Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies
University of Toronto
Friday, October 9- Saturday, 10, 2009
University of Toronto
Robert Gill Theatre, 214 College Street, Third Floor
Free and Open to the Public - Registration Required For Both Days
More info at: http://www.utoronto.ca/cdts/
FRIDAY, October 9
8:30-9:00 Registration and Breakfast
9:00-9:15 Welcome address: Ato Quayson, Director, Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies, University of Toronto
9:15-9:30 Opening address: Antonela Arhin, Executive Officer, Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies, University of Toronto
PANEL I LABOUR TRAFFICKING
Chair: Ron Levi, University of Toronto
9:30-9:50 Bethany Tapp, J.D. (University of British Columbia)
Doing Canada’s Dirty Work: A Critical Analysis of Law and Policy to Address Labour Exploitation and Trafficking
9:50-10:10 Amy Pickell and Romesh Hettiarachchi (University of Windsor)
Gaps in the Response to Labour Trafficking: A Practical Assessment Based on Case Studies in Canada
10:10-10:30 Roger Plant (International Labour Office)
Trafficking for Labour Exploitation: Conceptual and Policy Challenges
10:30-11:00 Open discussion
11:00-11:20 Refreshments
PANEL II CHILD TRAFFICKING
Chair: Antonela Arhin, University of Toronto
11:20-11:40 Jacqueline Bhabha (Harvard Law School)
Illegal Flows and Legal Obligations: Trafficked Children’s Unmet Claim to Effective Protection
11:40-12:00 Daniel Kweku Sam (International Organization of Migration, Ghana)
Child Trafficking for Labour Exploitation: The case of Ghanaian children in the fishing industry
12:00-12:30 Open discussion
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:30 PRESENTATION: Marty Van Doren
RCMP Human Trafficking Awareness Coordinator
"Human Trafficking - Canada; Law Enforcement Perspective"
PANEL III MIGRATION AND LABOUR TRAFFICKING
Chair: Matthew A. Light, University of Toronto
2:30-2:50 Renan Salgado and Elise Garvey (Farmworker Legal Services of New York, Inc. and The Human Trafficking Project)
A Study of Natural Resources, Economics and Labor Trafficking
2:50-3:10 Mark B. Taylor (U.S. Department of State)
Coercion among Contractual Migrant Workers
3:10-3:30 Ndioro Ndiaye (Liberta and Ailliance for Migration, Leadership and Development (AMLD), Former Deputy Director General International Organisation for Migration)
Labour Mobility and Business: The Risks of Trafficking
3:30-3:50 Open discussion
3:50-4:00 Closing remarks
Saturday, October 10
9:00-9:30 Registration and Breakfast
PANEL IV BUSINESS AND LABOUR TRAFFICKING
Chair: Natalya Timoshkina, York University
9:30-9:50 Dr. Louise Shelley (George Mason University)
The Commodification of Human Smuggling and Trafficking
9:50-10:10 Anne Pawletta / Dr. Philipp Schwertmann (Consultant /International Organization for Migration)
Minimum Wages – An Ally in the Fight against Labour Trafficking?
10:10-10:30 Sean Sellers / Greg Asbed (Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy / Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW))
Beyond Investigations: Workers and Consumers Join in a Market-Based Approach to Prevention of Slavery Operations in the U.S. Agricultural Industry
10:30-11:00 Open discussion
11:00-11:20 Refreshments
PANEL V GOVERNMENT RESPONSES TO LABOUR TRAFFICKING
Chair: Sandra Bucerius, University of Toronto
11:20-11:40 Dr. Conny Rijken (Tilburg University)
EU's human rights based approach to trafficking in human beings
11:40-12:00 Rudolf E.H. Hilgers (Dutch National Public Prosecution Office)
The Programmatic Approach of trafficking in human beings in the Netherlands
12:00-12:20 Dr. Annalee Lepp (University of Victoria)
Cross-Border Movements, Trafficking in Persons, and Stigmatized Labour in the Canadian Context
12:20-12:50 Open discussion
12:50-1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:30 KEYNOTE ADDRES: Dr Mohamed Y. Mattar
Research Professor of Law and Executive Director of The Protection Project at The Johns Hopkins University, School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
2:30-2:45 Closing remarks: Ato Quayson and Antonela Arhin
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