#TranscrimeFiles | The new architecture of labour exploitation
Global supply chains and inadequate migration policies have created new vulnerabilities for the fastest-growing, yet least-studied driver of human trafficking: labor exploitation. Its new and complex architecture exploits layered networks of seemingly legitimate firms to evade scrutiny, presenting severe challenges to traditional law enforcement. Within the EU-funded projects VANGUARD and INVERT, Transcrime addressed this gap by mapping the modern model of forced labor and developing data-driven, AI-powered tools to support authorities.
In this interview, Transcrime researchers Carlotta Carbone and Clara Rondani discuss the mechanisms behind this phenomenon, the vulnerabilities of legal migration channels, and how our tools help detect corporate anomalies, score entity risk, and enable law enforcement to target high-risk business clusters.
For a detailed analysis, read our report “Assessing the Risk of Labour Exploitation in Legal Business Supply Chains“.
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