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Between decent work and forced labour: examining the continuum of exploitation

Document number
2771
Date
2011
Title
Between decent work and forced labour: examining the continuum of exploitation
Author/publisher
Klara Skrivankova
Availability
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Document type(s)
Research/Study/Analysis,
Keywords
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) commissioned this paper as part of its programme on forced labour, which aims to influence the development of policy and practice to reduce forced labour in the UK.
Summary
This paper:
• examines how forced labour is currently framed within national legislations;
• introduces a continuum of exploitation and interventions, ranging from decent work to extreme exploitation and covering both labour law and criminal law;
• uses case studies to demonstrate how the concept of a continuum can be applied in practice in the UK.
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