Includes bibliographical references (p.195-205) and index.; "Slave labor" in Brazil / Leonardo Sakamoto -- Debt bondage and ethnic discrimination in Latin America / Eduardo Bedoya, Alvaro Bedoya, and Patrick Belser -- Bonded labor in Pakistan / Ali Khan -- The legacy of slavery in Niger / Ali R. Sékou and Saidou Abdoulkarimou -- Trafficking for forced labor in Europe / Beate Andrees -- Strengthening labor market governance against forced labor / Beate Andrees and Patrick Belser -- Criminalizing human trafficking and protecting the victims / Rohit Malpani -- Empowering communities: lessons from Tamil Nadu, India / Isabelle Guérin ... [et al.] -- Improving forced labor statistics / Patrick Belser and Michaelle de Cock.; "Two centuries after the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, at least 12.3 million people are subjected to modem forms of forced labor - in rich countries, as well as poor ones. The authors of Forced Labor present state-of-the-art research on the manifestations of these slavery-like practices, why they continue to survive, and how they can be eliminated. Their conceptually rich analysis, combined with insightful case studies from Asia, Europe, and Latin America, is a major contribution on an issue of pressing global concern."--BOOK JACKET.;