Societal and Economic Elements of Trafficking in Human Beings into the European Union
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https://doi.org/10.21301/EAP.v7i3.12Keywords:
economic survival, exploitation, human trafficking, income disparity, migrationAbstract
The European Union (EU) is an early signatory of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. During the past decade, the EU has been undertaking various measures to conform to the “Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons”. The mitigating strategy has been largely based on the enforcement of existing and new laws, inside as well as outside of the EU. To date, the results have been largely ineffective. Addressing the societal and economic elements of home and host countries could be a more enduring means to alleviate the problem of trafficking in human beings.
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