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.

Emily Kenway

Emily Kenway

Independent

Livia Wagner

Livia Wagner

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Felia Allum

Felia Allum

Polis, University of Bath

Yuliya Zabyelina

Yuliya Zabyelina

The University of Alabama

Philippa Southwell

Philippa Southwell

Managing Director, Southwell & Partners

Fausto Carbajal-Glass

Fausto Carbajal-Glass

Delphi Solutions and Strategic Services

Diep Vuong

Diep Vuong

President & Co-Founder, Pacific Links Foundation

Mathew Charles

Mathew Charles

Universidad del Rosario

Daan van Uhm

Daan van Uhm

Utrecht University

Ruggero Scaturro

Ruggero Scaturro

Senior Analyst, GI-TOC

Mohamed Daghar

Mohamed Daghar

Institute for Security Studies

Dr Seán Columb

Dr Seán Columb

Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Liverpool

Ella Cockbain

Ella Cockbain

Associate Professor, UCL

Phil Brewer

Phil Brewer

Specialist Advisor on Human Trafficking, Human Trafficking Foundation

Raquel Caspi

Raquel Caspi

Back Home Mx, Back Home

John Vu

John Vu

Business Operations Manager, Matera Alliance Inc.

Leo Lin

Leo Lin

Giada Volpato

Giada Volpato

Professor Anna Sergi

Professor Anna Sergi

University of Essex

Sean Redmond

Sean Redmond

Adjunct Professor of Youth Justice, University of Limerick

Stephen Musau

Stephen Musau

Guadalupe Correa Cabrera

Guadalupe Correa Cabrera

Professor, George Mason University

Lyes Tagziria

Lyes Tagziria

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Mayra Hernandez-Figueroa

Mayra Hernandez-Figueroa

Back Home, Back Home

Diorella Islas

Diorella Islas

International Fellow, Women In International Security

Talks

The truth about modern slavery

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

The private sector and organized crime

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

Assistance to victims of trafficking in persons

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

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
Philippa Southwell Phil Brewer Lucia Bird

Preventing forced labor in supply chains during COVID-19

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

Organized crime: Human trafficking, contraband and repression

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

Human trafficking in Europe

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

Organized crime in Africa

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

Trading life: Organ trafficking, illicit networks, and exploitation

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

Organized crime in the UK

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

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

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

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
Amy Plummer Brandon Behlendorf Brian Nussbaum Victoria Wozniak-Cole Bret Windhauser Brenda Oude Breuil

Women unsilenced our refusal to let torturer-traffickers win

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

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
Leo Lin Guadalupe Correa Cabrera Faith Tunde-Yara Ekaterina Porras Sivolobova Gopala Sasie Rekha Jacques Marcoux

Pervasive casino scams using slave labor in Southeast Asia

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

Child sexual exploitation and abuse in South East Asia

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

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

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

Cybercrime

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

Modern slavery and human trafficking: The victim journey

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

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 Ana Lucila Sandoval Orozco Madalina Rogoz Zoe Colpaert Edgar Federzoni

Human rights and organized crime: At-risk youth

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

The Mediterranean: Borders, Migration, Security & Crime

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

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

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