I would add that this goes back to the idea that “human trafficking” is used as a term to label so many different things. The women we support face a spectrum of exploitation on which trafficking might be the most extreme.... When they are seeking help and being asked, “Are you a victim of trafficking?”, they're not able to answer that. If they do, in our experience, and they answer honestly that they chose to do this work but are facing exploitation, they are often disregarded as no longer a victim. That often leads to punitive measures against them.
I think stigma runs through the language we use and the framework we use. The human trafficking framework isolates and eliminates certain people from accessing supports. I agree with Ms. Price about using a human rights approach. It's much more effective than a human-trafficking framework.