Report of the conference "Prevention of Modern Slavery: ‘An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure’, arranged by the OSCE

This is the conference report of the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons Conference, organized in Vienna on 14-15 September 2009, entitled “Prevention of Modern Slavery: “An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure”. It contains highlights from each of the presentations given at the conference.

The conference brought together more than 300 experts from governments, international organizations and civil society, as well as investigative journalists, documentary filmmakers, photographers and students. The presentations and subsequent discussions ranged from how the global financial crisis is contributing to modern day slavery to emphasizing the role of the media in combating human trafficking.