Citation

Van Ellemeet HJ. Justitiele Verkenn. 2007; 33(7): 107-119.

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(Copyright © 2007, Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek- en Documentatiecentrum)

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Abstract

Exploitation does not only occur in the sex industry. People are also exploited in other sectors of the Dutch economy, such as agriculture and domestic work. The awareness of this type of trafficking, also criminalised in the Dutch criminal code, is slowly growing. But the rights of victims of labour exploitation are not always respected and the scope of the trafficking clause in relation to non-sexual exploitation is not clear-cut. Yet, law enforcement agencies are investigating possible labour exploitation. Two cases have been tried in the first instance. All suspects were acquitted on the charge of trafficking. These judgments as well as the European Court for Human Rights' judgment in Siliadin v. France can be used to begin to draw an dividing line between bad labour conditions and exploitation as the trafficking clause aims to criminalise. This should lead to greater legal certainty and a more effective protection of the victims.

Keywords: Human trafficking