Human trafficking: An ancient trade with a modern face

Most people consider slavery to be extinct today. However, the practice has merely gone underground and is manifested today as human trafficking— a problem not seen or experienced directly by us in our daily lives. This invisible trade of human cargo is one of the most lucrative illegal businesses i...

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Main Author: Knowledge@SMU
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2012
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Law
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ksmu/213
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1212&context=ksmu
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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Summary:Most people consider slavery to be extinct today. However, the practice has merely gone underground and is manifested today as human trafficking— a problem not seen or experienced directly by us in our daily lives. This invisible trade of human cargo is one of the most lucrative illegal businesses in the world today. Prominent expert on human trafficking Siddharth Kara shed light on the issue and look at ways to combat human trafficking in a seminar held in SMU.