Forced labor abuses in fisheries: A predictive model for identifying high-risk vessels

Forced labour is a recognised issue in open ocean fishing, but historically the scale of this crime has been very hard to track. When a joint research team from Global Fishing Watch, emLab at UC Santa Barbara, and Liberty Shared was trying to find out more about the use of forced labour in fisheries, a breakthrough came when they asked a key question: What if vessels that use forced labour behave in fundamentally different observable ways from vessels that do not?

Based on this question, the researchers built a predictive model that can identify vessels that are highly likely to be using forced labour.

In this webinar, the research team explains how they developed a way in which to distinguish between vessels that use forced labour and those that do not – and the potential to use this model to build an actionable tool for practitioners in the future.

Launch of the Interactive Map for Business of Anti-Human Trafficking Organisations

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When: May 22, 2018 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Where: BT Centre, 81 Newgate Street, London, EC1A, United Kingdom

Given the rapid development of initiatives aimed at helping businesses fight human trafficking, the RESPECT Initiative (comprising Babson College’s Initiative on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime and the International Organization for Migration (IOM)),...

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Awareness Raising and Campaigning: What and How Does Social Media Contribute to Identification and Responses?

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When: May 18, 2017 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

The sixth and last webinar of the RESPECT Webinar Series 2017 New technologies, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Tackling Human Trafficking was held on Thursday, May 18 , 2017 10:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT/ 4:00 – 6:00 pm CEST With the altering terrain of...

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Modern slavery facts and figures

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There are more slaves today than in any other time in history. Do you know how many there are and where they are found? Disclaimer: this video is based on 2016 data

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Promising Practises of Innovative Entrepreneuships (start-ups) to Combat Human Trafficking

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When: March 30, 2017 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

The fourth webinar of the RESPECT Webinar Series 2017 New technologies, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Tackling Human Trafficking was held on Thursday, March 30 , 2017. Entrepreneurship is a powerful tool in solving the world’s most complex problems. Through entrepreneurial education and training, newly...

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