CONSEQUENCES EXPERIENCED BY WOMEN SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN SOUTH AFRICA

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15270/56-1-791

Keywords:

women, women survivors, human trafficking and consequences, human trafficking, survivors, residential shelters

Abstract

Trafficking of women for domestic and sexual exploitation has devastating consequences for women survivors rescued in South Africa. Empirical findings revealed that women survivors of human trafficking (WSHT) suffer and endure intense and unspeakable traumatic physical, sexual, psychological, economic and social experiences. Trafficked women are denied fundamental human rights, including basic and broadly accepted individual freedoms. The article discusses a qualitative research study designed to explore the perceptions of women survivors concerning the consequences experienced by WSHT using one-on-one semi-structured interviews conducted in residential shelters for women in Gauteng province, South Africa. Recommendations are suggested regarding support for WSHT.

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Author Biographies

Juliet Sambo, University van Pretoria

Department of Social Work & Criminology

Gloudien Spies, University of Pretoria

Department of Social Work & Criminology

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Published

2020-03-24

How to Cite

Sambo, J., & Spies, G. (2020). CONSEQUENCES EXPERIENCED BY WOMEN SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN SOUTH AFRICA. Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 56(1), 78–87. https://doi.org/10.15270/56-1-791

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Vol. 56 No. 1 (2020)

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