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

Andrees, Beate

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1588266893 ISBN 13: 9781588266897

Publisher: Lynne Rienner, 2009

Synopsis

Two centuries after the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, at least 12.3 million people are subjected to modern 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. The book explores the contemporary manifestations of slavery-like labor practices, why they continue to survive, and how they can be eliminated.

About this title

About the Author

Beate Andrees is an antitrafficking expert in the International Labour Organization's Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour. Patrick Belser is an economist with the ILO, where he works on forced labor and wage issues.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lynne Rienner
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1588266893
• ISBN 13: 9781588266897
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 215