Labour migration, human trafficking and multinational corporations the commodification of illicit flows
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....
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon
Routledge
2012
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| Series: | Routledge transnational crime and corruption series
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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 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 |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 179 pages |
| ISBN: | 1136482598 9780203134733 9781136482649 0203134737 9781136482595 1136482636 1136482644 9781138815841 9781136482632 1138815845 |