Slavery resources

Christine Beddoe, ECPAT UK
The report highlights the cases of 80 children known or suspected of being trafficked into the UK for sexual exploitation, labour exploitation and forced marriage. More shocking is that 48 of these children have gone missing from social services care and have never been found.

Klára Skrivánková, Anti-Slavery International
The result of research carried out by Anti-Slavery International between 2005 and 2006 with the aim of finding out more about trafficking for forced labour in the United Kingdom. This was a qualitative rather than quantative project, which aimed to provide information about how migrants become trafficked and which industries in the UK are affected. Also available an executive summary and policy recommendations.

Anti-Slavery International.

Report on a study in the UK, Ireland, the Czech Republic and Portugal This report looks at the various sectors and industries in which trafficking into forced labour occurs including agriculture, construction, domestic work and hospitality. Includes policy recommendations at a European level.

Anti-Slavery International.

This report investigates the experiences of women migrant domestic workers in the Middle East and Gulf, the dynamics and workings of the migration process and whether and how it contributes to trafficking. Also included is an examination of some of the key, inter-connecting dynamics between slavery, trafficking, migration and forced labour, focusing particularly on examples of sending, receiving and transit countries including Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Lebanon, Sudan and Yemen.

Anti-Slavery International.

In October 2006, Anti-Slavery International ,CICA, IEPALA, MLAL Progetto Mondo and OIKOS participated in a two-day conference in Verona, Italy, as part of the “Hands Up for Freedom” project. Partners were invited from various countries and papers were presented on topics relating to the conference theme, “When People are treated as Commodities in the Global Market”. This report is a summary of some of the information made available during the conference in Verona.

Anti-Slavery International, Mike Kaye.

This report provides information and analysis in relation to slavery practices in Argentina, with a particular focus on trafficking of people for both labour and sexual exploitation and the commercial sexual exploitation of children. Also available as a PDF download in Spanish.

Contemporary Forms of Slavery in Bolivia

This report provides information and analysis in relation to slavery practices in Bolivia, with a particular focus on forced labour and worst forms of child labour in the sugar, nut and mining industries and on private ranches.

Bhavna Sharma
Anti-Slavery International 2006

Anti-Slavery International, Bhavna Sharma.

This report provides information and analysis in relation to slavery practices in Brazil, with a particular focus on forced labour in the Amazon, trafficking of people for both labour and sexual exploitation, and child domestic work.

Anti-Slavery International, Mike Kaye.

This report gives an overview and analysis of different slavery practices in Paraguay, including forced labour of indigenous people, trafficking in people, the commercial sexual exploitation of children, child domestic work and child soldiers. Also available as a PDF download in Spanish.