Human trafficking is a complex issue. To effectively address it and reduce the harms associated with the rescue industry, we need to develop new approaches for connecting, coordinating, and differentiating responses across sectors and regions. A key part of GAATW...
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Sex Workers Organising for Change: Self-representation, community mobilisation and working conditions
The Sex Workers Organising for Change: Self-representation, community mobilisation and working conditions report is based on research conducted with sex worker organisations in seven countries: Canada, Mexico, Spain, South Africa, India, Thailand and New Zealand. It...
Transnational Migration, Trafficking in Women, and Human Rights: The Canadian Dimension
GAATW Canada undertook a collaborative research project and, in 2002, published a compilation of knowledge on migrant women and human trafficking in the Canadian context.The report explores several areas, including: global and national policies on 'trafficking in...
Echoes: Cries for Freedom, Justice and Equality. Filipino Women Speak
“Echoes: Cries for Freedom, Justice and Equality. Filipino Women Speak.”, was an initial step toward research and documentation of the situation of Filipino women living in abusive and exploitative conditions in a small town in British Columbia. Their lives as...
Whores, Maids & Wives: Making Links
In 1997, GAATW Canada hosted the North American Regional Consultative Forum on Trafficking in Women, the first consultation of its kind held in Canada. The forum was designed to: initiate dialogue on trafficking and migration, facilitate an exchange of information and...
