Interparliamentary Taskforce on Human Trafficking

Stopping Human Trafficking Through Policy Solutions

Human trafficking is the second largest criminal enterprise in the world with millions of people throughout the world in sexual exploitation, labor exploitation, forced marriage and other forms of modern slavery. The Interparliamentary Taskforce on Human Trafficking is a consortium of Parliamentarians, government leaders, and lived-experience experts who are committed to creating policy solutions to stop one of the greatest humanitarian crises in the world today, human trafficking.

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.

Less than 1%

of victims of trafficking are ever identified.

These numbers are not improving. This needs to change.

Countries Represented

Afghanistan
Albania
Argentina
Australia
Bolivia
Cameroon
Canada
East Turkistan (Uyghur autonomous region)
Egypt
France
Germany

Ghana
Guatemala
India
Kosovo
Mexico
Nigeria
Pakistan
Poland
Romania
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States

Task Force Countries Represented

Introduction

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. Human trafficking is unique among human rights abuses because local and regional escalation not only exploits and enslaves millions of people in labor trafficking, sex trafficking, organ harvesting, forced marriage and other forms of modern 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 is a platform for convening legislators, decision-makers and leaders from around the world. Increased Parliamentarian awareness and legislative engagement to stop human trafficking is critical to creating widespread systemic change. Our belief is that through collaboration we can accomplish more.

Guatemala Anti-Trafficking Education Site Visit: Secretary of Trafficking Sandy Recinos, Congresswoman Rosi Orozco (Mexico), Anne Basham (USA)
National Archives in Washington, D.C.: MP Gonjaj (Albania), Anne Basham (USA), MP Karen Bradley (UK), MP Rachael Thomas (Canada)
Bucharest, Romania Forum: Rushan Abbas (Uyghur Autonomous Region), MP Rozalia Biro (Romania), MP Shqipe Selimi (Kosovo)
Romanian Parliament: MP Karen Bradley (UK)
Romanian Parliament: MP Rozalia Biro (Romania)
Romania Parliament: MP Davis Opoku (Ghana)
Romanian Parliament: Rushan Abbas (Uyghur Autonomous Region), Ioana Bauer (Romania), Anne Basham (USA), MP Davis Opoku (Ghana), MP Rozalia Biro (Romania), MP Karen Bradley (UK)
National Archives Washington, D.C.: Ambassador John Richmond (USA)
Quarterly Virtual Task Force Meeting
Quarterly Virtual Task Force Meeting w/ OSCE Special Representative on Trafficking in Human Beings Val Richey
Guatemala Congress: Secretary of Trafficking Sandy Recinos
Hungarian Parliament where the Task Force was formed: Anne Basham (USA)
Washington, D.C.: Hon. Tanya Gould, Anne Basham, Ambassador John Richmond, Rushan Abbas
Romanian Parliament: Rushan Abbas (Uyghur Autonomous Region), Anne Basham (USA), Dr. Ekaterina Kostioukhina (USA), MP Shqipe Selimi (Kosovo), MP Rozalia Biro (Romania), MP Lisa Yasko (Ukraine)
Guatemala Anti-Trafficking Education Site Visit: Secretary of Trafficking Sandy Recinos, Congresswoman Rosi Orozco (Mexico), Anne Basham (USA)
Task Force Sponsor
Foundation United