Trafficking for the purposes of labour exploitation: challenges to the law and rights
Period
April 1, 2012 to September 30, 2014
Duration
30 months
Abstract
Human trafficking has been attracting increasing interest from states, international bodies, non-governmental organisations, the media and academia. Yet it remains an under studied phenomenon both in Portugal and abroad. The purpose of this project is to promote knowledge about a still unknown reality in Portugal: labour trafficking, from the perspective of both law enforcement and victims/workers’ rights.
Outcomes
Scientific articles;discussion and dissemination workshops; training guidelines; book.
Partners
Comissão para a Cidadania e a Igualdade de Género (CIG).
Researchers
Cecília MacDowell Santos (coord)
Conceição Gomes
Elisabete Pessanha
Madalena Duarte
Marina Henriques
Conceição Gomes
Elisabete Pessanha
Madalena Duarte
Marina Henriques
Keywords
labour trafficking,
human rights,
Justice,
crime
Funding Entity
Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology