- 280 pages
- English
- PDF
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About this book
Modern slavery, in the form of labour exploitation, domestic servitude, sexual trafficking, child labour and cannabis farming, is still growing in the UK and industrialised countries, despite the introduction of laws to try to stem it. This hugely topical book, by a team of high-profile activists and expert writers, is the first critically to assess the legislation, using evidence from across the field, and to offer strategies for improvement in policy and practice. It argues that, contrary to its claims to be 'world-leading', the Modern Slavery Act is inconsistent, inadequate and punitive; and that the UK government, through its labour market and immigration policies, is actually creating the conditions for slavery to be promoted.
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Table of contents
- THE MODERN SLAVERY AGENDA
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of tables, figures and boxes
- 1. Modern slavery in global context: ending the political economy of forced labour and slavery
- 2. The UK’s response to modern slavery: law, policy and politics
- 3. Defeating ‘modern slavery’, reducing exploitation? The organisational and regulatory challenge
- 4. Class Acts? A comparative analysis of modern slavery legislation across the UK
- 5. Child trafficking in the UK
- 6. Human trafficking: addressing the symptom, not the cause
- 7. Still punishing the wrong people: the criminalisation of potential trafficked cannabis gardeners
- 8. Modern slavery and transparency in supply chains: the role of business
- 9. Migrant illegality, slavery and exploitative work
- 10. The UK’s approach to tackling modern slavery in a European context
- Index