US Congressional Hearing: “Following the Money: How Human Traffickers Exploit U.S. Financial Markets”

This hearing was called by the Committee on Financial Services of the U.S. House of Representatives and focused on illicit financial flows and the key role of the banking industry in combating human trafficking.

This hearing examines how financial institution’s monitor, review, and verify depository relations with a payment processor. In particular, the Subcommittee seeks to better understand potential problems and long-term challenges that exist, including examples of how human traffickers avoid detection.

Witness List

The Honorable Cyrus R. Vance Jr., District Attorney, New York County, District Attorney’s Office
Dr. Louise I. Shelley, Founder and Director, Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center, George Mason University (TTF)
Ms. Tina Frundt, Founder and Director, Courtney’s House (TTF)
Mr. Bassem Banafa, Financial Forensics Consultant, Bassem Banafa, LLC (TTF)

The Global Initiative & RESPECT at EU Anti-Trafficking Day Conference

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When: October 29, 2018 all-day

Where: Hofburg, Vienna, Austria

On the occasion of the EU Anti-Trafficking Day, one of the RESPECT founding organisations, the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime co-organized a high-level conference on “Human Trafficking and Human Rights – Access to Rights for Victims of Human Trafficking” with...

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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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Sustainability standards’ role in helping to eliminate forced labour

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This ISEAL webinar on forced labour, collects the views and opinions of a range of panellists on how standards can play a key role in identifying and helping to eliminate forced labour, including child labour, through improved detection and remedia...Read More

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Israel’s forgotten Thai workers

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A year-long BBC investigation has discovered widespread abuse of Thai nationals living and working in Israel - under a scheme organised by the two governments. ...Read More

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