Open AccessWhat is the link between natural disaster and human trafficking and slavery?
Author(s) -
Kevin Bales
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of modern slavery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2574-9897
DOI - 10.22150/jms/mojj8604
Subject(s) - vulnerability (computing) , natural disaster , natural (archaeology) , human trafficking , disaster research , criminology , computer security , political science , geography , sociology , computer science , archaeology , meteorology
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.