DYNAMICS OF FEMALE TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION IN A DIGITAL AGE IN CHIKA UNIGWE'S ON BLACK SISTERS' STREET

Abstract

The trafficking of female for whatever form of exploitative labour—physical, sexual, military, Tetc. - is a heinous violation of human rights and a reproach to all affected societies. Theactivities of trafficking, inglorious and dehumanizing as they are, have for a long time beencarried out surreptitiously, leaving a vast majority of the world's population in the dark about itsnature. Female trafficking is clandestine in nature and is carried out in most cases unnoticed andnot indicated as a criminal network. The actors in this criminal enterprise have inflicted great painson society and humanity, while they seek wealth and twist dreams and people's lives andaspirations, most times without being noticed. But in recent times, this menace has gradually beenuncovered by writers, human rights activists, government agencies and internationalorganisations. The efforts put in by these individuals and groups have yielded enormously inunearthing the schemes, structures and stratagems of the traffickers and their loathsome deeds.This paper therefore, explores the dynamics of female trafficking in Chika Unigwe's On BlackSisters' Street.