RT Article
T1 Trafficking?: exploring the relevance of the notion of human trafficking to describe the lived experience of sex workers in Cape Town, South Africa
JF Crime, law and social change
VO 56
IS 5
SP 529
OP 546
A1 Gould, Chandré
LA English
YR 2011
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1854645218
AB This article reports on the findings of a study of the sex work industry in Cape Town that was undertaken by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and the Sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT) between 2006 and 2008. The study employed qualitative and quantitative methods to gather data about inter alia, the size of the sex work industry in Cape Town, working conditions in the industry, recruitment practices, factors that resulted in women working in the industry, and the extent of human trafficking in the industry. This article reports on the methods used and the findings. It concludes by arguing that the concept of trafficking is not useful as it does not reflect the lived experience of the majority of sex workers, and does not take the state or society any closer to dealing with exploitation and abuse that occurs in the industry.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 546
K1 Brothel Owner
K1 Human Trafficking
K1 Massage Parlour
K1 Organise Crime
K1 Trafficking Victim
DO 10.1007/s10611-011-9332-3