Society itself is posing hindrance to the reintegration of women victims of trafficking into their families, an action research shows. 

An action research study on ´reintegration of victim women of trafficking´ conducted by Rita Dhungel, a Nepali PhD scholar, found that society is reluctant to accept trafficked women after they are rescued. The researcher, Dhungel, who is currently pursuing her PhD at the University of Calgary in Canada, spent eight months to conduct the research. 

Dhungel´s study points out that women who survive trafficking can be reunited with their families only after the society gives them due respect, and they are further empowered financially, psychologically and politically. Dhungel claimed if the society does not accept such victims, joining them with their family cannot have positive results as they become financially in lack of income generation opportunity. 

Therefore, the research study suggests that only victims´ self-empowerment could lead to their sustainable reintegration in the days to come. The action research methodology to find out the factors that hinder the reintegration of trafficking survivors was adopted for the first time in the country, researcher Dhungel claimed.

Published on: 17 June 2014 | Republica