H UMAN T RAFFICKING S ECTION Jason Sherman – Spring 2012

L OGISTICS Office Hours 5-6pm in Greenhouse Café (by appt) DQ’s and Hypos

W HY D EFINITIONS ? Why do we spend so much time trying to flesh out a definition for forced labor and slavery? What purpose does it serve in actually combatting the issue? Yariel

S EXUAL T RAFFICKING Causes, Apparatus, and Prostitution

S EX T RAFFICKING How are sex slaves acquired? Siddharth Kara Deceit Sale By Family Abduction Seduction or romance Recruitment by former slaves When women are dehumanized and forced to sell their bodies, is it a sign of strength or acceptance that they decide to remain sex workers? Jazly

V ULNERABILITY What makes individuals vulnerable to sex trafficking? Poverty Gender Weak State Apparatus Migration for-work programs Conflict Race/Ethnicity and Discriminiation

A REAS FOR T RAFFICKING What structural factors make a particular region more or less likely to be targeted by traffickers? Poverty Globalization Views on Prostitution Attitudes of Gender Cultural Norms

S EXUAL T RAFFICKING V IEWS 4.5M is Conservative Estimate Radical feminists and Liberal feminists Michelle (4-5pm) How can a liberal feminist justify regulating prostitution? What about eliminating it?

P ROSTITUTION AND T RAFFICKING Sex work vs. Prostitution What positive reasons do women state for choosing to work in the sex industry? Should voluntary adult prostitution be considered trafficking? Where do we draw the line between the two? Brecka and Mubeen

E FFECTS OF P ROSTITUTION 65% - 95% in prostitution sexually assaulted as children 70-95% physically assaulted in prostitution 60-75% were raped 75% have been homeless at some point 89% wanted to escape prostitution Chronic Health and Psychological Problems Melissa Farley et al. Prostitution and Trafficking in Nine Countries

P OLICY R ESPONSES TO S EX I NDUSTRY Criminalization and Prohibition Should prostitution everywhere be made illegal? Would the abolishment of prostitution hamper sex slavery or would owners find an even less visible way to trade female flesh, making it harder to detect and control? Madison Legalization and Licensing Decriminilization

M ORAL C RUSADE Critics argue that the “moral crusade” against trafficking overlooks other factors which are really causing the problem. What are those factors? Does it matter what motives they have in combating slavery as long as they are contributing? Elliot

G OVT A PPROACHES TO H UMAN T RAFFICKING As a problem of migration As a problem of organized crime As a problem of prostitution As a problem of human rights abuse As a problem of labor rights As a problem of modern slavery