Abstract

MARTYNOWSKYJ, Estefanía  and  BLANCO RODRIGUEZ, Guadalupe. LEYENDO A CONTRAPELO EL RÉGIMEN ANTI TRATA (GENERAL PUEYRREDON, 2010-2018). Avá [online]. 2020, n.37, pp.183-218.  Epub July 23, 2020. ISSN 1851-1694.

The re-emergence of “human trafficking” as a public problem at the beginning of the 21st century reoriented the understanding of migratory processes and working conditions and organization, mainly in the sex market, the textile industry, and the rural sector. The insertion of female workers from popular sectors in these markets, generally informal and precarious, began to be comprehended in terms of “trafficking.” This criminal law category reduces an intricate plot of vulnerabilities that cross-cut certain social groups into a rigid scheme of victims and perpetrators. This article builds upon ethnographic work and a series of in-depth interviews conducted with rural workers, women who do commercial sex in General Pueyrredon, and judicial and municipal agents. This essay investigates the tensions between how the state agents see these actors and how they represent themselves, their work, and/or their migratory experiences.

Keywords : Trafficking in persons; Job; Migration; Representations.

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