The politics of unfree labour in Russia : human trafficking and labour migration /
How, and why, did human trafficking out of Russia escalate at the beginning of the twenty-first century? Why did some labour migrants from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan find happy work situations in Russia whereas others became trapped in forced labor? This book focuses on human trafficking...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2018]
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| Summary: | How, and why, did human trafficking out of Russia escalate at the beginning of the twenty-first century? Why did some labour migrants from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan find happy work situations in Russia whereas others became trapped in forced labor? This book focuses on human trafficking out of the Russian Federation since the collapse of the Soviet state and on labor migration into it from central Asia, and on some internal movement. It looks at the socio-economic reasons behind labor flows and examines key social, political, legislative and policy responses. Discussion includes how the Russian press covers these topics and what politicians, experts and the public think about them. Based on interviews, polls and focus groups in Russia, this book is rich in original research which highlights different Russian perspectives on exploitation in unfree labor. It gives examples of entrapment in prostitution, construction work, on farms and in begging rings. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 331 pages : map ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-315) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781108419963 1108419968 9781108412704 110841270X |