Gênero, tráfico e sul-global: Discurso/s nas Nações Unidas (ONU) sobre o tráfico de mulheres nigerianas para a Europa

Abstract

Human trafficking is a century-old phenomenon, and aiming to address this issue, the United Nations acts as a significant actor in formulating an international regime — therefore a discourse — that shapes and dictates the understanding of States, organizations, and civil society groups. Using deductive methodology and exploratory research, the dissertation focuses on Nigeria and Nigerian women subjected to trafficking, analyzed from a plural perspective. Various sources are employed, such as testimonies of women who have been trafficked, books, documents, articles, and websites capable of providing information on the trafficking topic and the situation of Nigerian women and their potential agency within these trafficking networks, allowing some reflection on the projection of the victim situation and its implications, which limit the voices of those who are not or do not feel included in this category. Finally, the work considers it important to draw attention to alternative definitions to those of the Global North, capable of contributing to the expanded study, analysis, and combat of human trafficking.