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Pakistan^^ Germany USD 11,000<br />

Sweden USD 6,800<br />

Indonesia (Jakarta) USD 7,000<br />

Greece USD 4,000<br />

Islamic Republic of Iran USD 3,400<br />

Turkey; South Africa; Hong Kong, China; USD 5,500<br />

Bangkok; Abu Dhabi; Libya<br />

Sri Lanka* Dubai USD 1,481<br />

Canada USD 7,000 to USD 16,700<br />

London USD 21,000 to USD 33,000<br />

Switzerl<strong>and</strong> USD 22,000<br />

Germany USD 18,800 to USD 23,000<br />

Italy USD 8,333 to USD 19,500<br />

France USD 18,800 to USD 27,800<br />

New Zeal<strong>and</strong> USD 23,000<br />

Sources: ^ UNODC, 2015.<br />

^^ Raghavan <strong>and</strong> Jayasuriya, 2016a.<br />

* Raghavan <strong>and</strong> Jayasuriya, 2016b.<br />

Box 8.1: Examples of research into smuggling in Pakistan <strong>and</strong> Sri Lanka<br />

In June 2015, Australian-based researchers conducted qualitative interviews with potential<br />

asylum seekers <strong>and</strong> migrant smugglers in Pakistan <strong>and</strong> Sri Lanka (Raghavan <strong>and</strong> Jayasuriya,<br />

2016a, 2016b). The interviews with smugglers focused on service transactions, including<br />

marketing, services provided, the various roles of smugglers, communications methods used<br />

<strong>and</strong> delivery methods. The research was undertaken as a component of broader research into<br />

irregular migration <strong>and</strong> smuggling in Central <strong>and</strong> South Asia.<br />

There were 20 potential asylum seekers in Pakistan <strong>and</strong> another 20 in Sri Lanka r<strong>and</strong>omly<br />

selected for in-depth interviews from a larger sample frame of 3,000 households in Pakistan <strong>and</strong><br />

1,800 households in Sri Lanka. There were 12 smugglers in Sri Lanka <strong>and</strong> 12 agents in Pakistan<br />

interviewed about their service operations by connecting with them through local contacts.<br />

In most cases, researchers presented themselves to smugglers as potential clients wanting to<br />

travel overseas. This raises ethical issues about the research techniques applied, although by<br />

presenting as clients, the researchers were able to gather data that may otherwise have not<br />

been readily accessible. The research employed classic market research techniques, which<br />

are useful in the context of research on migrant smuggling business-related interactions <strong>and</strong><br />

deliverables.<br />

<strong>Migrant</strong> <strong>Smuggling</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Research</strong>:<br />

A global review of the emerging evidence base<br />

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