Economic Community of West African States’ Protocol on Free Movement and the Challenges of Human Trafficking in West Africa

Sowale, Adetayo Olamide

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“…However, the protocol on the free movement of a person, such as a case for Economic Community of West African States' (ECOWAS), is identified as one of the contributing precursors for the rise of human trafficking practice in West Africa due to border porosity [3]. Based on the findings, it was encouraged that the ECOWAS intensify more efforts with its member states to solve their economic problems as the vulnerability of human trafficking is from the low-performing economies in West Africa).…”

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confidence: 99%

Tech Tools for Anticipating Human Trafficking in Archipelago State

Nulhaqim

Deliarnoor

Suryaningsih

2021

Int. J. Adv. Sci. Eng. Inf. Technol.

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The current mitigation efforts of human trafficking fail to combat cross-border trafficking in the sea. On the other hand, most of the studies in human trafficking have not dealt with the context of transporting victims via seaport. This paper attempts to critically discuss the process and consequences of transporting victims of human trafficking via illegal seaport. Part of the objective is to propose compatible tech tools to anticipate potential victims. A qualitative approach was employed since investigating human trafficking in Riau Islands' seaports needs a robust research method. Thus, a case study is selected to focus on a single exit point phenomenon for sending migrant workers who have been identified as a group at high risk of human trafficking. Riau Islands, specifically Bintan Island and Batam Island, were selected as samples of case studies because these are critical locations for sending and repatriating victims. The current study found that an archipelago country like Indonesia deals with multifaceted challenges in combating human trafficking. Moreover, there is a significant shift in human trafficking crime from recruiting to executing due to the cyber world's invention. One unanticipated finding is that social networks and cybercrime have expanded the possibilities for supplying victims. This study contributes to research on human trafficking by introducing tech tools that may help overcome the problems.

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Section: A Human Trafficking As Global Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%