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    Interim Report on Women and Migration

    Committee on Feminism and International Law, 2004
    This report examines from a human rights and gender angle, the 'Palermo Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children'. This protocol, signed by 117 states and ratified by 62 states, came into force in 2003.
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    The Migrating Women's Handbook

    1999
    This manual provides practical tips and information for people who have decided to go abroad for jobs or to get married to foreign nationals. GAATW developed this manual to help people plan a safe journey and ensure that they will minimise problems abroad.
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    Traffic in Women in War and Peace: Mapping Experiences in Southeast Europe

    Taylor and Francis Group, 2004
    How concerns around prostitution and migration are politically framed can decide and formulate policy strategies, with neighbouring countries taking radically different approaches to legislation. Traffic in women entails situations of violence and social control, where the lines between migration, human trafficking and smuggling become blurred.
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    Follow-up to the Fourth and Fifth Periodic Reports of States Parties-Argentina

    2004
    The economic, social and political crisis that Argentina has suffered since mid-1998 has had a severe negative impact on the situation of women. It caused a sharp increase in the percentage of poor and extremely poor women, in maternal mortality and female HIV/AIDS infection rates, and in sex crimes, such as trafficking for the purposes of prostitution.
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    Fifth Periodic CEDAW Report - Bangladesh

    2003
    Despite numerous positive advancements, patriarchal values and practices still limit Bangladeshi women's opportunities for education and employment. They also place them at a greater risk of violence in the form of rape, acid attacks and trafficking. Bangladesh is one of seven countries in the world where the number of women is less than that of men.
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    Gender and Migration in Arab States: The Case of Domestic Workers

    BRIDGE, 2004
    Domestic work is the single most important category of employment among women migrants to the Gulf States, as well as to Lebanon and Jordan. As much as 81 percent of all women migrant workers from Sri Lanka and 39 percent from the Philippines to Arab League countries are being attracted by this large 'domestic work' market.
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    Trafficking of Women and Children in Indonesia

    International Catholic Migration Commission, 2003
    In Indonesia, counter-trafficking measures have been inhibited by the fact that in many cases 'trafficking' is not considered exploitative. This comprehensive report argues that broadening the definition of trafficking from prostitution to include migrant work, domestic work, sex work and mail order brides can ensure that these forms of exploitation are also addressed.
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    An Analysis of the WTO-AOA Review from the Perspective of Rural Women in Asia

    2003
    How does the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture (AOA) affect the livelihoods of rural women in Asia? This paper, prepared on the occasion of the WTO-AOA review in 2003, analyzes the impact of the new trading rules imposed by the WTO on Asian peasants.
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    Women's Informal Employment in Palestine: Securing a Livelihood Against All Odds

    2002
    The growth of informal employment opportunities, particularly for women, has not been much studied. The authors argue, however, that informal employment is an essential part of survival strategies for Palestinian households and represents a significant component of economic activity. The occupation of the area has limited the opportunities to build long-term economic infrastructure.
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    BRIDGE Gender and Development in Brief. Issue 14: Gender and Citizenship

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2004
    How can working with ideas of citizenship help promote gender equality? Starting from the perspective of people as citizens can enable development actors to support struggles for rights and participation for those marginalised on the basis of gender.

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