Agencia y Resistencia a través del Teatro (ART): intervención social creativa con mujeres en situación de trata sexual

Abstract

In this text we approach African women who are in a possible situation of trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation. We propose to analyze the complexity of trafficking in human beings (TSH), its strong link with immigration policies, and the simplifying relationship that is often established between this phenomenon and prostitution. We question the use of the category “victim of trafficking” when considering it a stigmatizing label that denies the decision-making capacity of these women, and an active role in directing their own lives. Finally, we will reflect on the problems that these migrants face, and how all these factors affect the way in which public and private institutions attend to their needs. We make African women in trafficking visible as subjects of law in the face of the dominant political discourses and welfare practices in social intervention. We review the role of intervention agents and highlight the need for the role of women themselves during these processes.