Forced Labor: Coercion and Exploitation in the Private Economy »

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.

Foreword Roger Plant Plant, Roger

Introduction Patrick Belser Belser, Patrick Beate Andrees Andrees, Beate 1

1 "Slave Labor" in Brazil Leonardo Sakamoto Sakamoto, Leonardo 15

2 Debt Bondage and Ethnic Discrimination in Latin America Eduardo Bedoya Bedoya, Eduardo Alvaro Bedoya Bedoya, Alvaro Patrick Belser Belser, Patrick 35

3 Bonded Labor in Pakistan Ali Khan Khan, Ali 51

4 The Legacy of Slavery in Niger Ali R. Sekou Sekou, Ali R. Saidou Abdoulkarimou Abdoulkarimou, Saidou 71

5 Trafficking for Forced Labor in Europe Beate Andrees Andrees, Beate 89

6 Strengthening Labor Market Governance Against Forced Labor Beate Andrees Andrees, Beate Patrick Belser Belser, Patrick 109

7 Criminalizing Human Trafficking and Protecting the Victims Rohit Malpani Malpani, Rohit 129

8 Empowering Communities: Lessons from Tamil Nadu, India Isabelle Guerin Guerin, Isabelle Caroline O'Reilly O'Reilly, Caroline Marc Roesch Roesch, Marc Maria Sathya Sathya, Maria G. Venkatasubramanian Venkatasubramanian, G. 151

9 Improving Forced Labor Statistics Patrick Belser Belser, Patrick Michaelle de Cock de Cock, Michaelle 173

References 195

The Contributors 207

Index 211