ENDING HUMAN TRAFFICKING WITH ANALYTICS

EC2017 Volume 7

Kendra Taylor, Volume Co-editor

Renata Konrad, Volume Co-editor

Anne G. Robinson, Series Editor

Applications of O.R. have made for an efficient use of limited resources since World War II. Since then, O.R. has been a tool for increasing market efficiencies and making supply chains stronger. Generations later, some practitioners of O.R. are applying the tools of O.R. to break illicit supply chains that rely on forced labor. Forced labor includes the commercial exploitation of humans for monetary gain or benefit. It is a modern form of slavery where human rights are violated in both impoverished and wealthy countries. There are an estimated 30-40 million victims including housekeepers, nannies, industrial laborers in mining, fishing, and agricultural industries; child soldiers, and child victims of commercial sexual exploitation. Read more.