Poverty in Modern Society - a Challenge for Modern Slavery and a Profitable "industry" of Human Trafficking in the Balkans
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Human trafficking is a widespread and complex issue, especially in the Balkans, necessitating furtherresearch and analysis to understand its causes and implications. This paper focuses on the punitive andcriminological aspects of human trafficking in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,and the Republic of North Macedonia. The analysis reveals that human trafficking is a pervasiveproblem in these countries, posing significant challenges for suppression. Factors such as the migrantcrisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and poverty have exacerbated the difficulty of preventing humantrafficking. The entire Balkan region is facing challenges in combating human trafficking, asunderscored in recent reports by the United States State Department.
Source: Iustinianus Primus Law Review
Author: Emilija Aleksovska
Language: English
Topic: Sex work and related issues
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7130998615
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