Sex traffickers: Friend or foe?

Abdul Hamid, Haezreena Begum (2022) Sex traffickers: Friend or foe? Anti-Trafficking Review, 2022 (18). pp. 87-102. ISSN 2286-7511, DOI https://doi.org/10.14197/atr.201222186.

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Abstract

This article addresses the knowledge gap surrounding human traffickers in Malaysia. Based on qualitative interviews with women identified as victims of trafficking, it explores the women’s perception of their traffickers and their migration experience. The article asserts that the term ‘trafficker’ is complex and misunderstood by scholars, states, and state officials; and that trafficked persons may not necessarily detest their traffickers or even regard them as having caused them harm. Instead, traffickers are sometimes considered ‘helpers’ or people who provide work opportunities and a prospect of a better life. However, this form of relationship is considered exploitative by Malaysian legislation. © 2022, Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Article
Funders: None
Uncontrolled Keywords: Helpers; Sex traffickers; Sex work; Traffickers; Trafficking; Victims of trafficking
Subjects: K Law > K Law (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Law
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 27 Oct 2023 07:09
Last Modified: 27 Oct 2023 07:09
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/43543

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