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Combating Forced Labour and Human Trafficking in Africa: The Role of Endogenous and Exogenous Forces

African Review of Economics and Finance

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Title Combating Forced Labour and Human Trafficking in Africa: The Role of Endogenous and Exogenous Forces
 
Creator Njoh, AJ
Ayuk-Etang, ENM
 
Subject Africa’s triple heritage, Child labour, forced labour, human trafficking.
 
Description It is widely believed that indigenous culture and tradition are at the root of the human trafficking and forced labour problem in Africa. Adherents to this viewpoint also claim that endogenous as opposed to exogenous forces impede efforts to eradicate the problem. This study employed a loglinear regression model to test the tenability of this claim. It hypothesized an inverse association between indigenous culture/tradition and efforts to combat human trafficking. The hypothesis was rejected. It is shown that anti-trafficking initiatives are less successful where indigenous tradition is dominated, or has been usurped, by imported cultural practices.

Key words: Africa’s triple heritage, Child labour, forced labour, human trafficking.
 
Publisher Rhodes University
 
Contributor —
 
Date 2013-04-11
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://www.ajol.info/index.php/aref/article/view/87231
 
Source African Review of Economics and Finance; Vol 4, No 1 (2012); 30-52
2042-1478
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://www.ajol.info/index.php/aref/article/view/87231/76963
 
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