Joel Quirk is Professor in Political Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. His research focuses upon slavery and abolition, human mobility and human rights, repairing historical wrongs, and the history and politics of sub-Saharan Africa. Joel is currently a member of the International Scientific Committee of the UNESCO Slave Route Project, where he serves as Rapporteur. Your can follow him on twitter at @joelquirk.
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Publicado en: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: InvestigationLost in translation: do anti-trafficking organisations reflect their employees' views on commercial sex?What do staff at anti-trafficking organisations in the United Kingdom think about sex work? Are their personal...
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Publicado en: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: FeatureIt's time to get off the fence on sex workers’ rightsYou cannot effectively combat human trafficking within the commercial sex sector without taking a stand on basic...
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Publicado en: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: FeatureWeek 1: Introducing the global challenge of forced and precarious labourHuman trafficking and 'modern slavery' are the tip of the iceberg. Dive into the course to see the full depth.
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Publicado en: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryAre you better or worse off? Understanding exploitation through comparisonLife rarely features binary choices between forced or free labour. The far more common question is, ‘are you worse...
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Publicado en: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryAre we better off on the inside? Modern slavery and human trafficking as platforms for political mobilisationDo the practical and political benefits of taking up the cause of ending modern slavery and human trafficking...
