Labelling migrants who sell sex. A case study of Brazilians in Spain and Portugal
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‘Migrants who sell sex’ is a vast category which includes a variety of ever-changing
and fluid experiences. These experiences, however, are often a secondary consideration
when it comes to categorizing said migrants. Adapted from the homonymous
publication-based doctoral thesis defended by the author at Ghent University on 30
June 2015, ‘Labelling migrants who sell sex’ explores the construction, manipulation
and imposition of the labels of ‘victim of trafficking’ and ‘migrant sex worker’ and
their co…
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‘Migrants who sell sex’ is a vast category which includes a variety of ever-changing
and fluid experiences. These experiences, however, are often a secondary consideration
when it comes to categorizing said migrants. Adapted from the homonymous
publication-based doctoral thesis defended by the author at Ghent University on 30
June 2015, ‘Labelling migrants who sell sex’ explores the construction, manipulation
and imposition of the labels of ‘victim of trafficking’ and ‘migrant sex worker’ and
their consequences.
Through a case study of Brazilian migrants in Spain and Portugal, this book delves
into the motivations of both receiving/developed and sending/developing countries
which shape their construction of the labels of migrants working in the sex
industry and their application. It considers issues such as the varying definitions
of these labels in national legislation and policies, the effect of the manipulation of
labels on trafficking statistics, the problems faced by migrants who sell sex outside
of the trafficking context and the treatment given to those labelled as (potential)
victims of trafficking before and after reaching their country of destination.
Julie Lima de Pérez earned a master’s degree in European Interdisciplinary Studies
from the College of Europe (Natolin) in 2010. She moved to Belgium the following
year to pursue a doctoral degree in Criminological Sciences at Ghent University.

