Researching Forced Labour in the Global Economy
methodological challenges and advances
$227.39
- Hardcover
228 pages
- Release Date
13 February 2019
Summary
Unmasking Exploitation: Researching Forced Labour in the Global Economy
By most accounts, forced labour, human trafficking, and modern slavery are thriving in the global economy. Recent media reports – including the discovery of widespread trafficking in Thailand’s shrimp industry, forced labour in global tea and cocoa supply chains, and the devastating deaths of workers constructing stadiums for Qatar’s World Cup– have brought once hidden exploitation into the mainstream spotlight.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780197266472 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0197266479 |
| Series: | Proceedings of the British Academy |
| Author: | Genevieve LeBaron |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 228 |
| Release Date: | 13 February 2019 |
| Weight: | 518g |
| Dimensions: | 242mm x 164mm x 21mm |
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About The Author
Genevieve LeBaron
Genevieve LeBaron is Professor of Politics and Co-Director of Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI) at the University of Sheffield. She is also Co-Chair of the Yale University Modern Slavery Working Group. She has been awarded the British Academy ‘Rising Star Engagement Award’ for her work on forced labour by the British Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences and was included in the global ‘Top 100 Human Trafficking and Slavery InfluenceLeaders List’. Her research focuses on the business dynamics of forced labour in global supply chains, as well as the effectiveness of private governance systems to combat it.
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