I think it is a realization that is emerging across all national capitals in the advanced world that this is a growing problem. It is not isolated examples any longer, as it used to be earlier in the 1990s. It is an evil trade and it raises huge human rights problems and also state responsibility. As I mentioned, there are a number of ways in which it can be and should be addressed. First of all, I believe that the international convention on migrant workers and their families should be ratified and my office is supporting a campaign for that.
Migration is a most relevant issue to the whole question of globalization.
We have free movement of capital and free movement of goods. We do not have free movement of people. And this is causing huge shocking incidents of criminalization of trafficking of migrants and abuse of people. They become modern slaves. We shouldn't underestimate this.