The Trafficker Next Door by Rhacel Salazar Parreñas
The phrase “human trafficking” often conjures nightmarish images of sexual exploitation but Rhacel Salazar Parreñas reveals that the majority of trafficking victims are domestic workers—who suffer abuse at the hands of “ordinary” family employers. Drawing on twenty years of research across three continents, Parreñas exposes the grim realities faced by migrant workers ensnared in forced labour due to poverty and debt bondage. She uncovers how entrenched social and legal norms, coupled with a patronising “employer saviour complex”, foster a troubling sense of ownership among employers over “their” domestic workers. Through powerful first-hand accounts, Parreñas illustrates migrants’ desperation and the power dynamics that often lead to modern-day slavery. Parreñas’s urgent narrative challenges readers to confront uncomfortable truths about everyday household arrangements and calls for justice and fair treatment for all workers.
Rhacel Salazar Parreñas is the Doris Stevens Professor in Women’s Studies and professor of sociology and gender and sexuality studies at Princeton University. The award-winning author of three previous books on labor, exploitation, and human trafficking, she lives in Princeton, New Jersey.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781324134220 |
| ISBN 10 | 1324134224 |
| Title | The Trafficker Next Door |
| Author | Rhacel Salazar Parreñas |
| Series | A Norton Short |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Year published | 2026-10-20 |
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