Citation

Smit M, Boot M. Justitiele Verkenn. 2007; 33(7): 10-22.

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(Copyright © 2007, Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek- en Documentatiecentrum)

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Abstract

After an overview of the international and historical background of the concept of trafficking in human beings (THB), the article focuses on the range of the concept, as defined in the new provision on THB in the Dutch Criminal Code. This article 273f (2005) expanded the human trafficking definition from exclusively exploitation of persons within the sex industry, to also include exploitation in other economic sectors. The broad and complex new trafficking provision does not precisely clarify what abuses in labour situations can be qualified as THB. The authors discuss the jurisprudence on the matter which, although scarce, gives an idea of the role and meaning of coercion and involuntariness in this context. They conclude that, as the approach of exploitation outside the sex industry is still In the making, and as exploitation in the sex industry still occurs on a large scale, a lot remains to be done.