Recruitment of Migrant Workers in Bangladesh
Elements of Human Trafficking for Labor Exploitation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2186242 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ashraful Azad (0000-0003-1403-5426, University of Chittagong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 130-150 |
| Publication date | 2019-04-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Trafficking (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2332-2705 • E-ISSN: 2332-2713 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23322705.2017.1422091 |
| OpenAlex | W2784185710 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 10 |
This paper looks at the recruitment process of Bangladeshi migrant workers for employment in the Gulf States through the legal framework of human trafficking. The migrant workers are recruited through a complex process by various recruitment actors which include private recruitment agents, brokers, and social networks. This paper argues that because of harmful recruitment practices, many Bangladeshi workers are often deceived and become victims of human trafficking for labor exploitation under the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act, 2012 of Bangladesh as well as the United Nations Trafficking Protocol. Some recruitment actors in Bangladesh deceive the prospective workers during recruitment for the purpose of exploitation or with the knowledge that the workers would face exploitative consequences. The study is significant in several respects; first, it links the recruitment process of migrant workers in the origin state with human trafficking though it is commonly associated with exploitation in the destination. Second, it reveals the prevalence of the crime in apparently regular/legal migration channel where potential victims go through formal procedures. Finally, and most importantly, it contributes to the legal analysis of mens rea element which is a crucial factor in establishing human trafficking as a criminal offence
Business · Criminology · Economic growth · Economics · Human rights · Human trafficking · Migrant workers · Political science · Sociology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Law · Maritime Security and History · Sex work and related issues
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Beyond the Bad-Actor Framework
Sampling on the Dependent Variable
Social capital is associated with both risk-taking and risk-avoidance in rural Bangladesh
Rethinking the victim–offender binary
Education and Other Factors Influencing Women Migrants’ Employability and Entrepreneurship
Influence of Survivors’ Entrapment Factors and Traffickers’ Characteristics on Perceptions of Interpersonal Social Power While Being Recruited To Be Trafficked
Family dynamics, socio-cultural barriers, and disempowerment
Human trafficking in Bangladesh
Research trends on human trafficking
International Migration and Sex Trafficking
Understanding Adverse Outcomes in Gulf Migration
Penyidikan Tindak Pidana Perdagangan Orang melalui media sosial
A Gendered Perspective on Social Network-Based Human Trafficking Recruitment and Irregular Migration in Bangladesh
Forced returnee Bangladeshi female migrant domestic workers and their social reintegration experiences
Keeping Migrant Workers in Check
Ethiopian Labor Migrants and the "Free Visa" System in Qatar
Global Efforts against Human Trafficking
Bangladeshi labour migration to the Gulf states
Capitalizing on Social Ties for Overseas Labor Migration
Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia and the Emirates
Trafficking and Contract Migrant Workers in the Middle East
Exploitation Creep and the Unmaking of Human Trafficking Law
Enforcing Migrant Workers' Rights in the United Arab Emirates
| Citations per year | 1.88 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |