ABSTRACT
What is in general called “trafficking in women”—the involuntary displacement and forced prostitution of women—constitutes a serious form of violence against women bound to the issues of sex work and migration. 1 Indeed, it is considered one of the most serious forms of violence against women. Yet, there is an additional aspect of this dynamics which has been frequently neglected in scholarly and practical work: the very discourse on trafficking reveals traces of “othering”—the representation of both victims and perpetrators through class, racial and gender stereotypes.
