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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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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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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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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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When Victims of Modern Slavery Became Offenders: The Unravelling of the UK’s Modern Slavery Agenda
CrimRxivWhile victims of trafficking who commit crimes have a defense in law in England and Wales, this has not been without controversy in the courts and is increasingly threatened in practice as British government ministers heap suspicion on those formally seeking recognition as victims of modern slavery.
David Gadd, Rose Broad
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Child modern slavery, trafficking and health: a practical review of factors contributing to children’s vulnerability and the potential impacts of severe exploitation on health [PDF]
BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2020 Child trafficking is a form of modern slavery, a rapidly growing, mutating and multifaceted system of severe human exploitation, violence against children, child abuse and child rights violations.
Laura C N Wood
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Anti-Trafficking Review, 2017 Under systems of indenture in the Caribbean, Europeans such as Irish, Scots and Portuguese, as well as Asians, primarily Indians, Chinese and Indonesians, were recruited, often under false pretences, and transported to the ‘New World’, where they were ...
Kamala Kempadoo
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Modern Slavery and Migrant Smuggling: A Sustainable Development Perspective
Cuadernos Europeos de Deusto, 2022 Modern slavery—denoting acute exploitation of people for personal or commercial gain—is said to affect nearly 50 million people around the globe, making it a global issue that requires coordinated crosssectoral and integrated responses.
Natalia Szablewska
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Australasian Reflections on Modern Slavery
Journal of Politics and Law, 2012 In early February 2012, a federal judge threw out a law suit brought by PETA claiming that whales were ‘enslaved’ by SeaWorld (Note 1). While it met a swift and sorry end, the law suit provides an opportunity for reflection upon what constitutes slavery in the modern context.
Barbara Ann Hocking, Yugu Muthu
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Human Trafficking and the UK Modern Slavery Bill [PDF]
Social Inclusion, 2015 This article provides a commentary on growing awareness of human trafficking to and within the United Kingdom and government responses to it.
Gary Craig
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