Forced Labor: Coercion and Exploitation in the Private Economy - Hardcover

9789221201649: Forced Labor: Coercion and Exploitation in the Private Economy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9221201643 ISBN 13: 9789221201649

Publisher: International Labor Office, 2009

Two centuries after the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, over twelve million people continue to be subjected to modern forms of forced labor characterized by coercion and exploitation. The original field research presented in this volume shows that the victims include not only indigenous workers in Andean countries or people of slave descent in Niger, but also migrant workers trafficked into Europe and the U.S. and vulnerable members of the labor force in Brazil and Pakistan.

The book highlights some of the measures that can be taken to combat these unacceptable practices. The authors argue in favor of a labor market approach that includes regulating and monitoring labor intermediaries, strengthening labor inspection systems, and greater involvement from trade unions and employment tribunals.

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About the Author

Beate Andrees is a senior policy officer at ILO's Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour where she coordinates programmes against human trafficking and ILO's Global Business Alliance against Forced Labour and Trafficking. Patrick Belser is the principal editor of the ILO Global Wage Report.

Review

"Excellent.... This state-of-the-art volume provides a first-rate analysis of the dynamics leading to the occurrence of forced labour, its global distribution, and different types of policy responses." - Jens Lerche, SOAS, University of London.

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