human trafficking

(a) "Trafficking in persons" shall mean the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. Exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labor or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs. (b) The consent of a victim of trafficking in persons to the intended exploitation set forth in subparagraph (a) of this article shall be irrelevant where any of the means set forth in subparagraph (a) have been used. (c) The recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of a child for the purpose of exploitation shall be considered "trafficking in persons" even if this does not involve any of the means set forth in subparagraph (a) of this article. (d) "Child" shall mean any person under eighteen years of age.

Meet our Speakers

We've gathered some of the top experts in the field to discuss this topic. With years of experience between them, they're well-equipped to offer invaluable insights and perspectives.

Kevin Hyland

Kevin Hyland

Independent Advisor

Ekaterina Porras Sivolobova

Ekaterina Porras Sivolobova

Founder & Director, Do Bold

Gopala Sasie Rekha

Gopala Sasie Rekha

Lecturer in Criminology, University of Winchester

Professor Anna Sergi

Professor Anna Sergi

University of Essex

Kimberley L. Thachuk

Kimberley L. Thachuk

Faith Tunde-Yara

Faith Tunde-Yara

Doctoral Researcher, Department of Public Law, University of Cape Town

Daan van Uhm

Daan van Uhm

Utrecht University

Diep Vuong

Diep Vuong

President & Co-Founder, Pacific Links Foundation

John Vu

John Vu

Business Operations Manager, Matera Alliance Inc.

Abdelkader Abderrahmane

Abdelkader Abderrahmane

Institute for Security Studies

Michelle Abel

Michelle Abel

Bridge2Future

Luigi Achilli

Luigi Achilli

European University Institute

Anesa Agovic

Anesa Agovic

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Felia Allum

Felia Allum

Polis, University of Bath

Kristina Amerhauser

Kristina Amerhauser

GI-TOC

Sara Amerio

Sara Amerio

Georgios Antonopoulos

Georgios Antonopoulos

Northumbria University

Gustavo Mauricio Bastien-Olvera

Gustavo Mauricio Bastien-Olvera

Luzia Costa Becker

Luzia Costa Becker

Interagency Institute

Eleanor Beevor

Eleanor Beevor

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Brandon Behlendorf

Brandon Behlendorf

Tihomir Bezlov

Tihomir Bezlov

Centre for the Study of Democracy

Lucia Bird

Lucia Bird

Director, Observatory of Illicit Economies in West Africa, The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Reg Brennenraedts

Reg Brennenraedts

Dialogic, Dialogic

Phil Brewer

Phil Brewer

Specialist Advisor on Human Trafficking, Human Trafficking Foundation

Talks

The truth about modern slavery

01 December 2021, 01:00 PM
Rose Broad Cameron Thibos David Gadd Ella Cockbain Emily Kenway

The private sector and organized crime

01 December 2021, 04:00 PM
Caterina Paternoster Thi Hoang Yuliya Zabyelina Marco Dugato Daan van Uhm Kimberley L. Thachuk

Assistance to victims of trafficking in persons

01 December 2021, 08:30 PM
Mayra Hernandez-Figueroa Livia Wagner Gustavo Mauricio Bastien-Olvera Raquel Caspi

Criminalisation of victims of human trafficking – An overview of domestic and international legal frameworks post UK Modern Slavery Act 2015

01 December 2021, 08:30 PM
Lucia Bird Phil Brewer Philippa Southwell

Preventing forced labor in supply chains during COVID-19

01 December 2021, 11:30 PM
John Vu Christina Bui Diep Vuong Kevin Hyland

Organized crime: Human trafficking, contraband and repression

02 December 2021, 02:30 AM
Maria Zuppello Taciana Santos de Souza Mathew Charles Leo Lin

Human trafficking in Europe

02 December 2021, 07:00 AM
Giada Volpato Silvia Rodriguez-Lopez Ruggero Scaturro Sara Mariella Lambertini

Organized crime in Africa

02 December 2021, 11:30 AM
Derica Lambrechts Erzuah Nvidah King Carl Tornam Duho, ACMA CGMA CA Abdelkader Abderrahmane Stephen Musau Mohamed Daghar

Trading life: Organ trafficking, illicit networks, and exploitation

02 December 2021, 11:30 AM
Guadalupe Correa Cabrera Mary Young Seán Columb

Organized crime in the UK

13 October 2022, 04:00 PM
Felia Allum Ella Cockbain Francisco Garcia Stan Gilmour

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

13 October 2022, 05:30 PM
Lyes Tagziria Kingsley Madueke Freedom Onuoha Eleanor Beevor Mouhamadou Kane

Criminal dynamics and exploitation of communities in Chiapas and Chihuahua, Mexico

13 October 2022, 08:30 PM
Livia Wagner Diana Siller María Landa

Human smuggling and trafficking

13 October 2022, 11:30 PM
Brian Nussbaum Brenda Oude Breuil Victoria Wozniak-Cole Brandon Behlendorf Bret Windhauser Amy Plummer

Women unsilenced our refusal to let torturer-traffickers win

13 October 2022, 11:30 PM
John Winterdyk Jeanne Sarson Linda MacDonald

Modern slavery stories from the frontline: What you need to know

14 October 2022, 01:00 AM
Matt Friedman Sylvia Yu Friedman

Human trafficking and organized crime

14 October 2022, 02:30 AM
Faith Tunde-Yara Ekaterina Porras Sivolobova Guadalupe Correa Cabrera Jacques Marcoux Gopala Sasie Rekha Leo Lin

Pervasive casino scams using slave labor in Southeast Asia

14 October 2022, 02:30 AM
Diep Vuong Khải Đơn Loan Luong Thư Bùi

Child sexual exploitation and abuse in South East Asia

14 October 2022, 07:00 AM
Virginia Comolli Peabprom Mekhiyanont Kristina Amerhauser Malina Enlund Prem Mahadevan

Human traffickers: Organized criminals or neighbours, boyfriends, and aunties?

14 October 2022, 07:00 AM
Borislav Gerasimov Caitlin Wyndham Nerida Chazal Marika McAdam

Cybercrime

14 October 2022, 08:30 AM
Anne van Uden Rukshana Siddiqua Veronika Nagy Reg Brennenraedts

Modern slavery and human trafficking: The victim journey

14 October 2022, 10:00 AM
Carole Murphy Sasha Jesperson Phil Brewer Ruth Van Dyke Runa Lazzarino

Children at stake – Online Child Sexual Exploitation (OCSE) - A global perspective of how vulnerable children are victimized online

18 October 2023, 04:00 PM
Livia Wagner Zoe Colpaert Edgar Federzoni Ana Lucila Sandoval Orozco Madalina Rogoz

Human rights and organized crime: At-risk youth

18 October 2023, 07:00 PM
Stephen Okwany Ana Paula Oliveira Luisa Fernandes Riascos Gamboa Siria Gastelum Jacques Muhindo

The Mediterranean: Borders, Migration, Security & Crime

18 October 2023, 07:00 PM
Fabio Papetti Anna Sergi Dr Giulia Fabini Francesca Costi Sara Amerio

Demystifying Modern Slavery + Contesting County Lines: Case Studies in Drug Crime and Deviant Entrepreneurship

18 October 2023, 08:30 PM
Robert McLean Ross Deuchar Ella Cockbain Rose Broad James Densley David Gadd