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The UK’s modern slavery legislation: An early assessment of progress [PDF]

open access: yes, 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.
Craig, Gary
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Perceptions of Psychological Coercion and Human Trafficking in the West Midlands of England: Beginning to Know the Unknown [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Modern slavery is less overt than historical state-sanctioned slavery because psychological abuse is typically used to recruit and then control victims.
Brierley, R.   +5 more
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Modern Slavery in Indonesia: Between Norms and Implementation [PDF]

open access: yes, 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 \u27employers\u27. The Global Slavery Index (GSI) 2013 shows that there are estimated 29.8 million people are living in a ...
Hardianti, S. D. (Savira)
core   +2 more sources

Modern slavery in global value chains: A global factory and governance perspective

open access: yesJournal of Industrial Relations, 2022
‘Modern slavery’ describes various forms of severe relational labour exploitation. In the realm of global value chains and global factories that are led by multinational enterprises, modern slavery encompasses practices such as forced labour and debt ...
D. Caspersz   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Poverty and Youth Migration Out of Nigeria: Enthronement of Modern Slavery

open access: yesSAGE Open, 2022
International migration, which is the movement of people across national borders, is a regular occurrence. Many reasons have been adduced for youth migration abroad. These youths are sometimes confronted by severe problems.
I. A. Nwosu   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Badges of modern slavery [PDF]

open access: yes, 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.
Paz-Fuchs, Amir
core   +1 more source

Exploring the Interface between Asylum, Human Trafficking and/or ‘Modern Slavery’ within a Hostile Environment in the UK

open access: yesThe social science, 2022
While the drivers and processes of forced migration may overlap for people seeking refuge or experiencing human trafficking, responses are invariably rooted in legislation and policy rather than empirical enquiry.
P. Hynes
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Portrayal of Roman Gladiators and Slavery in Film [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
This thesis project will endeavor to examine how prominent historical films set in the Roman Empire deal with slavery and gladiators, said research to inform a corresponding creative project. In studying and analyzing Ben-Hur (1959), Spartacus (1960) and
Gingerich, Megan
core   +1 more source

Examining the relationship between CEO power and modern slavery disclosures: The moderating role of board gender diversity in UK companies

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment
Drawing on agency and gender socialisation theories, this study examines the effect of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) power on corporate modern slavery disclosures (MSD) and investigates whether board gender diversity might influence this relationship ...
Amir Allam   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

“I bought you. You are my wife”: “Modern Slavery” and Forced Marriage

open access: yesJournal of Human Trafficking, 2022
Forced marriage is identified as a serious global challenge, and has recently been linked to modern slavery. In this article we seek to understand how slavery, institutions and practices similar to slavery, and other forms of exploitation are linked to ...
H. McCabe, Lauren Eglen
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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