title: [Concepts in women trafficking for sexual exploitation: a survey with institutional representatives in Brazil and Portugal].
abstract: This study focuses on concepts involved in women trafficking for sexual exploitation according to representatives of government and nongovernmental institutions working with policies to confront and prevent trafficking and assist victims in Brazil and Portugal. An exploratory qualitative study was performed to identify the institutional discourses on women trafficking using thematic analysis. Interviewees displayed conceptual imprecision concerning women trafficking, sometimes ignoring the rights of sex workers to migrate and work in other countries. There is no consensus among the institutions on the profile of trafficking victims, marked by stereotypes, and the definition is influenced by legislation and border controls. Greater conceptual precision would minimize the role of moral values, orient more adequate and efficient public policies, and facilitate staff action in assisting victims.
authors: Instituto Nacional de Saúde da Mulher, da Criança e do Adolescente Fernandes Figueira, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors: Jose Gonçalo Pais Estrela da Silveira
authors: JG
authors: Zúquete
authors: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors: Edinilsa Ramos de
authors: ER
authors: Souza
authors: Instituto Nacional de Saúde da Mulher, da Criança e do Adolescente Fernandes Figueira, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors: Suely Ferreira
authors: SF
authors: Deslandes
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D019548:Crime Victims; D005260:Female; D006806:Human Rights; D064410:Human Trafficking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D011174:Portugal; D036301:Qualitative Research; D011477:Sex Work; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors