Filipino Workers in Japan: Economic Migrants or Victims of Sex Trafficking?

The World
Every year, thousands of Filipino women travel to Japan. They work in so-called hostess clubs in Tokyo. But according to the US government, they are victims of sex trafficking. Rhacel Salazar Parrenas is the author of "Illicit Flirtations: Labor, Migration and Sex Trafficking in Tokyo. She spent months working in a hostess club in Tokyo. Perrenas speaks with host Lisa Mullins about her book. Read More
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