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Conclusion: The Implications of Human Trafficking Policies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 March 2021

Laura Dean
Affiliation:
Millikin University
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Nine different members of a human trafficking ring were given more than 33 years in prison for labour trafficking 28 people from Latvia to the United Kingdom over a period of five years. The group recruited vulnerable men in Latvia and forced them to live in squalid conditions, sleeping on the kitchen floor in bed bug infested mattresses, while taking most of their wages from their work in the local food factory and using it to buy luxury cars and property. Police discussed the control and manipulation of the victims with ‘surprising and remarkable’ success (BBC News, 2018). In Latvia, Karens Pelcis and Madara Stromane were each jailed for six years; Andris Kraukliš was sentenced to 15 months, while Imitra Didzis was given 14 months in jail (Recruiter, 2018). The ringleader in the UK, Ainārs Pelcis, described as the ‘gypsy baron’ because of his power and wealth (BBC News, 2018), was given a shorter sentence of 5.5 years and the remaining members in the UK received between two and three years (Recruiter, 2018).

This case was heralded in the media by police and government officials for the combined investigation and the delivery of justice to the 28 victims across two different countries. However, when comparing the sentencing across the group, members arrested in Latvia received more jail time than the leader of the trafficking ring. This story demonstrates divergent applications of justice and levels of effectiveness in the crime of human trafficking across different countries and jurisdictions. Building on these divergent implementation outcomes, the conclusion assesses the main findings of the book. It discusses the implications for human trafficking policy effectiveness with variations of policy across the region and different applications of justice across Eurasia. It also analyses how progress in anti-trafficking adoption and implementation was affected by the different political developments with changing political landscapes and masculinised political environments. The conclusion reveals the political contexts in which these policies were enacted and implemented, including how human rights-based values influenced the focus and framing of human trafficking, and discusses avenues for future research.

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Publisher: Bristol University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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