What's Home? (Re)integrating Children Born of Trafficking

Some trafficked women return home either pregnant or with children born while exploited. These children are exposed, from birth, to the violence and violations of human trafficking and, moreover, witness their mothers' exploitation. They also face challenges and complications when they "re...

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Published inWomen & therapy Vol. 40; no. 1-2; pp. 73 - 100
Main Author Surtees, Rebecca
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Routledge 03.04.2017
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Child abuse & neglect
Children
Children & youth
Children born of trafficking
community
Domestic violence
Exploitation
family
Females
Human trafficking
integration
Kidnapping
Mothers
Pregnancy
reintegration
Slavery
Social integration
trafficked mothers
Women
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Summary:Some trafficked women return home either pregnant or with children born while exploited. These children are exposed, from birth, to the violence and violations of human trafficking and, moreover, witness their mothers' exploitation. They also face challenges and complications when they "return home" with their mothers. This article discusses four levels at which integration takes place-1) in the child's relations with the trafficked mother; 2) in family relationships; 3) in community interactions; and 4) in the formal society into which they integrate-and explores the tensions and challenges that trafficked mothers and their children face in the integration process.
ISSN:0270-3149
1541-0315
DOI:10.1080/02703149.2016.1206783