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“In Chains” Episode 3: Labor Exploitation and Human Trafficking in Businesses, with Dr. Alexis Aronowitz

Humanities Matter by Brill

English - April 21, 2021 15:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MB
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In the modern world, human trafficking and slavery take various forms: one such example is forced labor. But understanding exactly how and where forced labor might occur has been a challenge for researchers and regulatory authorities. 

In the third episode of our new themed series In Chains, we speak with Dr. Alexis Aronowitz from University College Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, who is the author of the article, “Regulating business involvement in labor exploitation and human trafficking”. 

In her article, Dr. Aronowitz has presented various case studies of labor exploitation in the service industry, such as the cocoa industry in sub-Saharan Africa. In this episode, she further talks about how exploitative labor in businesses can be regulated using various approaches.

Guest: Dr Alexis Aronowitz
Host: Leigh Giangreco