Description of human trafficking in Paraguay

Abstract

In order to illustrate the presence of the crime of trafficking in persons in the country, an approach that is linked to a problem of global scope, whose networks unite countries such as Paraguay, which are the point of origin, with others such as the industrialized countries of Western Europe and North America, which in turn act as receivers, has been tested. In this order, as regards the method, we proceeded with a non-experimental research design, with a qualitative approach, in order to present with a descriptive scope the features of trafficking at the national level, by means of a type of documentary review, distinguishing through open sources between those for the purpose of labor exploitation and sexual exploitation, as well as differentiating it conceptually from trafficking. Subsequently, a follow-up of the conceptual evolution is made by analyzing regional and international instruments, in addition to assessing the contributions produced in the context of three world congresses dedicated to the topic. In order to address the characteristics of the issue at the local level, a review of research has been carried out; highlighting scenarios linked to regional integration projects that have provided a framework of variables that require, at the very least, the coordination of regional policies to combat the problem. After having identified the trafficking routes and their prevalence, it is concluded that the presence of the State must be strengthened in preventive and reactive terms, generating collaboration networks beyond its own borders.