Investigating Forced Labour And Trafficking

Author : Carron Fox
Publisher : International Labour Office
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Forced labor
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132903027

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Investigating Forced Labour and Trafficking by Carron Fox Pdf

This research project was undertaken in response to an approach by the Zambian Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) to the International Labour Office (ILO) to request assistance to look into the possible existence of forced labour practices in Zambia. In particular, MLSS had become concerned about the practices of some recruitment agencies, which were acting as 'labour brokers' in the mining sector. These agencies were thought to be exploiting jobseekers after they had been placed into employment, by retaining a significant part of their wages as a placement fee. MLSS' concern arose following the lodging of complaints by workers over non-payment of terminal benefits, with neither the client company nor the recruitment agency accepting responsibility for the payment.

Author : Genevieve LeBaron
Publisher : Proceedings of the British Aca
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0197266479

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Researching Forced Labour in the Global Economy by Genevieve LeBaron Pdf

"By most accounts, forced labour, human trafficking, and modern slavery are thriving in the global economy. Recent media reports -- including the discovery of widespread trafficking in Thailand's shrimp industry, forced labour in global tea and cocoa supply chains, and the devastating deaths of workers constructing stadiums for Qatar's World Cup-- have brought once hidden exploitation into the mainstream spotlight. As public concern about forced labour has escalated, governments around the world have begun to enact legislation to combat it in global production. Yet, in spite of soaring media and policy attention, reliable research on the business of forced labour remains difficult to come by. Forced labour is notoriously challenging to investigate, given that it is illegal, and powerful corporations and governments are reluctant to grant academics access to their workers and supply chains. Given the risk associated with researching the business of forced labour, until very recently, few scholars even attempted to collect hard or systematic data. Instead, academics have often had little choice but to rely on poor quality second-hand data, frequently generated by activists and businesses with vested interests in portraying the problem in a certain light. As a result, the evidence base on contemporary forced labour is both dangerously thin and riddled with bias. Researching Forced Labour in the Global Economy gathers an interdisciplinary group of leading scholars to tackle this problem. It provides the first, comprehensive, scholarly account of forced labour's role in the contemporary global economy and reflections on the methodologies used to generate this research" -- Provided by publisher.

Author : Ato Quayson,Antonela Arhin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136482649

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Labour Migration, Human Trafficking and Multinational Corporations by Ato Quayson,Antonela Arhin Pdf

Although much literature on human trafficking focuses on sex trafficking, a great deal of human trafficking results from migrant workers, compelled - by economic deprivation in their home countries - to seek better life opportunities abroad, especially in agriculture, construction and domestic work. Such labour migration is sometimes legal and well managed, but sometimes not so – with migrant workers frequently threatened or coerced into entering debt bondage arrangements and ending up working in forced labour situations producing goods for illicit markets. This book fills a substantial gap in the existing literature given that labour trafficking is a much more subtle form of exploitation than sex trafficking. It discusses how far large multinational corporations are involved, whether intentionally or unintentionally, in human trafficking for the purposes of labour exploitation. They explore how far corporations are driven to seek cheap labour by the need to remain commercially competitive and examine how the problem often lies with corporations’ subcontractors, who are not as well controlled as they might be. The essays in the volume also outline and assess measures being taken by governments and international agencies to eradicate the problem.

Author : Prabha Kotiswaran
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 607 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107160545

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Revisiting the Law and Governance of Trafficking, Forced Labor and Modern Slavery by Prabha Kotiswaran Pdf

This edited volume examines contemporary global discourses on trafficking, forced labor and modern slavery from a variety of perspectives.

Author : Barry Leonard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2004-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0756745160

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Hidden Slaves by Barry Leonard Pdf

Forced labor is a serious & pervasive problem in the U.S. At any given time 10,000 or more people work as forced laborers in cities & towns across the country, & it is likely that the actual number is much higher, possibly tens of thousands. Because forced labor is hidden, inhumane, widespread, & criminal, sustained & coordinated efforts by U.S. law enforce., social service providers, & the general public are needed to expose & eradicate this illicit trade. This report documents the nature & scope of forced labor in the U.S. from Jan. 1998 to Dec. 2003. It is the first study to examine the numbers, demographic characteristics, & origins of victims & perpetrators of forced labor in the U.S. & the adequacy of the U.S. response to this growing problem. Illus.

Author : Patrâcia Trindade Maranhaäo Costa,International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Publisher : International Labour Organisation
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9221222926

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Fighting Forced Labour by Patrâcia Trindade Maranhaäo Costa,International Labour Organisation (ILO) Pdf

Aims to present the issue of modern-day rural slavery in Brazil. Particular attention is devoted to measures carried out by the Brazilian government and various social actors to eradicate slavery, and to a technical cooperation project, "Combating Slave Labour in Brazil", run by the ILO office in Brazil since 2002.

Author : International Labour Office
Publisher : ILO
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123149630

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Human Trafficking and Forced Labour Exploitation by International Labour Office Pdf

This guide proposes a multi-faceted approach to combating and preventing human trafficking, by including a broad range of useful legal frameworks as well as institutional actors. If offers lawmakers and law enforcement authorities (both police and labour inspectors) with practical aid to understand and implement international standards on human trafficking and to take action accordingly, in particular from the viewpoint of forced labour and child labour. The broad spectrum of sanctions - criminal, administrative and civil - are highlighted and the guide demonstrates the importance of immigration and labour law, especially with regard to the identification, protection and rehabilitation of victims as well as the monitoring of recruiters and other auxiliaries.

Author : Conny Rijken
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Law
ISBN : UIUC:30112109322302

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Combating Trafficking in Human Beings for Labour Exploitation by Conny Rijken Pdf

Combating trafficking in human beings (THB) for labor exploitation requires additional skills, knowledge, and awareness for effective investigation and prosecution, and for the identification and assistance of victims of this form of THB. Actors other than the police and the prosecution services (such as labor inspectorates, social investigation services, and municipalities) have also become involved in these activities. It is unclear which role these actors can have in identifying victims and in investigating and prosecuting (cross-border) THB for labor exploitation and which improvements are needed. They are often unfamiliar with, for instance, the specific needs of victims, how trafficking networks operate, and how to cooperate with colleagues abroad. These problems obviously hamper the combating of THB for labor exploitation. In addition, difficulties in defining THB for labor exploitation still exist. Labor exploitation, as such, is not a term used in the Palermo Protocol or the EU Directive on Preventing and Combating THB and Protecting Victims. One can say that labor exploitation includes, at least, forced and compulsory labor and services, slavery, and slavery-like practices, although this does not solve the problems encountered in defining the crime. In this book, these and other problems, as well as the challenges of dealing with these problems, are identified. It includes research in five countries (Austria, The Netherlands, Romania, Serbia, and Spain), research on the EU legal framework, an analysis of the country studies, as well as four articles reflecting on these problems.

Author : International Labour Office
Publisher : International Labour Organization
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9221206289

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The Cost of Coercion by International Labour Office Pdf

The present Report aims to set out the challenges facing the key actors and institutions involved in a global alliance against forced labour. There are daunting conceptual, political, legal, juridical, institutional and other challenges. The Report shows how such challenges have so far been met, often with the support or involvement of the ILO's technical cooperation programmes.

Author : Patrick Belser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1280604239

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Forced Labour and Human Trafficking by Patrick Belser Pdf

Author : International Labour Conference
Publisher : ILO/IPEC
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Employee rights
ISBN : 9221277488

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Strengthening Action to End Forced Labour by International Labour Conference Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : International Labour Organization
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Employees
ISBN : 9222116313

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Déclaration de principes tripartite sur les entreprises multinationales et la politique sociale by Anonim Pdf

Author : International Labour Office
Publisher : International Labour Organization
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789221153603

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A Global Alliance Against Forced Labour by International Labour Office Pdf

This report is an account of contemporary forced labour to date. It provides the first global and regional estimates by an international organization of forced labour in the world today, including the number of people affected and how many of them are victims of trafficking, as well as of the profits made by the criminals exploiting trafficked workers.Based on these data, the report highlights the gravity of the problem of forced labour. From this data emerges three major categories of forced labour: forced labour imposed by the State for economic, political or other purposes, forced labour linked to poverty and discrimination and forced labour that arises from migration and trafficking of workers across the world, often associated with globalization.The report provides evidence that the abolition of forced labour represents a challenge for virtually every country in the world industrialized, transition and developing countries alike. It assesses experience at the national level in taking up this challenge, with particular emphasis on the importance of sound laws and policies and their rigorous enforcement, as well as effective prevention strategies. The report also reviews the actions against forced labour taken over the past four years by the ILO and its tripartite partners governments, employers and workers. It calls for a new global alliance to relegate forced labour to history.

Author : Genevieve LeBaron
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781509513703

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Combatting Modern Slavery by Genevieve LeBaron Pdf

Over the last decade, the world’s largest corporations – from The Coca Cola Company to Amazon, Apple to Unilever – have taken up the cause of combatting modern slavery. Yet, by most measures, across many sectors and regions, severe labour exploitation continues to soar. Corporate social responsibility is not working. Why? In this landmark book, Genevieve LeBaron lifts the lid on a labour governance regime that is severely flawed and limited. She takes a close-up look at the millions of corporate dollars spent on anti-slavery networks, NGO partnerships, lobbying for new transparency legislation, and investment in social auditing and ethical certification schemes, to show how such efforts serve to bolster corporate growth and legitimacy as well as government reputations, whilst failing to protect the world’s most vulnerable workers. To eradicate modern slavery and human trafficking in global supply chains a new approach is needed; one that confronts corporate power and profits, dismantles exploitative business models, and regulates the booming private industry of accounting firms, social auditors, and consultants that has emerged to ‘monitor’ and ‘enforce’ labour standards. Only worker-driven initiatives that uphold fundamental rights can protect workers in the contemporary global economy and make forced labour a thing of the past.

Author : United Nations
Publisher : UN
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9211304113

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Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2020 by United Nations Pdf

The 2020 UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons is the fifth of its kind mandated by the General Assembly through the 2010 United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. It covers more than 130 countries and provides an overview of patterns and flows of trafficking in persons at global, regional and national levels, based primarily on trafficking cases detected between 2017 and 2019. As UNODC has been systematically collecting data on trafficking in persons for more than a decade, trend information is presented for a broad range of indicators.