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Socio-Religious and Cultural Discourse on Gender and Human Trafficking: Perspectives on Globalization in Nigeria

Socio-Religious and Cultural Discourse on Gender and Human Trafficking: Perspectives on Globalization in Nigeria

Nancy Alaribe
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781799892823|ISBN10: 1799892824|EISBN13: 9781799892830
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9282-3.ch013
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Alaribe, Nancy. "Socio-Religious and Cultural Discourse on Gender and Human Trafficking: Perspectives on Globalization in Nigeria." Handbook of Research on Present and Future Paradigms in Human Trafficking, edited by Essien D. Essien, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 199-214. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9282-3.ch013

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Alaribe, N. (2022). Socio-Religious and Cultural Discourse on Gender and Human Trafficking: Perspectives on Globalization in Nigeria. In E. Essien (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Present and Future Paradigms in Human Trafficking (pp. 199-214). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9282-3.ch013

Chicago

Alaribe, Nancy. "Socio-Religious and Cultural Discourse on Gender and Human Trafficking: Perspectives on Globalization in Nigeria." In Handbook of Research on Present and Future Paradigms in Human Trafficking, edited by Essien D. Essien, 199-214. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9282-3.ch013

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Abstract

In recent years, scholars have noted that there are gender-specific vulnerabilities and risks faced by women throughout their livelihood trajectory, making them more susceptible to trafficking. A number of axioms have emerged that provide a generally accepted framework that women and girls are more disadvantaged because of their gender and social class. Due to gender discrimination and the undervaluation of low-skilled occupations, women are commonly concentrated in low-skilled and lowly paid jobs such as domestic work that are unregulated and informal with little or no legal protection. These conditions make women particularly vulnerable to gendered-specific exploitation, forced labor, extortion, debt bondage, and violence. This study examines the socio-religious and cultural discourse surrounding gender and human trafficking in Nigeria. The study reveals that even when human trafficking is not a new phenomenon, it has acquired a new dimension in the context of globalization and has been facilitated by increased mobility and the development of the internet and new technologies.

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