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Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery In the early years
of the 21st Century gvnet.com/humantrafficking/Antigua&Barbuda.htm
Antigua and Barbuda is a destination
country for women trafficked from Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, and the Dominican
Republic for the purposes of sexual exploitation; it may also be a destination
country for women trafficked for the purposes of forced domestic servitude. -
U.S. State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report, June, 2009 [full
country report] |
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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Assessing human trafficking in Antigua and
Barbuda 2010 www.antiguasunonline.com/columns/gender-joournal/248527-assessing-human-trafficking-in-antigua-and-barbuda.html [access date unavailable] The victims
identified by the In its assessment
of Antigua and Barbuda, the TIP 2009 Report indicated that brothel managers
confiscated passports and threatened women with deportation until they repay
the brothel owner for travel and other expenses. Pointing to systemic causes,
the report further stated that some victims trafficked for the purpose of sexual
exploitation had been given work permits as "entertainers" to
legally enter the country. The
reality is that victims enter the country both legally and illegally. They
hold legitimate documents authorising them to work in various fields However, it is
important to note that not all women and men brought in to Antigua and
Barbuda or transported throughout the Caribbean to work within the sex trade
are victims of human trafficking. For many, sex work is a choice, albeit a
quite complicated and socially and economically complex one. ***
ARCHIVES *** Human Rights
Reports » 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/wha/119144.htm [accessed 19 January 2011] TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS
– There are no laws that specifically address trafficking in persons, and there
were occasional reports of trafficking in women to the country. There were a
number of brothels, which were staffed mostly by women from various Caribbean
countries who traveled to the country as "entertainers" or
"dancers." In some cases brothel owners reportedly retained their
documents to exert influence over the victims. However, authorities usually
deported the women immediately, before information on possible trafficking
could be obtained. There were two
known cases during the year in which persons were trafficked to the country
to work in local brothels. Authorities deported one victim and the other
voluntarily returned to her home country with the support of the Bureau of
Gender Affairs. In neither case were charges brought against the brothel
owners. Security minister calls for regional
conference on human trafficking Antigua Observer News, 9 June 2012 www.antiguaobserver.com/?p=76389 [accessed 28 August 2012] During his remarks,
Dr Cort focused on the victims of human trafficking, saying that there was a
need to reorient our thinking and view of persons who are victims of
trafficking and there was a need to put measures in place to look after these
victims. IOM Regional
Coordination Officer Rui Oliveira Reis, in his remarks, said that the IOM
recognised that Antigua & Barbuda is committed to combating human
trafficking, and as such, they have seen significant progress on the island.
He said the IOM would continue to support the island in this area, as well as
other areas such as boarder management control and labour and migration. The Protection
Project - The www.protectionproject.org/human_rights_reports/report_documents/antigua.doc [accessed 2009] FORMS OF TRAFFICKING – Available data
suggest that trafficking occurs primarily for the purpose of prostitution.
Sex tourism is also part of the trafficking infrastructure in Antigua and
Barbuda. There are reports of
trafficking in children for commercial sexual exploitation and pornography.
In 2001, the police arrested and charged four people in connection with an
ongoing investigation into an alleged child prostitution and pornography ring.
Girls as young as 13 were allegedly being sexually exploited. The ring was
discovered after one of the girls was forced to have an abortion. Freedom House
Country Report - Political Rights: 2 Civil Liberties: 2 Status: Free 2009
Edition www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2009/antigua-and-barbuda [accessed 26 June 2012] Assessing human trafficking in Antigua and
Barbuda 2010 www.antiguasunonline.com/columns/gender-joournal/248527-assessing-human-trafficking-in-antigua-and-barbuda.html [access date unavailable] The victims
identified by the In its assessment
of Antigua and Barbuda, the TIP 2009 Report indicated that brothel managers
confiscated passports and threatened women with deportation until they repay
the brothel owner for travel and other expenses. Pointing to systemic causes,
the report further stated that some victims trafficked for the purpose of
sexual exploitation had been given work permits as "entertainers"
to legally enter the country. The
reality is that victims enter the country both legally and illegally. They
hold legitimate documents authorising them to work in various fields However, it is
important to note that not all women and men brought in to Antigua and
Barbuda or transported throughout the Caribbean to work within the sex trade
are victims of human trafficking. For many, sex work is a choice, albeit a
quite complicated and socially and economically complex one. Human Trafficking Cases Increased Sun Star, March 20, 2008 – Source: www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/01/08/news/human.trafficking.cases.increased.html traffickingproject.blogspot.com/2008/03/trafficking-challenges-in-philippines.html [accessed 19 January 2011] Sheila, Valerie and
Bridget (not their real names), who hailed from poor families here, have set
their sights to as far as Manila, Brunei, and Japan for employment to
alleviate the plight of their respective families. However, instead of
working as domestic helpers, they ended up as prostitutes. Their recruiters
vanished like thin smokes in the air. "They have been promised heaven,
but hell greeted them." Rebecca Magante, secretariat head of the Local
Inter-Agency Task Force Against Trafficking in Person (Liatfat), stressed how
the three became victims of human trafficking. The trio’s cases were among
the 11 filed in the courts of General Santos since the task force was created
in 2005. All
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