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A Look at Human Trafficking and the Anti-Trafficking Apparatus in Mexico through the Experience of Victoria, a Trans Woman

Authors :
Maldonado Macedo, Juliana Vanessa
Jiménez Portilla, Luz del Carmen
Maldonado Macedo, Juliana Vanessa
Jiménez Portilla, Luz del Carmen
Source :
Anti-Trafficking Review; No. 22 (2024): Special Issue - Armed Conflicts: Migration, Trafficking, and Labour Markets; 91-110; 2287-0113; 2286-7511
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

In this article, we discuss the experience of Victoria, a trans woman who was trafficked in the context of the criminal war in Mexico. Drawing on anthropological and feminist perspectives that privilege the dialogue of knowledge, Victoria’s experience allows us to problematise two central elements of the phenomenon of human trafficking in Mexico: first, the relationship between organised crime groups and human trafficking, and its effects on daily life in local contexts in Mexico, specifically in the experience of a trans woman. And second, the functioning of the Mexican anti-trafficking apparatus which, by focusing on the rescue of victims of sexual exploitation in places where independent sex work occurs, overlooks the identification of other forms of trafficking, such as trafficking for labour exploitation and servitude, both experienced by Victoria at the hands of organised crime groups.<br />En este artículo recuperamos la experiencia de Victoria, una mujer trans que vivió un proceso de trata de personas en un contexto mexicano en el que se desarrolla una guerra criminal. A partir de una perspectiva antropológica y feminista que privilegia el diálogo de saberes, la experiencia de Victoria nos permite problematizar dos elementos centrales del fenómeno de la trata de personas en México: uno, la relación entre los grupos de crimen organizado con la trata de personas, y sus efectos en la vida cotidiana en contextos locales de México, específicamente en la experiencia de una mujer trans; y dos, la forma en la que opera el dispositivo antitrata mexicano, que por enfocarse en el rescate de víctimas de explotación sexual en sitios donde se realiza comercio sexual autónomo, omite la identificación de otras expresiones de la trata, como la trata laboral y de servicios forzados que experimentó Victoria por parte de grupos del crimen organizado.

Details

Database :
OAIster
Journal :
Anti-Trafficking Review; No. 22 (2024): Special Issue - Armed Conflicts: Migration, Trafficking, and Labour Markets; 91-110; 2287-0113; 2286-7511
Notes :
application/pdf, text/html, application/pdf, text/html, English, Spanish
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1446989163
Document Type :
Electronic Resource