What is the link between natural disaster and human trafficking and slavery?

Bales, Kevin

Abstract

A popular supposition is that natural disasters generate immediate criminal activity by human traffickers. There is little evidence to support this idea. It is clear that natural disasters can dramatically increase vulnerability, which then increases the probability that a person may be lured or forced into slavery. This research looks closely at individual disasters, as well as global statistical data, to explore the link between natural disasters and human trafficking and slavery. There is a clear sequence of changes that occurs when slavery crime alters in the wake of a disaster, which has not previously been clearly described.

Citation

Bales, K. (2021). What is the link between natural disaster and human trafficking and slavery?. Journal of Modern Slavery, 6(3), 36-47. https://doi.org/10.22150/jms/mojj8604

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 6, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Aug 16, 2021
• Publication Date: 2021
• Deposit Date: Feb 8, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 20, 2023
• Journal: Journal of Modern Slavery
• Electronic ISSN: 2574-9897
• Publisher: SlaveFree Today
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 36-47
• Item Discussed: Yes
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22150/jms/mojj8604
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/17077916
• Publisher URL: https://slavefreetoday.org/slavery-and-humanitarian-response-supplemental-journal-of-modern-slavery-volume-6-issue-3-2021-2/