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)

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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Training and Auditing to Counter Forced Labour Trafficking

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When: June 19, 2016 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Social auditing can be improved with a deeper focus on the issues of human trafficking for forced labour and the unique circumstances facing migrant workers. Social auditors and certifiers can help eliminate human trafficking for forced labour by developing and...

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Cotton – child labour & human rights abuses

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What is the real cost of our cheap cotton clothes? Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) exposes the devastating reality of cotton production in Uzbekistan. The video can be accessed at the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) dedicated webp...Read More

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ILO Global Business Network on Forced Labour Webinar

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The ILO Global Business Network on Forced Labour hosted a webinar for members on the 12th of March 2020 on the ILO's 11 operational indicators of forced labour. The webinar was presented by Luiz Machado, ILO Technical Specialist on Forced Labour, an...Read More

TAGS: Reporting Extractives & Mining Agriculture, Horticulture & Landscaping Aquaculture & Fishing Forestry/ Reforestation, Wood & Paper Food & Beverage - Processing & Packaging Garments & Textiles Global