Forced labor [electronic resource] : coercion and exploitation in the private economy / edited by Beate Andrees, Patrick Belser.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Andrees, Beate.

Belser, Patrick.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forced labor.

Forced labor--Government policy.

Slave labor.

Human trafficking.

Crimes against humanity.

Physical Description:

xv, 229 p. : ill.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2009.

Summary:

"Two centuries after the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, at least 12.3 million people are subjected to modem forms of forced labor - in rich countries, as well as poor ones. The authors of Forced Labor present state-of-the-art research on the manifestations of these slavery-like practices, why they continue to survive, and how they can be eliminated. Their conceptually rich analysis, combined with insightful case studies from Asia, Europe, and Latin America, is a major contribution on an issue of pressing global concern."--BOOK JACKET.

Contents:

"Slave labor" in Brazil / Leonardo Sakamoto

Debt bondage and ethnic discrimination in Latin America / Eduardo Bedoya, Alvaro Bedoya, and Patrick Belser

Bonded labor in Pakistan / Ali Khan

The legacy of slavery in Niger / Ali R. Sékou and Saidou Abdoulkarimou

Trafficking for forced labor in Europe / Beate Andrees

Strengthening labor market governance against forced labor / Beate Andrees and Patrick Belser

Criminalizing human trafficking and protecting the victims / Rohit Malpani

Empowering communities: lessons from Tamil Nadu, India / Isabelle Guérin ... [et al.]

Improving forced labor statistics / Patrick Belser and Michaelle de Cock.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

92-2-120165-1