Migrant sex workers from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union : the Canadian case / by Lynn McDonald, Brooke Moore and Nalatya Timoshkina. : SW21-63/2000
The purpose of this project was to explore the experiences of women who had been trafficked into Canada from the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. The objectives were: explore the circumstances that lead Slavic women to migrate to Canada for the purposes of sex work; identify the type and nature of their work when they arrive in Canada; determine the conditions that lead them to remain in or change their original working situation; explore difficulties with migration or in the workplace after coming to Canada; identify the health and social services used by the women; document the gaps in services available to these women; make recommendations to improve policy for the delivery of health and social services for these women.--Executive summary;
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Status of Women Canada. |
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| Title | Migrant sex workers from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union : the Canadian case / by Lynn McDonald, Brooke Moore and Nalatya Timoshkina. |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | Bilingual-[English | French] |
| Format | Paper |
| Other formats | Electronic-[French], Electronic-[English] |
| Note(s) | "The purpose of this project was to explore the experiences of women who had been trafficked into Canada from the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. The objectives were: explore the circumstances that lead Slavic women to migrate to Canada for the purposes of sex work; identify the type and nature of their work when they arrive in Canada; determine the conditions that lead them to remain in or change their original working situation; explore difficulties with migration or in the workplace after coming to Canada; identify the health and social services used by the women; document the gaps in services available to these women; make recommendations to improve policy for the delivery of health and social services for these women."--Executive summary; Bibliography. Bilingual |
| Publishing information | Ottawa - Ontario : Status of Women Canada 2000. |
| Binding | Softcover |
| Description | English text, vii, 95p. : 28 cm. |
| ISBN | 0-662-65335-1 |
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| Subject terms | Prostitution Status of women Social conditions |
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