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Women who traffic women: the role of women in human trafficking networks -- Dutch cases

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  • Dina Siegel
  • Sylvia de Blank

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In the context of human trafficking, women are frequently portrayed as victims, whereas men are usually seen as offenders. In this article, we will demonstrate that women can also fulfil active, even leading, roles in human trafficking networks. Based on data collected from 89 court files in various Dutch courts in 2006--2007, we have analysed the role, tasks, and activities of these women. Assessing their independence, their tasks, and the extent of their equality in relationships with male traffickers, we have divided them into three categories: supporters, partners-in-crime, and madams. We have found that there is a wide variety of possible roles within the framework of human trafficking activities, and that African madams hold key positions in international human trafficking networks.

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  • Dina Siegel & Sylvia de Blank, 2010. "Women who traffic women: the role of women in human trafficking networks -- Dutch cases," Global Crime, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 11(4), pages 436-447, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fglcxx:v:11:y:2010:i:4:p:436-447
    DOI: 10.1080/17440572.2010.519528
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    1. Sarah Adeyinka & Ine Lietaert & Ilse Derluyn, 2023. "The Role of Juju Rituals in Human Trafficking of Nigerians: A Tool of Enslavement, But Also Escape," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(4), pages 21582440231, November.

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