Human Trafficking and Forced Labour : What Perspectives to Challenge Exploitation? / PICUM, April 2007
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Don Flynn
"This briefing paper draws attention to positions being developed by politicians and policy makers across Europe for whom trafficking in human beings (THB) is regarded as more-or-less synonymous with irregular migration and the position of undocumented migrants. PICUM’s view is that it cannot be claimed that the activities of people traffickers account for a large portion of irregular entry or residence in European countries, or even a significant part of it. National politicians frequently conflate THB with migrant smuggling and thereby exaggerate the numbers involved."