Trafficking of Women in Paraguay

Wed09Jan2008

Trafficking of Women in Paraguay

800px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png The border of Paraguay allows for the sale of illegal and counterfeit products including women.

Ciudad del Este's surrounding Tri Border Area--where Paraguay meets Brazil and Argentina--has over the past five years attracted notoriety as a major hub in international people-trafficking.

Many of the women exploited start out as seeking work as domestics and end up virtual sex slaves or drug mules. Over a third of the population earns less than $1 a day and the possibility of work means the possibility of sending money back home.

Eighty-five percent of trafficking in Paraguay is for sexual exploitation, the International Organization of Migration estimates.

The average age of the girls/women is between 10- 20 years old. Activists in the area trying to break the cycle by teaching the women skills, such as hairstyling, in order to earn a living have faced death threats.

Via / Women's enews

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