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Title
The Trafficking Of Women For Forced Labour In Australia: Missing African Voices |
Full text
http://hdl.handle.net/1885/95436 |
Date
2014 |
Author(s)
Kayeye, Mireille |
Abstract
Australia is one of the countries affected by human trafficking. It is known to be a country of destination for many Asians coming from the Asia Pacific Region. The most prevalent form of trafficking is forced labour and it is perceived that Asian women are mostly trafficked in the country. In 2003, the Australian Government established the Anti-People Trafficking Strategy to tackle all forms of trafficking through prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution. However, this program mostly focuses on Asian countries such as having agreements with Asian countries or placing immigration officers in the source countries while it could combine also African states in the common goal of fighting trafficking in women. This paper investigates the existence of African women trafficked in Australia for forced labour. It argues that African women are trafficked for forced labour and are also vulnerable as Asian woman. They both come from poor socio-economic countries and search for better living conditions. They are promised a work once in Australia they discover they have been lured and are exploited in different ways. There is a necessity to acknowledge the existence of African women trafficked in Australia is with an emphasis to fight against human trafficking in the whole country. Through an analysis of the trafficking process, we understand how African women are trafficked from the recruitment, the transfer and the time they enter and begin to be exploited. A case study form the Salvation Army-Sydney demonstrates that trafficking of African is similar to Asian. The African woman who is a victim was recruited in the central Africa by an Australian employer who was already living there. She offered her a work where she would be a domestic helper. As a single mother of two children who lost her husband during war, she agreed to move to Australia to continue the same work. However, once in Australia, she found she had to work many hours, got her passport taken away and was restricted to move. She realised she was tricked and was brave enough to seek for help. This case is an evidence that there African are also trafficked in Australia. The secretive nature of this crime does not permit to know exactly the scale of it but it is very important as it shapes how policies and approaches are taken in order to stop it. African women are vulnerable as Asian women. Prevention and collaboration in the source countries and to senzitise people about their rights can reinforce the attempt to stop human trafficking. This paper also proposes some recommendations to immediately address in order to fight women trafficking in Australia, in Africa and in the world. |
Subject(s)
women; forced labour; trafficking |
Type of publication
Report |
Rights
Copyright the author. |
Repository
Canberra - Australian National University
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