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.
Domestic and sexual violence agencies have long been acknowledged as a vital pathway to support survivors of human trafficking. Therefore, requests for increased training on how to identify and meet the needs of these survivors are ongoing. With inc...Read More
Watch this video to learn how the Freedom Fund’s hotspot model is empowering local frontline organisations to end modern slavery. Some of these frontline partners work directly to free victims, while others address root causes by improving educatio...Read More
FLEX has published a new report revealing a range of labour abuses and risk of exploitation in London’s construction sector, including workers not being paid, being physically and verbally abused, and being forced to work in dangerous conditions. T...Read More
Currently, is it estimated that 1.8 million children are exploited worldwide in prostitution or through pornography. Furthermore, it is believed that 20% of victims trafficked for sexual exploitation are children. In 2001, there were approximately 100,000 pornography sites containing child...