FORCED LABOUR, GENDER VIOLENCE AND TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN IN MEXICO: A STUDY FROM MONTERREY

The aim of this paper is to investigate the factors influence the trafficking and their health consequences among women trafficked for sexual exploitation. Twenty internally trafficked women were interviewed in Monterrey city, Mexico during the year 2007 and 2010. The study found that trafficking of women in Mexico is a multicausal factor. Trafficked women are suffering a wide range of physical and sexual violence, which a sever health (sexual) consequences. The study also found that women are fronting a constant threat of death.