MAST is excited to support this webinar which aims to put a spotlight on human trafficking in Asia.

Human trafficking is defined by the United Nations as the “recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons by improper means (such as force, abduction, fraud, or coercion) for an improper purpose including forced labor or sexual exploitation.” There are many forms of human trafficking today.

The panelists below will discuss the new challenges being faced in combatting the different forms of modern-day human trafficking as well as the relevant current legal framework and the gaps therein. 

Speakers:

Jean Enriquez, Executive Director, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women - Asia Pacific (CATW-AP), Manila Philippines

Bindu Sharma, Asia-Pacific Policy Director, International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC), Singapore

Dornnapha Sukkree, Managing Director, TLCS Legal Advocate Company Limited, Bangkok, Thailand

Moderators:

Miriam Rose Ivan L. Pereira, Counsel, Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners, Tokyo, Japan

Alexandra Piscionere, Associate, Braverman Greenspun, New York, New York, U.S.A.

Sponsoring Committee Groups:

International Section, Human Rights Committee (International), UN And International Organizations Committee, Japan Chapter, Thailand Chapter, Philippines Chapter, Singapore Chapter, Asia & Pacific Region Committee, and Asian Bar Council

This event is supported by:

Philippine Bar Association

Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) – Asia Pacific (CATW-AP)

The Multi-stakeholders Initiative for Accountable Supply Chain of Thai Fisheries (MAST Thailand)

International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC)

Note: The program will be followed by a networking session.

Register for this complimentary event here: https://lnkd.in/daViKuvb