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
Emily Kenway Rose Broad David Gadd Ella Cockbain Cameron Thibos

The private sector and organized crime

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

Assistance to victims of trafficking in persons

01 December 2021, 08:30 PM
Raquel Caspi Livia Wagner 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
Lucia Bird Phil Brewer Philippa Southwell

Preventing forced labor in supply chains during COVID-19

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

Organized crime: Human trafficking, contraband and repression

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

Human trafficking in Europe

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

Organized crime in Africa

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

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
Francisco Garcia Ella Cockbain Stan Gilmour Felia Allum

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

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

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

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

Human smuggling and trafficking

13 October 2022, 11:30 PM
Bret Windhauser Brenda Oude Breuil Brandon Behlendorf Victoria Wozniak-Cole Amy Plummer 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
Matt Friedman Sylvia Yu Friedman

Human trafficking and organized crime

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

Pervasive casino scams using slave labor in Southeast Asia

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

Child sexual exploitation and abuse in South East Asia

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

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

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

Cybercrime

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

Modern slavery and human trafficking: The victim journey

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

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 Ana Lucila Sandoval Orozco Zoe Colpaert Livia Wagner Edgar Federzoni

Human rights and organized crime: At-risk youth

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

The Mediterranean: Borders, Migration, Security & Crime

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

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

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