TY - JOUR AU - Rodríguez-López, Silvia PY - 2017/07/11 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Perpetrators or Preventers? The Double Role of Corporations in Child Trafficking in a Global Context JF - Oñati Socio-Legal Series JA - Oñati Socio-Legal Series VL - 8 IS - 1 SE - New Ways of Working DO - UR - https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/911 SP - 145-164 AB - <p>In recent years, the engagement of corporations in child trafficking has become a matter of growing importance. Many corporations have adopted global subcontracting systems and complex structures that boost their productivity and profits, but might also create more opportunities for trafficking and exploitation of both adults and children. Taking this context into account, the ways in which corporations can commit child trafficking will be explored and exemplified to highlight their diversity. This paper also offers a brief overview of the response given by international and European anti-trafficking instruments concerning corporate criminal liability for child trafficking. Moreover, the mechanisms adopted by some companies to prevent trafficking and promote transparency within their supply chains will also be addressed. Overall, this paper aims to illustrate the pivotal role of corporations from two perspectives: as potential perpetrators of this serious crime, and as necessary actors to prevent it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>El compromiso empresarial sobre el tr&aacute;fico infantil es un asunto de creciente importancia. Muchas corporaciones han adoptado sistemas globales de subcontrataciones y complejas estructuras que incrementan su productividad y sus beneficios, pero que tambi&eacute;n podr&iacute;an crear m&aacute;s oportunidades para la trata y la explotaci&oacute;n de adultos y ni&ntilde;os. Partiendo de este contexto, se exploran y ejemplifican las diversas formas en que las corporaciones pueden cometer tr&aacute;fico infantil. El art&iacute;culo repasa brevemente la respuesta de los instrumentos internacionales y europeos en lo tocante a la responsabilidad penal de las corporaciones por la trata infantil, y aborda los mecanismos adoptados por algunas empresas para prevenir la trata y promover la transparencia en sus cadenas de suministro. En suma, se pretende ilustrar el rol crucial de las corporaciones desde dos puntos de vista: como potenciales perpetradores de este grave crimen y como actores necesarios para prevenirlo.</p><p><strong>Available from:</strong> <a href="https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-0919" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-0919</a></p> ER -