The Women’s Studies Committee of South Texas College announces the 2008 Sex Trafficking Conference. It will take place during April 2-4 at South Texas College – Pecan Campus, 3201 West Pecan Boulevard, McAllen, TX.
Proposals for papers, panels and roundtables will be accepted through February 20. Topics may include:
- The nature and causes behind the growing demand for services performed by persons who are trafficked
- The causes and effects of sex and labor trafficking
- Organized sex tourism
- Enslaved prostitution
- Strategies for reducing the global practice of sex and labor trafficking
See also:
GENDER AND JUSTICE Conference, March 28-29, Costa Mesa, CA
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