Human Trafficking, Labor Brokering, and Mining in Southern Africa: Responding to a Decentralized and Hidden Public Health Disaster

@article{Steele2013HumanTL,
  title={Human Trafficking, Labor Brokering, and Mining in Southern Africa: Responding to a Decentralized and Hidden Public Health Disaster},
  author={Sarah Steele},
  journal={International Journal of Health Services},
  year={2013},
  volume={43},
  pages={665 - 680}
}
  • S. Steele
  • Published 1 October 2013
  • Economics
  • International Journal of Health Services
Many southern African economies are dependent on the extractive industries. These industries rely on low-cost labor, often supplied by migrants, typically acquired through labor brokers. Very little attention has so far been paid to trafficking of men into extractive industries or its connection with trafficked women in the region's mining hubs. Recent reports suggest that labor-brokering practices foster human trafficking, both by exposing migrant men to lack of pay and exploitative conditions… 
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