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19 Geo. Immigr. L.J. 99 (2004-2005)
Triply Exploited: Female Victims of Trafficking Networks - Strategies for Pursuing Protection and Legal Status in Countries of Destination

handle is hein.journals/geoimlj19 and id is 109 raw text is: TRIPLY EXPLOITED: FEMALE VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING NETWORKS-STRATEGIES FOR PURSUING PROTECTION AND LEGAL STATUS IN COUNTRIES OF DESTINATION ANNA MARIE GALLAGHER* Teresa, a twenty five-year-old Colombian woman, lived with her child, parents and extended family in a small town near Cali, Colombia. Her family was poor and Teresa had no work. Many young women from the town were moving to Spain to work, and were sending money home to help support their families. Teresa wasn't exactly sure what they were doing but suspected that they were working as prostitutes. After seeing an ad in the local newspaper from an agency offering work in Spain to young women, Teresa decided to take a chance. She went to the travel agency which offered to arrange travel to Spain and a job as a dancer in Barcelona. Although Teresa was nervous, she decided to take the offer After arriving in Spain, she began to work as a dancer in a club in Barcelona. Conditions were horrible. She worked twelve hours a day, having sex with many different men daily. She lived in a house with other dancers-all immigrant women from different countries--and received little money. The majority of her salary was retained to pay for her travel and housing expenses. Neither Teresa nor the other women were allowed to leave the home without the controller Once, one young woman did slip out, to meet a friend. When she returned, the controller beat and raped her, leaving scars on her body. During the time that she worked in the club, Teresa was not able to send any money home. Depressed and afraid for her life, she decided to escape. Others had escaped before her, including some young women from her own hometown. After escaping, she managed to contact a group which helped women who had been smuggled or trafficked to Spain. They told her if she wanted to cooperate with the police, she might be able to stay legally in Spain. But they could offer no guarantees. Teresa decided against cooperating with the police and decided to return home to be with her family instead. When she arrived home, she did speak with the local police and told them what had * Anna Marie Gallagher, a North American attorney based in Spain, teaches refugee and migration law in Europe and is a consultant to the Jesuit Refugee Service, an international non-governmental organization working with refugees and other forced migrants around the world. The author wishes to thank her former colleagues at Georgetown University Law Center, Professor David Koplow, Professor Phil Schrag and Karen Bouton for their support and encouragement in completing this article.

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