Sex workers face more abuse from clients and police than from ‘traffickers’, but addressing that would mean accepting sex workers have an equal right to freedom. That’s why governments don’t.
Beyond Slavery presenta su siguiente número sobre trata, tráfico y migración argumentando que la movilidad es fundamental para la vida, y que las restricciones estatales al movimiento son la verdadera amenaza para el bienestar humano. English
La fundación Walk Free dice luchar contra la «esclavitud moderna» midiendo su magnitud, pero ¿será este índice solo un ejercicio de hipocresía política? English
A recent CNN video of an apparent ‘slave auction’ in Libya has caused horror on social media, but the term slavery hides the European migration policies leading to such abuse.
Those fighting against modern slavery draw inspiration from the abolitionists of yesteryear, but their misappropriation of the transatlantic slave trade is dangerous.
What role does memory play in the politics of the present? How can we build better futures through politicising the past? The Brigstow Institute brings us a series reflecting on these questions.
The Walk Free Foundation claims to fight ‘modern slavery’ by measuring its extent, but is its index not just an exercise in political hypocrisy? Español
Policymakers and modern-day abolitionists have co-opted trafficking and slavery discourse for illiberal ends. To say so is not the same as denying the appalling realities of the modern world. Quite the opposite.
BTS editors introduce their series on utopia, arguing that only by striving for utopia can we hope to move beyond the limited liberties that are commonly mistaken for freedom.
