It is essential to understand the difference between a migrant woman and a female victim of trafficking. Migrant women are women who emigrate to another country for diverse reasons, such as, poverty, conflict, climate-related disasters or gender-based violence (UN Women, 2023). Trafficking with people is when someone is taken from one country to another country for the aim of exploitation, such as sexual or labour exploitation (U.S Department of Justice, 2023).

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