Exploring reasons for re-trafficking of survived victims into sex trade in Andhra Pradesh, India

The trafficked victims not only face the danger of being psychologically abused, but also the reality of becoming procurers for various health problems after a few years of victimization. This paper attempts to understand problems of survived victims while reintegrating into the society and the contextual reasons for possible re-trafficking into sex trade. The primary data collected through both qualitative and quantitative methods from 167 trafficked victims in Andhra Pradesh used for the study. Social discrimination in the community at their original places after returning from the sex trade is commonly reported. The discrimination experienced while reintegrating in their original places is almost pushing the victims to return to sex trade. The tendency of running away, thinking about committing suicide further makes victims more vulnerable to be counter trafficked. Half of the victims were ever thought of going back again to the sex work after returning from the same