ANTI-SLAVERY RESOURCES
Definitions of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
Full Freedom: Contemporary Survivors' Definitions of Slavery // Andrea Nicholson, Minh Dang & Zoe Trodd
This journal article explores the legal definition of slavery from the perspective of survivors. It investigates definitions of slavery as found throughout historical and contemporary slave narratives, before summarising the implications of a survivor-informed definition of slavery.
Global Slavery Index 2018 // Walk Free Foundation
*See Appendix 1 (pages 140-141) for the Global Slavery Index's definitions of modern slavery and human trafficking
Slavery Convention // United Nations Human Rights: Office of the High Commissioner
*See Article 1 for definitions of slavery and the slave trade. Slavery Convention, signed in 1926
The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children // United Nations Human Rights: Office of the High Commissioner
*See Article 3 for definition of 'trafficking in persons'
U.S. Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 // Public Law
*See Section 103 for definitions of modern slavery and human trafficking
Slavery-Freedom Continuum // Minh Dang, End Slavery Now
Minh Dang - Executive Director of Survivor Alliance - shares her conceptual model of the 'Slavery-Freedom' Continuum, and asks the crucial questions 'What does it mean to be enslaved?' and 'What does it mean to be free?'.
The Bellagio-Harvard Guidelines on the Legal Parameters of Slavery // Members of the Research Network on the Legal Parameters of Slavery
This guide recognises the lack of legal clarity when interpreting the definition of slavery in law, and thus proposes the clarification of previous definitions & terminology, alongside guidelines for legal identification.
Myth Busters
Anti-Trafficking's Sensational Misinformation: The "72-hour Myth" and America's Homeless Youth // Laura T Murphy
This journal article focuses on a specific myth-statistic regarding the rapid vulnerability of homeless youth to trafficking and exploitation. It tracks down the source of the '72 hour Myth' and then seeks to provide a more nuanced, survivor-centred protrait of human trafficking as experienced by homeless youth.
Myth-Busting Common Misconceptions within the Anti-Trafficking Movement // Greater New Orleans Human Trafficking Task Force
This web-page highlights several common misconceptions within the dominant narrative concerning human trafficking, and seeks to replace them with the diverse reality. It also addresses unreliable statistics that are utilised by anti-trafficking professionals, and highlights the dangers of poor information, sensationalism and exaggeration.
The Average Age of Entry Myth // The Polaris Project
This blog post focuses on a specific, unreliable statistic that is often re-quoted by policy makers and NGO's - 'the average age of entry myth'. It details the true facts of the matter, and points you to where you can find more reilable information.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What can I read to get an overview of modern slavery and human trafficking?
Disposable People // Kevin Bales
Ending Global Slavery // Kevin Bales
Precarious Lives: Forced Labor, Exploitation and Asylum // Hannah Lewis, Peter Dwyer, Stewart Hodkinson, and Louise Waite
Survivors of Slavery // Laura T. Murphy
To Plead Our Own Cause // Zoe Trodd & Kevin Bales
Where can I find a list of all the anti-slavery organisations?
Where can I find job postings for anti-slavery work?
End Slavery Now: Job Opportunities // End Slavery Now