Sex in the City: Prostitution in the Age of Global Migrations

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" Sex in the City: Prostitution in the Age of Global Migrations "
Robinson, Lillian S.

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	926411
Doc. No	:	LA8x3533pf
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Robinson, Lillian S.
Title & Author	:	Sex in the City: Prostitution in the Age of Global Migrations [Article]\ Robinson, Lillian S.
Title of Periodical	:	Journal of Transnational American Studies
Volume/ Issue Number	:	4/1
Date	:	2012
Abstract	:	The article traces the history and current role of gendered migration and sexual labor through an exploration of the contradictions inherent in gendered migration in which rural youth are migrating to the cities of the developing world while sex-customers migrate to “hot” tourism destinations. The author focuses on the economic nature of this migration within the context of the two main concepts used to understand women’s migration: refugees and trafficking. Case studies, particularly from Asia, reveal that a blanket application of the trafficking label misinterprets the agency, daily life, and even the oppression of sex workers. By examining the factors that influence women’s migration for work and the conditions that perpetuate their entrance into the sex industry, the author concludes that there is need to take into account the limited choices in today’s global economy that compel women to engage in sex work. She questions therefore the utility, in developed countries, of criminalizing these activities, suggesting instead that they be protected by extending their rights.