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Latin America is a region where human trafficking is a documented issue, with scholars and policymakers actively studying the phenomenon as noted in [1]. The region faces specific challenges involving intermediaries who facilitate these crimes, as described in [2], and countries like Brazil have developed public policies to address human trafficking within their borders as stated in [3] and [4].
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Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking in Latin America latinamericanperspectives.com 5 facts
claimIn Latin America, slavery and human trafficking are often linked through the involvement of intermediaries known as enganchadores, coyotes, polleros, or gatos, who facilitate the movement of people seeking economic opportunities or entice them into contract work.
claimBrazil is the only country in Latin America to have officially recognized the existence of slaves and human trafficking within its territory and to have designed public policy to address these crimes.
claimNorth American literature on slavery and human trafficking has primarily focused on undocumented immigrant workers, sexual slavery of children and women, the link to prostitution, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), and slavery in Asia, while largely neglecting the subject in Latin America.
claimSince the mid-1990s, Latin American social activists, scholars, and policymakers have produced a significant body of literature regarding contemporary slavery and human trafficking.
claimBrazil is the only country in Latin America to have officially recognized the existence of slaves and human trafficking within its territory and designed public policy to address these crimes.