Detailed Description
Title
Emancipating Modern Slaves: The Challenges of Combating the Sex Trade
Department(s)
Political Science
Creator(s)
Advisor(s)
Date of Original
6/1/2013
Description
The trafficking and enslavement of women and children for sexual exploitation affects millions of victims in every region of the world. Sex trafficking operates as a business, where women are treated as commodities within a global market for sex. Traffickers profit from a supply of vulnerable women, international demand for sex slavery, and a viable means of transporting victims. Globalization and the expansion of free market capitalism have increased these factors, leading to a dramatic increase in sex trafficking.
Globalization has also brought new dimensions to the fight against sex trafficking. Increasingly, governments and multinational corporations are collaborating with newly established United Nations offices, non-governmental organizations, and regional coalitions to address international supply, demand, and transit in the sex trade. This paper evaluates the complexities of sex trafficking and efforts to control it through a case study analysis of Thailand. While significant barriers remain in the fight against sex trafficking, a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of this trade provides insight to efforts needed to combat modern slavery.
Globalization has also brought new dimensions to the fight against sex trafficking. Increasingly, governments and multinational corporations are collaborating with newly established United Nations offices, non-governmental organizations, and regional coalitions to address international supply, demand, and transit in the sex trade. This paper evaluates the complexities of sex trafficking and efforts to control it through a case study analysis of Thailand. While significant barriers remain in the fight against sex trafficking, a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of this trade provides insight to efforts needed to combat modern slavery.
Genre
thesis
Publisher of Digital Record
Union College Schaffer Library Digital Projects
Source
Union College Schaffer Library Special Collections
Contact Information
Union College Schaffer Library Special Collections, 807 Union St., Schenectady, NY 12308; 518-388-6620; https://www.union.edu/schaffer-library
Harmful Language Statement
Language
English