Sex traffickers: Friend or foe?
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2022
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.
Keywords
Helpers, Sex traffickers, Sex work, Traffickers, Trafficking, Victims of trafficking
Divisions
fac_law
Funders
None
Publication Title
Anti-Trafficking Review
Volume
2022
Issue
18
Publisher
Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women