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"The astonishing story of immigrants lured to the United States from India and trapped in forced labor—told by the visionary labor leader who engineered their escape and set them on a path to citizenship.

In late 2006, Saket Soni, a twenty-eight-year-old Indian-born community organizer, received an anonymous phone call from an Indian migrant worker in Mississippi. He was one of five hundred men trapped in squalid Gulf Coast “man camps,” surrounded by barbed wire, watched by guards, crammed into cold trailers with putrid toilets, forced to eat moldy bread and frozen rice. Recruiters had promised them good jobs and green cards. The men had scraped up $20,000 each for this “opportunity” to rebuild hurricane-wrecked oil rigs, leaving their families in impossible debt. During a series of clandestine meetings, Soni and the workers devised a bold plan. In The Great Escape, Soni traces the workers' extraordinary escape, their march on foot to Washington, DC, and their twenty-three-day hunger strike to bring attention to their cause. Along the way, ICE agents try to deport the men, company officials work to discredit them, and politicians avert their eyes. But none of this shakes the workers' determination to win their dignity and keep their promises to their families.

Weaving a deeply personal journey with a riveting tale of twenty-first-century forced labor, Soni takes us into the lives of the immigrant workers the United States increasingly relies on to rebuild after climate disasters. The Great Escape is the gripping story of one of the largest human trafficking cases in modern American history—and the workers' heroic journey for justice."

"The prohibition of slavery, forced labour, institutions and practices similar to slavery and trafficking in persons are enshrined in international law, however debates about the relationship between these concepts – and how they should be translated into domestic law – have at times led to confusion about how best to tackle the enormous challenges posed by contemporary forms of forced labour or what is often called “modern forms of slavery”.
Roger Plant emphasises the importance of a pragmatic approach to these questions. In his paper, he lays out the important differences between individual and systemic cases of coercion – both historically and today – which necessitate distinct legal and policy responses. He concludes that rather than seeking an exact consensus over definitions, the focus should be on identifying the most appropriate forms of action, taking into account these differences, against the various forms of coercion and exploitation.
This Working Paper was commissioned by SAP-FL in the context of ILO's recent standard setting process on forced labour. In March 2013, the Governing Body placed a standard-setting item on the agenda of the 103rd Session (2014) of the ILC, with a view to supplementing the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) and emphasizing prevention, protection and compensation measures. In June 2014, the ILC adopted a new legally binding Protocol to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930, supported by a Recommendation on Supplementary Measures for the Effective Suppression of Forced Labour (No. 203), to strengthen global efforts to eliminate forced labour. The new instruments bring the ILO's standards against forced labour into the twenty-first century to address effectively all forms of modern-day forced labour, including human trafficking. They complement existing international standards and aim to achieve greater policy coherence at national, regional and global levels."

"The prohibition of slavery, forced labour, institutions and practices similar to slavery and trafficking in persons are enshrined in international law, however debates about the relationship between these concepts – and how they should be translated into domestic law – have at times led to confusion about how best to tackle the enormous challenges posed by contemporary forms of forced labour or what is often called “modern forms of slavery”.

Focusing in particular on the supervisory and monitoring mechanisms of the ILO and the UN, respectively, Lee Swepston shows how the legal concepts of slavery and forced and compulsory labour have converged over time. He concludes that at the national level, legal imprecision should be avoided to ensure that national legal prohibitions are clear and effective, and that action against compelled labour takes into account its different forms.



This Working Paper was commissioned by SAP-FL in the context of ILO's recent standard setting process on forced labour. In March 2013, the Governing Body placed a standard-setting item on the agenda of the 103rd Session (2014) of the ILC, with a view to supplementing the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) and emphasizing prevention, protection and compensation measures. In June 2014, the ILC adopted a new legally binding Protocol to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930, supported by a Recommendation on Supplementary Measures for the Effective Suppression of Forced Labour (No. 203), to strengthen global efforts to eliminate forced labour. The new instruments bring the ILO's standards against forced labour into the twenty-first century to address effectively all forms of modern-day forced labour, including human trafficking. They complement existing international standards and aim to achieve greater policy coherence at national, regional and global levels."

"Negli ultimi dieci anni la soglia di attenzione ai risvolti economici e sociali di quello che può essere definito il circuito delle illegalità è cresciuta notevolmente. La tesi che comincia a trovare forte consen- so è quella secondo cui marginalità, diffusione del lavoro sommerso, criminalità e altre forme di irregolarità del tessuto imprenditoriale rappresentano oggi uno dei principali ostacoli alla crescita econo- mico-sociale di un territorio. Difatti, se si guarda alle dinamiche di sviluppo, la persistenza di tali fenomeni disegna un arco di criticità che impedisce ogni possibilità sia di implementazione che di inve- stimento di capitali ottenendo, come risultato, un forte ritardo pro- prio in quelle aree dove questo fenomeno è più pervasivo. … "

"Despite the likely prevalence of trafficking for labour exploitation in China, law enforcement agencies focus narrowly on the two areas that the government regards as priorities for anti-trafficking activities: the elimination of the illegal adoption of babies and the sexual exploitation of women. Drawing on a review of Chinese legislation, analysis of reports and interviews with experts, this article examines the scale of trafficking for labour exploitation and the scope and effectiveness of the legislation drafted to combat this crime."

"2007 marks the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in the UK. Slavery, however, continues and is commonplace across the world. Thousands of people are estimated to be working as slaves within the UK, in highly exploitative conditions, with no rights, and under threat of violence.
This is the first comprehensive review of the current extent of slavery in the UK and the different forms it takes, such as trafficking for sexual or domestic labour, forced labour or debt bondage. It draws on published material and websites, reports from agencies developing policy or delivering services to those affected by slavery, and interviews with key personnel in a range of agencies.
The review looks at:
Defining the nature and scope of modern slavery
The international context
Slavery in the UK and the current situation here
Sexual trafficking
It concludes with recommendations for action at the international, national and legislative level, for service delivery and for further research. "

"Cet article donne un aperçu de l'information sur le trafic humain et la prostitution réunie par la Société des Nations dans les années 1920 et 1930. Les riches archives de cette organisation conservées à Genève contiennent de nombreuses données sur les conditions de travail de prostituées actives dans plus de cent villes à travers le monde, sur leurs antécédents et sur leurs motivations pour entrer dans la prostitution. Elles constituent donc une base de premier ordre pour l'étude comparative du trafic humain et du sexe tarifé à l'échelle mondiale. L'article fournit une brève histoire des origines du mouvement contre le trafic humain et de l'activisme initial de la SDN au début des années 1920. Il analyse les enquêtes menées par l'organisation internationale sur le trafic des femmes et des enfants du milieu des années 1920 au début des années 1930. Il rend compte des initiatives de la SDN en faveur de la réhabilitation des prostituées et de la prévention de la prostitution."

"Il termine "valano", insieme ai rispettivi geosinonimi "gualano" e "ualano", indica lo stalliere, il bifolco, l'addetto al bestiame che veniva venduto il giorno dell'Assunta di ogni anno in tutte le città del Sud dove fosse presente la consuetudine della compravendita di manodopera pastorale. Consuetudine secolare in base alla quale nella piazza principale del paese annualmente avveniva la pubblica esposizione e la vendita dei "garzoni", ingaggiati come salariati fissi nelle campagne al servizio degli agricoltori più abbienti. I contratti venivano pattuiti oralmente il 15 agosto e l'8 settembre avveniva la consegna dei lavoratori. Si trattava per lo più di ragazzi tra i sette e i tredici anni e giovani che, appartenendo a famiglie numerose di braccianti o di contadini poverissimi, dalle stesse famiglie venivano venduti per il periodo di un anno in cambio di un tozzo di pane e di un giaciglio, per servire da schiavi nei lavori più umili e duri delle campagne, privi di ogni diritto sancito dalle leggi sul lavoro. A Benevento, fino alla fine degli anni '50, questo mercato di carne da lavoro si teneva in Piazza Duomo, addirittura dinanzi all'Ufficio comunale di collocamento. E di quale fosse questa tremenda realtà dà conto il volume che, in assenza di fonti storiografiche e di sufficiente documentazione, è stato realizzato interamente grazie a fonti orali e testimonianze dirette. "