ABSTRACT
Jagori, a women's center based in New Delhi, India, has worked on issues of trafficking, migration, and rights of sex workers for over six years. This chapter presents some of the initial findings and Jagori's perspective on the issue of trafficking. Jagori conducted a study in 2000 in two states of India, Rajasthan and Gujarat, which led to a larger action-research project. The study focused on a broader canvas looking at the process of migration and sites of work, point of origin, and the places to which they migrate. The study reveals broad trends, yet also provides a glimpse of the various kinds of migration, sites of work, and vulnerabilities that women in India face, both in the process of migration and at sites of work. Globalization and neoliberal economic policies have precipitated migration due to increased opportunities for finding work in certain areas and impoverishment and disruption of livelihoods in others.
