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.

Ruggero Scaturro

Ruggero Scaturro

Senior Analyst, GI-TOC

Professor Rukshana Siddiqua

Professor Rukshana Siddiqua

The Institute of Eminence by UGC, India, O.P. Jindal Global University

Diana Siller

Diana Siller

Vanesa Singh

Vanesa Singh

Centennial College

Philippa Southwell

Philippa Southwell

Managing Director, Southwell & Partners

Lyes Tagziria

Lyes Tagziria

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Cameron Thibos

Cameron Thibos

Managing Editor, Beyond Trafficking and Slavery, openDemocracy

Kaushik Thinnaneri Ganesan

Kaushik Thinnaneri Ganesan

Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, Deputy Director

Margarita Valle Mariscal de Gante

Margarita Valle Mariscal de Gante

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Ruth Van Dyke

Ruth Van Dyke

Anne van Uden

Anne van Uden

WODC

Maurício Vieira

Maurício Vieira

University for Peace

Ioannis Vlassis

Ioannis Vlassis

Analyst, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)

Giada Volpato

Giada Volpato

Livia Wagner

Livia Wagner

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

Dr Colm Wash

Dr Colm Wash

Queen's University Belfast / Stables Lives Safer Streets Research Hub

Bret Windhauser

Bret Windhauser

Ph.D. Student, The Graduate Center, City University of New York

Dr James Windle

Dr James Windle

Lecturer in Criminology, University College Cork

Dr John Winterdyk

Dr John Winterdyk

Victoria Wozniak-Cole

Victoria Wozniak-Cole

Dr Caitlin Wyndham

Dr Caitlin Wyndham

Research and Learning Leader, Blue Dragon Children's Foundation

Associate Professor, Dr Mary Young

Associate Professor, Dr Mary Young

Bristol Law School, Faculty of Business and Law, University of the West of England

Sylvia Yu Friedman

Sylvia Yu Friedman

Author & Filmmaker

Yuliya Zabyelina

Yuliya Zabyelina

The University of Alabama

Maria Zuppello

Maria Zuppello

freelance investigative reporter, MILITANT WIRE

Talks

The truth about modern slavery

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

The private sector and organized crime

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

Assistance to victims of trafficking in persons

01 December 2021, 08:30 PM
Raquel Caspi Mayra Hernandez-Figueroa Gustavo Mauricio Bastien-Olvera 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
Phil Brewer Philippa Southwell Lucia Bird

Preventing forced labor in supply chains during COVID-19

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

Organized crime: Human trafficking, contraband and repression

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

Human trafficking in Europe

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

Organized crime in Africa

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

Trading life: Organ trafficking, illicit networks, and exploitation

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

Organized crime in the UK

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

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

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

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

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

Human smuggling and trafficking

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

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

Pervasive casino scams using slave labor in Southeast Asia

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

Child sexual exploitation and abuse in South East Asia

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

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

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

Cybercrime

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

Modern slavery and human trafficking: The victim journey

14 October 2022, 10:00 AM
Carole Murphy Sasha Jesperson Runa Lazzarino Phil Brewer 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
Madalina Rogoz Livia Wagner Ana Lucila Sandoval Orozco Edgar Federzoni Zoe Colpaert

Human rights and organized crime: At-risk youth

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

The Mediterranean: Borders, Migration, Security & Crime

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

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

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