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Human Trafficking in Europe: An Economic Perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Based on a document originally prepared for the Eleventh Economic Forum of the Organization for Economic Security and Cooperation in Europe, held in Prague between 20-23 May 2003.
InFocus Programme on Promoting the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Mediating atmospheric bordering: Migratory journeys in hostile environments

open access: yesArea, EarlyView.
Short Abstract The main claim of the paper is that displaced people mediate affective processes that aim to shape their movements, and that such mediations are critical for understanding: the importance of sensory relations and spaces of movement that might otherwise remain obscure; the ways to challenge affective politics; and the relationship among ...
SUZAN ILCAN
wiley   +1 more source

Illegal to punish or punish the illegals: Which way should Ukraine and Moldova choose? [PDF]

open access: yes
A government seeks to minimise the maximum expected utility of migrants and smugglers, but has to do this under constraints. It is argued that a vote maximising government should choose policies based on the relative weight of the introduced lobby ...
Lundgren, Ted
core   +1 more source

A Just and Sustainable Solution to the Boat People Predicament in Australia? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Since the year 2000, there have been close to two thousand deaths of asylum seekers at sea as a result of foiled attempts to travel to Australia in order to seek protection under the United Nations Convention and Protocol on the Status of Refugees.[1 ...
Donegan, Laura Rose W
core   +1 more source

Using miniaturized laboratory equipment and DNA barcoding to improve conservation genetics training and identify illegally traded species

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is one of the largest global illegal activities, and it negatively affects biodiversity and sustainable development worldwide. DNA barcoding coupled with high‐throughput sequencing (i.e., metabarcoding) is useful in identifying taxa affected by IWT and has been used routinely for decades.
Maria Joana Ferreira da Silva   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The people smugglers’ business model [PDF]

open access: yes
While discussions continue on how best to go about breaking the people smugglers’ business model, those participating in the debate have not publicly articulated the business model to which they refer. This has significant policy implications, given that
Cat Barker
core  

Trafficking in Persons: U.S. Policy and Issues for Congress [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
[Excerpt] This report focuses on international and domestic human trafficking and U.S. policy responses, with particular emphasis on the TVPA and its subsequent reauthorizations.
Siskin, Alison, Wyler, Liana Sun
core   +4 more sources

Hobbyist preferences for pet freshwater turtles

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The burgeoning pet trade is a primary threat to wild freshwater turtles worldwide. Although the risks from commercial exploitation of turtles have been discussed widely, there is little empirical research on preferences for pet turtles from a hobbyists’ perspective.
Jingjing Zhao   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Circuit Children’: The experiences and perspectives of children engaged in migrant smuggling facilitation on the US-Mexico border

open access: yesAnti-Trafficking Review, 2018
In Mexican child protection circles the term ‘circuit children’ has been used to designate people under the age of 18 who cross the US-Mexico border irregularly and cyclically for the purpose of smuggling drugs or irregular migrants.
Gabriella Sanchez
doaj   +1 more source

Trafficking in Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
[Excerpt] Trafficking in persons (TIP) for the purpose of exploitation is a lucrative criminal activity that is of major concern to the United States and the international community. According to the most recent U.S.
Ribando Seelke, Clare
core   +8 more sources

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