scholarly journals Intersections between Human Trafficking and Education: Toward New Research Agendas

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bob Spires
Keyword(s):  
Social Issue ◽  
Human Trafficking ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Forced Labor ◽  
Child Marriage ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Debt Bondage ◽  
The Media ◽  
New Research ◽  
Domestic Servitude

Human trafficking is a social issue that has gained attention in the media and in scholarship. A growing number of anti-trafficking organizations and actors have begun to use education to diverse ends. Although not often associated with human trafficking, education is a common tool used by anti-trafficking organizations, whether as a prevention tool to reduce the vulnerability of people at-risk of trafficking, or as a service to trafficking survivors to improve their lives. Lack of access to education, or to quality education, is also a factor in exposure to human trafficking, whether that be in terms of debt bondage, domestic servitude, forced labor, child marriage or other issues related to human trafficking. More explicit connections need to be made between the work being done in anti-trafficking spheres and the scholarship of education in order to better understand how to improve the quality and effectiveness of education-related efforts. This essay explores the connections between human trafficking and education.

Human Trafficking 1: Epidemiology

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Macias-Konstantopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Human Trafficking ◽  
Sex Trafficking ◽  
Sexual Exploitation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Forced Labor ◽  
Commercial Sexual Exploitation ◽  
Trafficking In Persons ◽  
Debt Bondage ◽  
Domestic Servitude

Trafficking in persons, or human trafficking, is the obtaining of persons by force, fraud, coercion, or other improper means, with the intention of exploiting them for financial gain. According to the US Department of State, the more prominent global forms of human trafficking include forced labor, bonded labor (or debt bondage), forced commercial sexual exploitation (or sex trafficking), involuntary domestic servitude, forced child labor, child sex trafficking, child soldiering, and organ trafficking. In the United States, the forced exploitation of persons in the labor industry (i.e., labor trafficking) and in the commercial sex industry (i.e., sex trafficking) account for the majority of human trafficking cases recognized, reported, investigated, and prosecuted. Women and girls account for 55% (11.4 million) of the global trafficked population, whereas men and boys comprise the difference. Three quarters of trafficked persons are adults, whereas children younger than 18 years represent 26% (5.5 million) of victims. Risk factors that have been associated with increased risk of human trafficking include but are not limited to a childhood history of abuse and neglect; financial insecurity; housing instability associated with homelessness, running away, or being thrown out of the home; kinship placements with distant family members, foster care, and other residential placements; intellectual and learning disabilities; identification as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ); racial and ethnic minority status; status as an immigrant, migrant worker, and refugee; and involvement in gangs or illicit substance use. Due to the inherently abusive and violent nature of this crime, human trafficking has profound negative implications for the health and well-being of affected persons. This review contains 2 figures, 4 tables and 53 references Key words: commercial sexual exploitation, debt bondage, domestic servitude, forced labor, forced substance use, HIV, modern-day slavery, posttraumatic stress disorder, trafficking in persons 

Human Trafficking 2: Approach To The Patient

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Macias-Konstantopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Human Trafficking ◽  
Health Care Access ◽  
Sexual Exploitation ◽  
Access Point ◽  
Forced Labor ◽  
Patient Privacy ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Diagnostic Signs ◽  
Domestic Servitude ◽  
Neutral Language

Trafficking survivors most commonly cite the emergency department (ED) as their health care access point while previously trafficked. A majority of trafficking survivors surveyed report accessing medical care at least once while trafficked. ED physicians should adhere to guiding principles of care, keeping in mind at all times the need for patient privacy and the use of paced evaluations and neutral language. It is incumbent upon ED physicians to recognize both the clinician-related barriers to helping trafficked patients (which may include an underappreciation of the relevance of trafficking to clinical practice and a lack of education and training) and patient-related barriers (which range from restriction and confinement by their abuser to the patient’s own shame, guilt, and self-blame; distrust of authorities; and fear). Once the trafficked patient presents to the ED, the physician should acknowledge that the identification of at-risk and trafficked patients can be the first step toward prevention and assistance, respectively. No singular or defined set of diagnostic signs or symptoms has been shown to cut across all forms of trafficking with any degree of sensitivity or specificity, but familiarity with the potential indicators of human trafficking can help the emergency provider recognize patterns and raise the suspicion of trafficking. If a clinician suspects that a patient might be trafficked, the clinician should engage the patient in a trauma-informed and culturally sensitive assessment. This review contains 2 tables and 34 references Key words: commercial sexual exploitation, debt bondage, domestic servitude, forced labor, forced substance use, HIV, modern-day slavery, neutral language, patient privacy, posttraumatic stress disorder, trafficking in persons  

Wankelende wetenschap. De studie van de journalistiek & de revolutie in de media

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank van Vree
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
The Public ◽  
Journalism Studies ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
New Research ◽  
The Revolution

An Unstable Discipline. Journalism Studies & the Revolution in the Media An Unstable Discipline. Journalism Studies & the Revolution in the Media During the last decade media and journalism have got into turmoil; landslides have changed the traditional media landscape, overturning familiar marking points, institutions and patterns. To understand these radical changes journalism studies should not only develop a new research agenda, but also review its approach and perspective.This article looks back on recent development in the field and argues for a more cohesive perspective, taking journalism as a professional practice as its starting point. Furthermore a plea is made for a thorough research into the structural changes of the public sphere and the role and position of journalism.

Tourism education in France and sustainable development goal 4 (quality education)

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugues Seraphin ◽  
Mamadou Bah ◽  
Alan Fyall ◽  
Vanessa Gowreesunkar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tourism Education

Purpose This study aims to focus on the phenomenon of “over-education” characterized by a discrepancy between education provided and the needs of the economy vis-à-vis employment. The study considers this issue with reference to tourism and courses taught in the field. Specifically, the phenomenon of over-education is investigated with reference to university graduates in tourism and their employability in the sector. Design/methodology/approach The research design draws from secondary data derived from a review of the literature on tourism and education. Findings The findings point to a need to consider aspects of tourism (field of study and discipline) in destination management. This is to avoid discrepancy at macro and micro levels and at a discipline and industry level. This strategy would also help to ensure synergy between tourism education and the needs of the tourism industry as advocated by the Helix model. Originality/value By focussing on over-education, this study shows that Sustainable development goal (SDG) 4, which relates to quality education, may be addressed. The outcome of the study also leads to the conclusion that SDG 4 should be based on not only access to education and school enrolment rates at all levels, particularly for girls, but also the relationship between education and actual employment.

scholarly journals Transnational Marriages between Vietnamese Women and Asian Men in Vietnamese Online Media

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danièle Bélanger ◽  
Khuất Thu Hồng ◽  
Trần Giang Linh
Keyword(s):  
Human Trafficking ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Transnational Marriages ◽  
Vietnamese Women ◽  
International Marriages ◽  
The Social ◽  
Asian Men ◽  
The Media ◽  
Vietnamese Studies

This paper examines the social construction of marriage migration in Vietnamese online media. We present a content analysis of 643 items published online between 2000 and 2010 on international marriages between Vietnamese women and foreign Asian men. Our analysis reveals that online media content speaks to four important shifts discussed in Vietnamese studies: (1) shifts in notions of gender, sexuality, and marriage; (2) emerging discourses around class-making; (3) emerging discourse on human trafficking; and (4) shifting roles of the media.

scholarly journals LEGAL PROTECTION FOR INDONESIAN MIGRANT WORKERS

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
Brian Dananjaya ◽  
Lidya Marsaulina
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Human Trafficking ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Forced Labor ◽  
International Convention ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
United Nations General ◽  
Changing Times ◽  
Increasing Demand

The purpose of this study is to determine and analyze the legal protection of Indonesian citizens working abroad from the perspective of domestic law and international law. The research method used is descriptive research methods and qualitative analysis techniques. The results obtained from this study indicates that human trafficking is a growing human rights problem in the international community, with a focus on prostitution involving women and children. Over time, changing times and increasing demand, human trafficking is no longer only in the field of prostitution, but also used in the form of forced labor, slavery, and the sale of organs. To regulate the protection of migrant workers, the United Nations General Assembly passed Case No. 45/158 in New York on December 18, 1990 which became the legal umbrella by issuing it. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. The problem of migrant workers working abroad is currently a special concern of the Indonesian government as a guarantee that the state's goal is to protect the entire nation carried out. Protection in the form of a legal norm from Indonesia and legal entities abroad is an important factor to support the protection of migrant workers. With the direction of international and national law, Indonesian goverments puts out every effort to carry out legal protection optimally.

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