War, Displacement, and Human Trafficking and Exploitation: Findings from an evidence-gathering Roundtable in Response to the War in Ukraine
War, Displacement, and Human Trafficking and Exploitation: Findings from an evidence-gathering Roundtable in Response to the War in Ukraine
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战争、流离失所、人口贩运和剥削：针对乌克兰战争的证据收集圆桌会议的调查结果
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10.1080/23322705.2022.2128242
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2022
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Cockbain E
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Cockbain E
2022年2月俄罗斯入侵乌克兰后，数百万人流离失所。尽管人们越来越关注人口贩运和剥削的相关风险，但证据仍然很少。为了弥补这一差距，探索相关经验和观点，我们与联合王国独立反奴隶制专员共同召开了一次国际在线圆桌会议。圆桌会议讨论了紧急问题、主要关切和建议，特别关注英国对逃离乌克兰的人的反应。来自医疗保健、律师、慈善机构、执法部门、政策制定者和学者等各种专业背景的100多人参加了会议。定性专题分析确定了五个主要主题：1）冲突可以创造并加剧贩运和剥削的机会; 2）英国对乌克兰难民的签证反应缺乏清晰度，资源和问责制; 3）寻求庇护的人和支持他们的人的信息差距和超载可能加剧贩运和剥削的风险; 4）不安全、恐惧以及围绕移民和庇护的更广泛的政治气候为应对创造了具有挑战性的条件; 5）围绕流离失所的乌克兰人的长期战略规划至关重要，但似乎缺乏。在这里，我们讨论了圆桌会议的主要结果，将其置于更广泛的文献中，并批判性地反思其对证据收集，研究，政策和实践的影响。
Millions of people have been displaced following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Despite increasing concerns about the associated risks of human trafficking and exploitation, evidence remains sparse. To address this gap, and explore relevant experiences and perspectives, we co-convened an international online roundtable together with the UK’s Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner. The roundtable addressed emergent issues, key concerns and recommendations, with a particular focus on the UK’s response to people fleeing Ukraine. Over one hundred people from various professional backgrounds including healthcare, lawyers, charities, law enforcement, policy makers and academics participated. Qualitative thematic analysis identified five major themes: 1) conflict can create and compound opportunities for trafficking and exploitation; 2) the UK’s visa-based response to Ukrainian refugees lacks clarity, resourcing and accountability; 3) information gaps and overloads, both for people seeking sanctuary and those supporting them, can exacerbate risks of trafficking and exploitation; 4) insecurity, fear and the broader political climate around immigration and asylum create challenging conditions to respond; and 5) longer-term strategic planning around displaced Ukrainians is vital but appears lacking. Here, we discuss the key findings from the roundtable, situating them within the broader literature and reflecting critically on their implications for evidence-gathering, research, policy and practice.