States as accomplices

STATE INVOLVEMENT IN MODERN SLAVERY: THE ILLUSION OF ABOLITION? 

State involvement in modern slavery remains a small portion of the overall number of cases. However, there are credible reports of pervasive State involvement in the commission of modern slavery offences. That reality must be confronted in order to advance towards the elimination of slavery in all its forms and avoid 'the illusion of abolition' created by the long-standing prohibition of slavery in international instruments. [t] The State has been largely overlooked as a perpetrator or accomplice in the global movement to eradicate modern slavery ( Webb and Garcianda, 2019) 

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-and-comparative-law-quarterly/article/abs/state-responsibility-for-modern-slavery-uncovering-and-bridging-the-gap/D34AB3E965CE0EFF0D8625ABE4425FC3<br>