For many years, trafficking has been addressed by tackling the ‘three P’s’: Prosecution, Prevention and Protection. These however, are not enough. What has been missing until now is the fourth P – Partnerships. Effective partnerships are required to ensure that ‘no victim is unnoticed’. The Taskforce, as an outcome focused group, is working to create global partnerships between Governments, Parliaments and civil society so that we all work together to tackle, and end, the trafficking and enslavement of human beings.
Stopping Human Trafficking Through Policy Solutions
Human trafficking is the second largest criminal enterprise in the world and an acute humanitarian crisis trapping millions of people in sexual exploitation, labor exploitation, forced marriage, and other forms of modern slavery. The Interparliamentary Taskforce on Human Trafficking (ITHT) is the first global consortium convening lawmakers, government leaders, stakeholders and lived-experience experts to stop human trafficking through legislation and policy solutions.
49 million
People are estimated to be caught in human trafficking globally, about 1 in every 150 people.
Approx 50%
of sex trafficking victims are children.
More than 99.5%
of victims of trafficking are never identified.
These numbers are not improving. This needs to change.
Countries Represented
Afghanistan
Albania
Argentina
Armenia
Austria
Australia
Belgium
Bolivia
Cameroon
Canada
China
Egypt
France
Germany
Ghana
Guatemala
India
Kenya
Kosovo
Mexico
New Zealand
Nigeria
Pakistan
Poland
Romania
Sierra Leone
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States

Our Mission
Human trafficking generates more than $150 billion annually and is a significant source of funding for every nation and movement threatening the stability and security of our world today. Yet 99.6% of victims are never identified. Human trafficking is unique among human rights abuses because regional escalation not only exploits and enslaves millions of people in sex trafficking, labor trafficking, organ harvesting, forced marriage and other forms of modern day slavery, but it also funds and exacerbates global violence, including terrorism, armed conflicts, religious persecution, gender apartheid, and environmental degradation.
The Interparliamentary Taskforce on Human Trafficking (ITHT) is the first platform of its kind to convene legislators, decision-makers and leaders from around the world with the single mission of stopping human trafficking through parliamentary education and strategic legislation and policies. We aim to institutionalize abolition and change the course of history at a time when interconnected global and local markets depend even more grossly on the slave labor of children, men, and women. Our goals are to:
- Increase the number of legislators globally who prioritize anti-trafficking legislation as a primary focus.
- Collaborate effectively on new legislation and policies, and share effective anti-trafficking model tools from throughout the world.
- Raise awareness on human trafficking among lawmakers globally.
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What Lawmakers are saying about the Taskforce

Human trafficking is borderless, modern day slavery that continues to exploit millions of innocent lives in the darkest of alleys in every corner of the world. The collaborative action and expertise of world leaders, policy experts, and survivors are critical to winning the battle against this evil criminal institution. I commend the visionary leadership of Anne Basham at the Interparliamentary Taskforce on Human Trafficking (ITHT) for rallying the global community in the fight against human trafficking.

It is imperative for Parliamentarians and legislators to implement robust laws and policies to combat human trafficking and modern-day slavery. As such, I am grateful for the important work undertaken by Interparliamentary Taskforce on Human Trafficking (ITHT)In particular, under the leadership of Ms. Basham, the Taskforce has been instrumental in bringing together Parliamentarians to share best practices, provide strategic advice, and build international cooperation in the effort to combat exploitation.

Ms. Anne Basham, Chairman of the ITHT, has been able to successfully bring together not only Parliamentarians, government leaders, policy experts, but also survivors whose voices are incredibly important to the global discussion of human trafficking, who are committed to creating solutions to stop the greatest humanitarian crisis in the world today. Moreover, it is important to recognize that human trafficking is a social justice concern, and proper measures must be in place to combat this issue.

One of the missions of Campaign for Uyghurs is to promote the rights of Uyghur women and youth, and we have worked hard to provide a platform and a voice to Uyghur survivors who have been subject to unimaginable horrors including sexual violence and rape in the camps. We have supported bills including the Uyghur Stop Oppressive Sterilizations Act, which would provide assistance to Uyghur survivors who had faced sexual violence and rape in concentration camps. The voice of the survivor is incredibly important to the global discussion of human trafficking and is critical to implementing new solutions to solve it. The Taskforce on Human Trafficking has been able to successfully bring together Parliamentarians, government leaders, policy experts, and survivors to collaborate on policies and solutions that will work to end human trafficking.
