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The UK’s Modern Slavery Legislation: An Early Assessment of Progress [PDF]
Social Inclusion, 2017 In 2015, the Westminster UK government introduced a Modern Slavery Act described by its proponents as ‘world-leading’. This description was challenged at the time both inside and outside the UK.
Gary Craig
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MODERN SLAVERY IN INDONESIA: BETWEEN NORMS AND IMPLEMENTATION [PDF]
Brawijaya Law Journal, 2015 People now in the 21st century are still sold like objects, forced to work for little or no pay and at the complete mercy of their 'employers'. The Global Slavery Index (GSI) 2013 shows that there are estimated 29.8 million people are living in a modern ...
Savira Dhanika Hardianti
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Perceptions of Psychological Coercion and Human Trafficking in the West Midlands of England: Beginning to Know the Unknown. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Modern slavery is less overt than historical state-sanctioned slavery because psychological abuse is typically used to recruit and then control victims.
Coral J Dando +2 more
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Badges of Modern Slavery [PDF]
The Modern Law Review, 2016 Notwithstanding the 19th century formal abolition of slavery as legal ownership of people, modern slavery and forced labour have not been consigned to the past. In fact, their existence is more widespread, and made more difficult to tackle due to the lack of formal, legal criteria. This article suggests that reference to historical institutions reveals
Paz-Fuchs, Amir
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Journal of Danubian Studies and Research, 2022 Slavery from the medieval Latin sclavus - slavus refers to the human condition of persons (slaves) who work for a master without remuneration and who do not have rights over their own person.
Mihaela Agheniței, Oana Chicoș
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From Developing to Under Developing Economies - The Storyline of Slavery and Nowadays Consumption [PDF]
Proceeding Papers (BASIQ International Conference), 2023 Even though many individuals may perceive slavery as a past memory, it nonetheless has a significant impact on society today on a multitude of levels. The modern slavery phenomenon is the consequence of past slavery as it currently exists. Its
Oana-Maria Cozma
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A Review of the Leading Information Technology Companies’ Modern Slavery Statements [PDF]
Athens Journal of Business & Economics, 2023 Modern slavery is an insidious problem in many sectors of the global economy, and it poses a challenge for the information technology industry. However, the issue of modern slavery in the information technology industry has received little or no ...
Peter Jones, Daphne Comfort
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The modern slavery wheel as the new theoretical framework
Cadernos EBAPE.BR, 2023 A few research papers on modern slavery have outlined how this phenomenon flourishes and persists despite institutional pressures against inhumane practices.
RODRIGO MARTINS BAPTISTA +3 more
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International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 2022 This article investigates the role of the Australian Modern Slavery Act 2018 as a reporting mechanism aimed at preventing the use of forced labour in global supply chains.
Harriette Richards
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Conservation Science and Practice, 2020 Locations where populations are most reliant on forests and their ecosystem services for subsistence and development are also areas where modern slavery persists.
Bethany Jackson +3 more
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