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IRREGULAR MIGRATION TRAFFICKING INTO FORCED MARRIAGE AND HEALTH INSECURITY

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2020(V-I).29      10.31703/grr.2020(V-I).29      Published : Mar 2020

Irregular Migration, Trafficking into Forced Marriage, and Health Insecurity

Abstract

    This study focuses on the lived experiences of women and girls trafficked from Afghanistan to Pakistan for forced marriages and highlights the ways they experience health insecurity associated with their exploitation. The primary data for this paper is drawn from in-depth interviews conducted with twelve women and girls trafficked from Afghanistan to the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The study showcases that the victims of trafficking are exposed to severe health risks during and after migration. As the victims lack legal status, they continue to experience exploitation and health insecurity throughout their lives.

    Irregular Migration, Trafficking into Forced Marriage, Health Insecurity, Gender

    (1) Muhammad Makki Kakar
    PhD Scholar, Department of Sociology, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Farhan Naveed Yousaf
    Associate Professor, Institute of Social and Cultural Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
    (3) Ahmed Yousif Ahmed Al Draiweesh
    Professor, Department of Sharia and Law, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Kakar, M. M., Yousaf, F. N., & Draiweesh, A. Y. A. A. (2020). Irregular Migration, Trafficking into Forced Marriage, and Health Insecurity. Global Regional Review, V(I), 262-268. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2020(V-I).29

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Kakar, Muhammad Makki, Farhan Naveed Yousaf, and Ahmed Yousif Ahmed Al Draiweesh. 2020. "Irregular Migration, Trafficking into Forced Marriage, and Health Insecurity." Global Regional Review, V (I): 262-268 doi: 10.31703/grr.2020(V-I).29

HARVARD

    HARVARD : KAKAR, M. M., YOUSAF, F. N. & DRAIWEESH, A. Y. A. A. 2020. Irregular Migration, Trafficking into Forced Marriage, and Health Insecurity. Global Regional Review, V, 262-268.

MHRA

    MHRA : Kakar, Muhammad Makki, Farhan Naveed Yousaf, and Ahmed Yousif Ahmed Al Draiweesh. 2020. "Irregular Migration, Trafficking into Forced Marriage, and Health Insecurity." Global Regional Review, V: 262-268

MLA

    MLA : Kakar, Muhammad Makki, Farhan Naveed Yousaf, and Ahmed Yousif Ahmed Al Draiweesh. "Irregular Migration, Trafficking into Forced Marriage, and Health Insecurity." Global Regional Review, V.I (2020): 262-268 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Kakar, Muhammad Makki, Yousaf, Farhan Naveed, and Draiweesh, Ahmed Yousif Ahmed Al (2020), "Irregular Migration, Trafficking into Forced Marriage, and Health Insecurity", Global Regional Review, V (I), 262-268

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Kakar, Muhammad Makki, Farhan Naveed Yousaf, and Ahmed Yousif Ahmed Al Draiweesh. "Irregular Migration, Trafficking into Forced Marriage, and Health Insecurity." Global Regional Review V, no. I (2020): 262-268. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2020(V-I).29