Human Trafficking in Conflict and Crisis Situations

On the occasion of the EU Anti Trafficking Day, the Austrian Task Force on Combating Human Trafficking, under the Austrian OSCE Chairmanship and in cooperation with the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, the Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation (VIDC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is organizing a conference to address various aspects of trafficking stemming from conflict and post-conflict areas, as well as in humanitarian settings and crisis situations.

In 2016, the conference was attended by over 350 participants, including global leaders, media, academia and private businesses.

This year’s conference will be opened by Lamiya Aji Bashar, Yazidi human rights activist, winner of Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2016. With global crises increasingly complex and pervasive, the debate will focus on the intersections between human trafficking and conflict, large scale migration, displacement, and humanitarian emergencies exacerbating the vulnerabilities of individuals at risk of exploitation.

Two panels and three interactive workshops will provide a forum for international experts, practitioners from the field, academia, the media and civil society to exchange views, good practices and experiences in order to co-ordinate joint efforts and to develop recommendations to respond to this heinous crime. Active participation during the discussion is highly encouraged.

Participants are kindly requested to fill in the attached registration form and send it to anti-trafficking@bmeia.gv.at no later than 10 October 2017.