Doyle, David M. and Murphy, Cliodhna and Murphy, Muiread and Coppari, Pablo Rojas and Wechsler, Rachel J.
(2019)
I Felt Like She Owns Me: Exploitation and Uncertainty in the Lives of Labour Trafficking Victims in Ireland.
British Journal of Criminology, 59.
pp. 231-251.
ISSN 0007-0955
Abstract
Although the law relating to ‘modern slavery’ has received increased attention in recent years, the
perspectives of labour trafficking victims rarely feature in the literature. The article explores how
this vulnerable group experiences the Irish anti-trafficking regime in practice. Drawing on 15
semi-structured interviews, it shows that victims of labour trafficking in Ireland receive minimal
assistance from the State at every stage of the trafficking cycle, from prevention and identification to
seeking redress for harms suffered. The lived experiences of the participants cut across the spheres of
employment, criminal and immigration law, stretching well beyond the ‘silo’ of the anti-trafficking
framework. The article concludes by suggesting that victims’ perspectives are an essential part of
evidence-based policy responses to the multi-faceted phenomenon of severe labour exploitation, as
well as a comprehensive analytical framework. It agrees that existing critiques of the anti-trafficking paradigm are well-founded, but argues that they should also take account of the practical
benefits for individuals who are granted ‘victim of trafficking’ status.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
labour trafficking; victims; Ireland; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Law |
| Item ID: |
13881 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azy025 |
| Depositing User: |
Cliodhna Murphy
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| Date Deposited: |
26 Jan 2021 12:59 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
British Journal of Criminology |
| Publisher: |
Oxford University Press |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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