Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery: The Role of Finance & Tech

Please join us for an online policy roundtable discussion on efforts to combat human trafficking and modern slavery, with a special focus on the roles of the financial and technology sectors.
Human trafficking and slavery are illegal in most states, yet the International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that there are 40.3 million people enslaved or victim of trafficking. Trafficking is one of the most profitable criminal activities with profits of up to $150 billion a year.
In 2018, Liechtenstein launched the Finance Against Slavery Initiative (FAST) to examine how the financial sector can be mobilized to abolish modern slavery and trafficking. That same year a coalition of technology companies launched a Tech Against Trafficking (TAT) Initiative. In this roundtable we will examine what progress has been made on both initiatives. We will also examine how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the illegal trade in humans. Lastly, we will discuss innovative approaches and new policy initiatives to eliminate human trafficking and modern slavery
Welcome: Ambassador Kurt Jaeger, Ambassador of Liechtenstein to the United States
Panelists:
Dr. James Cockayne, Liechtenstein Initiative for Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST); University of Nottingham
Hannah Darnton - Lead, Tech against Trafficking
Jamille Bigio - Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Dr. Layla M. Hashemi - Researcher and Data Analyst, Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC)
Moderator: Dr. Chantal de Jonge Oudraat

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Great Idea to expand trafficking task force. The biggest problem America faces is human trafficking. It's also the most profitable.