Trafficking in Women Marjan Wijers
How does Wijers define trafficking? What are some of the issues that women who are trafficked into prostitution face? Why don’t these women report abuses to the authorities?
Four Views on Prostitution 1. Prostitution as illegal (i.e., U.S.) 2. Prostitution as legal Prostitutes register with authorities: 2 forms: A. non-registered/illegal B. registered/legal B. registered/legal 3. Abolitionism (morally wrong), but prostitutes viewed as passive victims 4. Decriminalization (New South Wales)
Your Views Should prostitution be treated as a job? Wijers suggest that the New South Wales model is superior. What do you think?