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Kenyan literary writers in Swahili soon after independence dwelt mostly with rural setting. Most of the works dwelt on African social values and philosophy within work ethics and relationships. However, with the growth of industries in urban centers, the issue of rural urban migration arose. Many educated Kenyans moved to urban centers in search of jobs. To mirror this change in society, literary writers enriched their works by using both the rural and urban settings. This became a constant feature in the works of literary writers in Swahili. Some of these features include street life, life in the slums and pollution. This paper attempts to study how the urban setting is depicted in modern Kenyan Swahili literary texts. Realism theory as propagated by both Georg Lukács and Bertolt Brecht will be invoked during the analysis of the texts, specifically, how the urban genre developed, images used to depict urban life and centers, and establish the influence of this genre on Swahili literary writing as a whole.
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This article presents an exploratory participatory research approach that describes and analyses the emotional work of social workers in their interactions with (ex-)sex workers in a Geneva-based association during psychosocial support for exiting sex work. The article shows how the emotional work of social workers, underpinned by a feminist project of emancipation, unfolds in specific spaces and temporalities. Then, it shows how this emotional work allows the emergence of a critical consciousness on the one hand, and on the other hand, the setting in motion of a process of accompanied women's empowerment.
Keywords: travail du sexe, travail social féministe, travail émotionnel, sex work, feminist social work, emotional work
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The current discourses on human trafficking in Canada do not take into account domestic trafficking, especially of Aboriginal girls. Notwithstanding the alarmingly high number of missing, murdered and sexually exploited Aboriginal girls, the issue continues to be portrayed more as a problem of prostitution than of sexual exploitation or domestic trafficking. The focus of this study is to examine the issues in sexual exploitation of Aboriginal girls, as identified by the grass root agencies, and to contextualize them within the trafficking framework with the purpose of distinguishing sexual exploitation from sex work. In doing so, the paper will outline root causes that make Aboriginal girls vulnerable to domestic trafficking as well as draw implications for policy analysis.
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A growing body of empirical research has explored sex work and those involved in it. However, these investigations often flatten the diversity of lived experiences by overlooking the distinctions related to both the diverse practices and varied profiles of individuals engaged in the industry. The experiences of women who voluntarily and independently enter into sex work remain particularly underexplored. Often operating on the fringes of institutionalized and more visible forms of sex work, these women remain largely unknown and underrepresented in academic literature. As such, this study examines the impact of marginalization on the trajectories of independent sex workers. Employing a qualitative methodology, thirteen participants shared their experiences within the industry, offering insight into the risks of victimization they are faced with, as well as the protective strategies they adopt. Analyzing their narratives reveals the many forms of discrimination and violence they encounter, the self-protection mechanisms they develop, and the psychological and social consequences of persistent stigmatization. By deepening our understanding of the risks and coping strategies associated with their profession, this research offers essential perspectives on the unique challenges faced by independent sex workers in contexts characterized by marginalization.
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In recent years, the issue of trafficking in persons, especially women and girls, has attracted considerable attention worldwide and has generated growing concern among international and national human rights organizations. Although human trafficking for prostitution or other forms of sexual exploitation is widely denounced and the international community has mobilized significant resources to suppress the phenomenon, the trafficking of women and girls for purposes of forced marriage is still poorly documented and legislated. Yet, as several reports have established, this is a reality that does exist on a global scale. Based on a review of the literature and legal documentation, this article aims to summarize analytical knowledge about trafficking in women and girls for forced marriage, a phenomenon that combines two issues that are usually studied separately: human trafficking of women and girls and forced marriage. This article raises two key questions: firstly, can forced marriage be a form of trafficking? And secondly, if so, is the Additional Protocol to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children applicable?
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This article is based on an ethnographic research integrating different participatory techniques with boys and girls (aged 9-17 years) of Haitian origin who have migrated illegally to the touristic area of Sosúa (Dominican Republic) in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. Using a theoretical approach of political and cultural economy of childhood, I propose a critical but also politically committed understanding of child exploitation. More precisely, I highlight the gap between young migrants' localized voices and experiences and the globalized and dominant advocacy narratives about child trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. I then show the need for a comprehensive reassessment of our current ways of thinking and intervening concerning these two forms of child exploitation and I advocate for taking into proper account children's own perspectives in the process.
Keywords: Girard, enfance, exploitation infantile, migration, trafic et traite des personnes, prostitution enfantine, inégalités, République dominicaine, Haïti, Girard, Childhood, Child Exploitation, Migration, Human Trafficking, Child Prostitution, Inequalities, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Girard, infancia, explotación infantil, migración, tráfico y trata de personas, prostitución infantil, desigualdades, República Dominicana, Haití
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This article explores Sam Garbarski's 2007 film Irina Palm. Suffering from a mortal disease, Ollie's only chance at survival is a very expensive treatment that his family cannot afford. In order to save her grandson's life, Maggie gets a job in a sex shop where, hidden behind a wall, she masturbates customers. Pretty soon, clients stand in line fantasizing about Irina Palm, a mysterious woman and her soft hands. Though this experience could be lived as one of moral decay, it becomes, on the contrary, an opportunity for moral perfectionism. By taking care of both others and her work, Maggie regains sex appeal and frees herself for the first time in her life. As an actress, Marianne Faithfull, also gives women a lesson on ageing. This movie handles the work of the care, as well as domestic and sexual work in a continuum, in the lineage of another film, the mythical Jeanne Dielman (1975), from the Belgian director Chantal Akerman.