August 2011

1. Judicial Colloquium on Human Trafficking and Forced Labour for Magistrates

   7 - 9 August 2011

   The programme will include sessions on international labour standards and conventions relating to human trafficking and forced labour, domestic law and amendments on the subject, prosecutions, victims and psychological impact etc. This programme is being developed in consultation with the Ministry of Justice and the Judges Training Institute.

June 2010

1. European Parliament seminar on combating and preventing trafficking in human beings: the way forward

   10 June 2010

   During the seminar, members of European Parliament urged greater emphasis on this issue. As Parliament's rapporteur Anna Hedh said it "is 2010 and women are still sold into slavery - even though slavery was abolished long ago". The Swedish Socialist believes Europe is engaged in an "every day struggle" against it.

April 2010

1. ESRC seminar series on Unfree Labour

   30 April 2010

   Seminar organized by the University of Manchester, co-sponsored by Anti-Slavery International

2. "Human Trafficking, a complex reality"

   14 April 2010

   Conference arranged by the Danish Centre against Human Trafficking, organized under the Danish National Board of Social Services

March 2010

1. Roundtable "Protecting Migrant Workers in the Supply Chain"

   24 March 2010

   The Business and Migration Initiative, a partnership programme of the Institute for Human Rights and Business and the International Business Leaders Forum, is co-hosting a roundtable ‘Protecting Migrant Workers in the Supply Chain’ with the Ethical Trading Initiative.

October 2009

1. The Commodification of Illicit Flows: Labour Migration, Trafficking and Business

   9 - 10 October 2009

   A multidisciplinary international conference on human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation within the contexts of migration and the global economy.

2. "What Not to Wear: Cotton and Child Slavery"

   8 October 2009

   This discussion is organized by Anti-Slavery International together with the Environmental Justice Foundation and is hosted by Amnesty International UK. This event has been re-scheduled from June 9 when it was cancelled due to the tube strike

May 2009

1. Identifying Good Practices for Producers/Purchasers to Reduce the Use of Child or Forced Labor

   11 - 12 May 2009

   The workshop is part of a National Research Council (NRC) study sponsored by the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) of the Department of Labor. Participants will discuss the elements of a possible framework for identifying and organizing a standard set of practices that will reduce the likelihood that persons will use forced labor or child labor to produce goods, with a focus on business and governmental practices.

March 2009

1. Fifth Conference on “International Perspectives on Law Enforcement Co-operation in Combating Trafficking in Human Beings - Trafficking for Labour Exploitation”

   31 March - 2 April 2009

   This conference, organized by the International Organization for Migration and the Ministry of Interior of Ukraine, aims to bring together law enforcement practitioners from Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine, as well as from other selected countries of origin, transit and destination to continue the dialogue relating to practical and operational initiatives within the context of international co-operation in combating human trafficking.