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The Road to Effective Remedies: Pragmatic reasons for treating cases of “sex trafficking” in the Australian sex industry as a form of “labour trafficking”
Internationally, it is widely recognised that labour law and associated protections are a critical part of any comprehensive response to …
Vulnerability to Forced Labour and Trafficking: The case of Romanian women in the agricultural sector in Sicily
This paper focuses on labour and sexual exploitation faced by Romanian female workers employed in the agricultural sector in Ragusa, …
‘Tied Visas’ and Inadequate Labour Protections: A formula for abuse and exploitation of migrant domestic workers in the United Kingdom
This article examines the link between restrictive immigration schemes, specifically ‘tied visas’ and the selective application of labour laws, with …
Human Trafficking Training Program
As part of the DHS Blue Campaign to combat human trafficking, DHS developed this web-based human trafficking training course that teaches law enforcement …
Labor Trafficking in the U.S.: A Closer Look at Temporary Work Visas
Since December 2007, Polaris has identified nearly 30,000 human trafficking and labor exploitation cases in the United States through operating …
Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, Criminal Law and Transnational Crime: Insight from the Application of Australia’s Child Sex Tourism Offences
Scholars have noted an increased reliance on extraterritorial criminal jurisdiction as a response to transnational criminal activity, the rise in …
Knocking at Your Door: Labor Trafficking on Sales Crews
Labor trafficking has been left unchecked in the traveling sales crews industry for decades. Abusive managers use psychological manipulation, violence, …
‘Sex Slaves’ and Shrewd Business Women: The Role of Victim Consent in Trafficking in Persons in Australia
Using the available case law, this article examines the role of consent in the prosecution and sentencing of trafficking in …
Counting Shadows – Measuring trafficking in Persons in Australia
The true extent and nature of trafficking in persons in Australia remains a mystery despite wild speculations about the scale …
Human Trafficking of Young Women and Girls for Sexual Exploitation in South Africa
This paper aims to illustrate the plight of victims of human trafficking for involuntary prostitution. A theoretical frame‐work to elucidate …