Citation

Petrunov G. Ann. Am. Acad. Polit. Soc. Sci. 2014; 653(1): 162-182.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0002716214521556

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Eastern Europe is among the major sources of migrants who travel for work to other European nations. In this research, in-depth interviews and analysis of legal cases of migration in Bulgaria reveal that the typical kinds of human trafficking in the region are sexual exploitation, labor exploitation, forced servitude, and trafficking of pregnant women for the sale of their babies. For each type, I examine victim profiles, recruitment strategies, transportation, and the types of control and exploitation that traffickers use. Comparisons are drawn between the Bulgarian findings and patterns in other Eastern European nations.

Language: en