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C H A P T E R V I IC o n s i d e r a t i o n s i n s y n t h e s i s :s i t u a t i o n s , o p e n q u e s t i o n s , p r o p o s a l sa n d w o r k t r a c k s7.1 The situation in synthesisThe preceding chapters have analysed and described the multiple aspects of thephenomenon of the traffic and exploitation, some of these are meritorious, in ouropinion, of a profound reflection above all in function of the consequences that amore adequate focus and a correct interpretation can have on the implementation,or possible preventative action and contrast.Following, in a brief synthesis, are analytical points that the research has raised,a sort of guideline which presents in a synthetic form the principal elements of thesituation, as it is presented today. At the same time we will point out some stillunclear aspects, which only further knowledgeable effort can highlight.1. The areas of recruitment seem to have changed over time, in relation to thecontexts (from the urban areas to more suburban, rural areas), in relation to age(which has lowered, with sometimes the involvement of minors), and in relation tothe socio-cultural conditions of the victims (who in general are the most deprived,even if there is no lack of sporadic cases of girls with a level of instruction andfrom a higher level family).The characteristics of the subjects “at risk”, or those more exposed to theflattery and pressure aimed at making victims of traffic and exploitation in themarket of prostitution, are at least in part, differentiated. It would seem that if, onthe one hand who undertakes the activity of recruitment aims - above all in recenttimes - at girls and young women totally under the thumbs of the wishes of thefamily (of the mothers in particular), easily fooled, fragile, faced with threats,unprepared enough to not question the power that derives from the magic-religiouspact sanctioned with a wodoo rite, on the other hand there are also subjects moreaware, autonomous and determined.Also co-present there appears, in all the women who migrate from Nigeria -even if in different proportions - the two typical profiles of “migratory projects”: onthe one hand the autonomous migratory projects of a family type, on the other,even if less, the autonomous migratory projects of an individual type.