Darker still: Present-day slavery in hospitality and tourism services

Hospitality and Society

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 93-110

  Robinson, Richard N S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

'hostipitality'; Hospitality domains; Human trafficking sex tourism; Labour; Present day slavery

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007021003     PISSN: 20427913     EISSN: 20427921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1386/hosp.3.2.93_1     Document Type: Article

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