Isabel Schoultz
Senior lecturer
Access to justice and social rights for victims of trafficking and labour exploitation in Sweden
Author
Editor
- Stine Piilgaard Porner Nielsen
- Ole Hammerslev
Summary, in English
This chapter delves into the challenges encountered by victims of human trafficking and other forms of labour exploitation in Sweden as they struggle to access social rights and justice. By drawing from theories of victimisation as an interactional process, the study examines the role of professionals such as government agents, social services, unions, and NGOs as facilitators in assisting victims in gaining access to social rights and justice. The chapter underscores how access to justice and social rights is intricately intertwined with the victim identification process, the migration regime, and the gendered nature of assistance programmes. The limited access to social rights for victims may be attributed to the principles of inclusion and exclusion associated with the welfare state and the logic of the migration regime.
Department/s
- Department of Sociology of Law
Publishing year
2024
Language
English
Pages
147-167
Publication/Series
Transformations of European Welfare States and Social Rights : Regulation, Professionals, and Citizens
Document type
Book chapter
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Topic
- Law and Society
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISBN: 978-3-031-46637-3
- ISBN: 978-3-031-46636-6