Nicolas Lainez

Nicolas Lainez is a research associate at the Southeast Asia Centre in Paris, France. His research areas include debt, credit, migration, trafficking and sex work in Vietnam.

The debts of undocumented Vietnamese migrants in Europe

Debt and trafficking were used to explain why 39 Vietnamese migrants were found dead in a lorry in Essex, but whom did the migrants owe?

By Nicolas Lainez

/ 28 Nov 2019

The debts of undocumented Vietnamese migrants in Europe

Traffickers, cybergangs and paedophiles: a genuine threat or a fuzzy narrative surrounding displaced Rohingya?

Claims that Rohingya women and children are at risk of being trafficked for labour and sexual exploitation simplify complexities, magnifying the emotional content. Policies shouldn’t be designed around them.

By Nicolas Lainez and Su-Ann Oh

/ 31 Aug 2018

Modern Vietnamese slaves in the UK: are raid and rescue operations appropriate?

The arbitrary and controversial categorisation of people as modern slaves in need of rescue does not reflect the complex reality and expectations of many who fall foul of it.

By Nicolas Lainez

/ 29 Nov 2017