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
Emily Kenway Ella Cockbain Rose Broad David Gadd Cameron Thibos

The private sector and organized crime

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

Assistance to victims of trafficking in persons

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

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 Lucia Bird Phil Brewer

Preventing forced labor in supply chains during COVID-19

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

Organized crime: Human trafficking, contraband and repression

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

Human trafficking in Europe

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

Organized crime in Africa

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

Trading life: Organ trafficking, illicit networks, and exploitation

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

Organized crime in the UK

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

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

13 October 2022, 05:30 PM
Mouhamadou Kane Eleanor Beevor Lyes Tagziria Kingsley Madueke 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 Brenda Oude Breuil Victoria Wozniak-Cole Brandon Behlendorf Bret Windhauser Brian Nussbaum

Women unsilenced our refusal to let torturer-traffickers win

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

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

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

Human trafficking and organized crime

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

Pervasive casino scams using slave labor in Southeast Asia

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

Child sexual exploitation and abuse in South East Asia

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

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

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

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
Sasha Jesperson Ruth Van Dyke Phil Brewer Runa Lazzarino Carole Murphy

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

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

Human rights and organized crime: At-risk youth

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

The Mediterranean: Borders, Migration, Security & Crime

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

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

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