The Traffic In Women: Human Realities Of The International Sex Trade (Global Issues)

This account of the rapidly-expanding international traffic in women aims to reveal that it is a global issue. Using original field studies from Thailand, the book explores the nature and extent of the problem worldwide. It demonstrates how the traffic in women and forced prostitution are aspects of transnational migration, now estimated to involve 70 million people worldwide. Pointing out the human rights issues, the book sets out to show how women themselves can be empowered to end the traffic, and it ends with detailed recommendations for change.