Analyzing Domestic Women Trafficking in China

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.220704.219How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Women Trafficking; Abducting; Marriage; China

Abstract

Women trafficking in China has always been a serious problem. The trafficked women are exploited as baby factories or are abused, which is a pity. Many factors account for the selling and buying of marriage. This paper reviews several reasons leading to the domestic transaction of women in China. Hierarchy and patriarchy which treat females as goods are rooted in the Chinese society during the long period of feudal society. Both of them create an atmosphere where it is normal for people to regard women as fertility machine that belongs to a male. It aims to look down on growing girls and to take for granted trafficking and abducting. The policies of China are also responsible for abduction problems. One child policy leads to a large number of missing girls, most of whom are abandoned and sold. As a result, unbalanced sex ratios exist. The inequality in the number of men and women as well as the uneven economy between different religions in the country affect the trafficking market as well. Moreover, defects of law in China concerning trafficking about the punishment of buyers and the rescue of victims enable the trafficking market to become profitable and safe, which is attractive to people. Corruption within the system along with inefficient law enforcement in abolishing the trafficking of women constructs a net reducing the possibility of eradicating abduction. Social expectations in morality for victims are invisible obstacles set up for the rescue of the trafficked women. All these things lead to the present situation of abducting in China and should be paid attention to.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Chenhui Lyu
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/07/11
TI  - Analyzing Domestic Women Trafficking in China
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 3rd International Conference on Mental Health, Education and Human Development (MHEHD 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1209
EP  - 1212
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220704.219
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220704.219
ID  - Lyu2022
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