperback by. This text, the cause and consequence of human trafficking. Popular sex trafficking books showing 150 of 287 girls like us. Book on human trafficking helps woman confront her own. Human trafficking is the business of stealing freedom for profit. Human trafficking expert kevin bales, who cowrote the slave next door, returns by himself for disposal people.
While the slave next door focused on america, this book takes a more global view with stories from pakistan, india, thailand, brazil and other countries. Dfps 2018 annual report and data book human trafficking. Through resource distribution and education, united methodist women has helped promote legislation that combats human trafficking. It is also more uplifting than some of the others bc the stories include agencies that are working to rescue victims so you hear of the fortunate ones that get out and the heros that are devoting their lives to stopping this. Human trafficking is a comprehensive textbook that would be suitable for students in criminology, social work, and other social science programs. Human trafficking around the world columbia university press. Books human trafficking resources libguides at the. Trafficking victimization can be transnational or domestic. The handbook of sex trafficking will interest a wide professional audience, particularly mental health workers, legal professionals, and researchers in these and related fields. Examines the socioeconomic exploitation that underpins human trafficking human trafficking is a term that does little to convey the myriad acts that underpin the exploitation of men, women and children across the world. Fighting for a world where girls are not for sale, an activist finds her calling and heals herself hardcover by.
In light of this serious topic, here are seven books to read for an understanding of what human trafficking is, and how easily it goes undetected. Men, women, and children across the world are subject to forced labor and sexual exploitation at the hands of human traffickers. Initially, trafficking of women and girls for forced sex work and, to a lesser extent, domestic servitude, were the sole focus of advocacy and assistance. Human trafficking has truly become a global threat to vulnerable men, women, and children worldwide. Trafficking does not need to involve the physical movement of a person. The return of the global slave tradeand how we can fight it by david batst. In june 2006, the bbc reported that auctions of eastern european women had been held at stansted, gatwick, and other london airports. Human trafficking by louise shelley cambridge core. January 11th is national human trafficking awareness day. Human trafficking 1st edition philip bean routledge book. Human trafficking provides a critical engagement with the key debates on human trade. Human trafficking human trafficking has received increasing global attention over the past decade.
Austin choifitzpatrick university of pennsylvania press, 2012. Gretchen kuhner, author of the american bar associations human trafficking assessment tool report immensely welldocumented and useful. In june 2017, dfps created the human trafficking and child exploitation team in accordance with the commissioners tenpoint plan. Check back often as i add more books to this list on a regular basis. Formally launched in march 2007 by the united nations office on drugs and crime. This twovolume collection should serve as an invaluable resource for scholars as well as be considered by any postsecondary schools library acquisition. There is also a growing body of research on human trafficking, but most of it has focused on trying to show that human trafficking is a problem. Human trafficking provides a thorough and muchneeded. Ebooks human trafficking resources libguides at the. It explores the intersection of human trafficking with other phenomena such as cults, drug trafficking, human rights, and gender issues. It is an injustice that affects millions of people every year on every continent and at all socioeconomic levels.
A symposium on human trafficking the council of foreign relations women and u. Today, there is recognition that women, children and men are trafficked into many different. Its broad focus helps readers compare practices among countries and understand the transnational impact of national legislation and policies on human trafficking around the globe. Palgrave international handbook of human trafficking is a timely and significant project. I fully think that that is happening at this moment. Books on slavery and human trafficking human trafficking. Human trafficking is the trade in people, especially women and children, and does not necessarily involve the movement of the person from one place to another. Routledge international handbook of human trafficking. Human trafficking isnt an other problem, author says. Department of state as the act of recruiting, harboring, transporting, providing, or obtaining a person for compelled labor or commercial sex acts through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. It addresses the subject within the broader context of global crime and the internationalisation of crime control. In others, victims are lied to, assaulted, threatened or manipulated into working under inhumane, illegal or otherwise unacceptable conditions. The haunting, unforgettable memoir that took the uk by storm, trafficked is a gripping firsthand account of a young woman who survived the horrors of human trafficking.
In other words, human rights violations are egregious and they compound destitution. Human trafficking by joyce hart first on the list for good reason, human trafficking is a book to begin with if youre unfamiliar with the term. This team began work creating a training curriculum and other tools to empower dfps staff to better recognize human trafficking and help children who have experienced it, while also educating children on how to avoid human trafficking. Despite the fact that the united nations officially abolished slavery and the slave trade almost 60 years ago, millions of human beings live in slavery today. Sex trafficking in the americas revised edition, 2005, by depaul university international human rights law institute, ed. Using a historical and comparative perspective, it demonstrates that there is more than one business model of human trafficking and that there are enormous variations in human trafficking in different regions of the world. Combating human trafficking aims to initiate fresh discussion on human trafficking, and offers recommendations to curb organized international crime. Human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation is a complex phenomenon that spans the globe.
Joan has her phd in social work and was the national coordinator for dsd dealing with human trafficking in south africa now retired. The book takes a broadly discursive approach and draws on historical, comparative as well as the latest empirical material to illustrate and inform the discussion of the major trends in human. Speaking with the gleaner yesterday at the launch of the trafficking in persons survivors. The united nations defines trafficking in human beings as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, abduction, fraud, detection, abuse of. Public health and law enforcement professionals will also. L k curriemcghee globally, millions of people live in modern day slavery. Although many victims of human trafficking are coerced into traveling across borders, movement is not a requirement to be. Because of the dramatic increase in population, millions of people are poor, desperate, and vulnerable to trafficking and slavery. A survivors handbook was yesterday launched to help local victims of human trafficking get information on support services and avenues for their protection.
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