TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Freeing the modern slaves, one click at a time: theorising human trafficking, modern slavery, and technology
JO  - Anti-trafficking review
A1  - Milivojevic, Sanja
A1  - Moore, Heather
A1  - Segrave, Marie
SP  - 16
EP  - 32
VL  - 14
IS  - 
N2  - This paper analyses relations between human trafficking, modern slavery, and information communication technology. It looks at the history of the technology-trafficking nexus and flags some key advances in the counter-trafficking discourse in the last two decades. It provides an overview of how technology has been framed as both a part of the problem and part of the solution in the trafficking/slavery context and emphasises the impact of such developments on a range of actors, in particular, potential victims, NGOs, and the nation state. We suggest that the technology-slavery/trafficking connections, while often elusive, act as potent narrative and policy setters that can advance existing challenges and create new points of tension in the counter-trafficking context. We critically analyse these points of tension and destabilise some of their underpinning assumptions. In the conclusion, we highlight the need for rigorous empirical evidence, arguing that a more robust scholarly engagement with the role of technology in enabling and disrupting exploitation is essential. We also point to the importance of ensuring that technology is not a distraction from addressing the root causes of exploitation and abuse.    Keywords: Human trafficking; <p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2286-7511
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.14197/atr.201220142
ID  - ref1
ER  -