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2 results foundAuthor: Trimikliniotis, Nicos Title: Trafficking, Profiteering and State Complicity: Research the Demand Side of Prostitution and Trafficking in Cyprus Summary: This paper reflects on the issue of trafficking, exploitation and prostitution, primarily looking at that question from the ‘demand side’. Drawing on primary research on the situation in Cyprus, based on client interviews, it critically reflects on the meaning of the sex clients’ discourses as particular expressions of Cypriot masculine identities, from the perspective of regulating ‘demand’ as a means of combating sex trafficking. It locates the various client discourses within the broader issues which define the content and context of the social relations, focusing on the demand for sexual labour in the desire industries of Cyprus. The examination of client discourses reveals the cultural transformations and economic changes which transformed the nature of entertainment over the last years: uncovering the contradictions as regard sexualities, masculinities and the gender order is important to understanding the structure and modus operandi of the system of purchased sex that generates the demand for trafficking. Yet, such cultural practices are reproduced by the social structure, the profit-making industry and the complicit state. The paper questions the assumptions about criminalisation of demand. The case of Cyprus illustrates that trafficking of women is primarily a question of sexual and bonded labour and can be addressed via immigration and employment laws and policies. Details: Nicosia, Cyprus: International Peace Research Institute; SYMFILIOSI, 2009. 32p. Source: Internet Resource; Translocations: Migration and Social Change: An Inter-Disciplinary Open Access E-Journal Year: 2009 Country: Cyprus URL: Shelf Number: 118685 Keywords: Human Trafficking (Cyprus)Prostitution (Cyprus)Sex Trafficking (Cyprus)Sexual Exploitation (Cyprus) |
Author: Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies Title: Mapping the Realities of Trafficking in Women for the Purpose of Sexual Exploitation in Cyprus Summary: This report is the result of a research project conducted by the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies [MIGS]. The main aim of the project was to gain and share awareness, knowledge and understanding on the phenomenon of trafficking in women in Cyprus for the purpose of sexual exploitation. The research was carried out using a gender-sensitive, feminist perspective and attempted to a.) map and assess existing data on the extent of trafficking in women for sexual exploitation in Cyprus b.) outline state and non-governmental responses to the problem and c.) suggest ways to combat this increasingly widespread phenomenon. The research began in January 2006 and the data for this report was gathered predominantly through semi-structured interviews with key policy makers, government officials and NGO representatives /civil society activists working broadly in the area of trafficking, migration, and gender. The themes addressed in the interviews included the goals of particular existing and planned policies; awareness of issues and challenges relating to these policies and their implementation; views and attitudes regarding the situation of trafficked women in Cyprus; and, suggestions for the improvement of existing policies as well as best practices. Information was also gathered through the existing and planned National Action Plan for trafficking, media monitoring, and secondary analysis of available statistical data as well as systematic observation conducted by MIGS throughout the research period. Details: Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies, 2007. 58p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 12, 2013 at: http://www.medinstgenderstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/migs-trafficking-report_final_711.pdf Year: 2007 Country: Cyprus URL: http://www.medinstgenderstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/migs-trafficking-report_final_711.pdf Shelf Number: 128345 Keywords: Human TraffickingSex Trafficking (Cyprus)Sexual Exploitation |