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    The Experiences of Migrants Trafficked from Bangladesh

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    Authors
    Joarder, Munim
    Miller, P.
    Date
    2014
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Joarder, M. and Miller, P. 2014. The Experiences of Migrants Trafficked from Bangladesh. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 653 (1): pp. 141-161.
    Source Title
    The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
    DOI
    10.1177/0002716213518722
    ISSN
    0002-7162
    School
    School of Economics and Finance
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19331
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    This article examines a variety of experiences that trafficked illegal migrants, who had returned to Bangladesh after working in another country, encounter. Using survey research, we document considerable variation across countries of destination in the cost of migration, the amount of bribes paid to facilitators, and the reasons for returning home. Such variation was related to migrants’ assets, age, gender, and education, as well as the nature of the migration contract. A majority of therespondents discovered that their travel documents were fraudulent; three-quarters reported a variety of adverse working conditions in the destination country; and almost all the female migrants had experienced sexual harassment or assault. We believe that carefully conducted survey research such as ours can provide insights into the mechanisms of human trafficking, the risks involved in migration, and reasons that migrants are willing to take such risks.

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