Sex work remains an important contributor to HIV transmission within early, advanced and
regressing epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa, but its social and behavioral underpinnings …

The contemporary international slave trade has received little attention in the social work
literature. In keeping with the profession's commitment to social justice and human rights …

and child labor conducted at the time, and it detailed a shocking prevalence of slavelike
exploitation in India's handmade carpet industry. I also traced slave-made carpets from the …

Human trafficking is a pressing social justice concern. Social work is uniquely situated to
address this problem. However, despite the profession's commitment to social justice, the …

The trafficking of young women and children for prostitution and other forms of sexual
exploitation is one of the most significant human rights abuses in contemporary society. In …

Human trafficking is an international challenge that increasingly affects industrialized
countries. It represents a gross violation of a person's right to liberty and freedom of …

OBJECTIVE: To explore mechanisms and contexts related to sex trafficking victimization
among South Asian women and girls rescued from brothels in Mumbai, India. METHODS …

Many girls involved in sex work in Asia do so because they are compelled by economic
circumstances and social inequality. Some enter sex work voluntarily, others do so by force …

Trafficking in persons (TIP) is a human rights violation with serious public health
consequences. Unfortunately, assessing TIP and its health sequelae rigorously and reliably …

This study presents the Sex Trafficking Attitudes Scale (STAS), assessing cognitive,
behavioral, and affective attitudes toward the sex trafficking of women and girls. Across two …