Trafficking in Persons in Australia – Myths and Realities

Event Details

Date:

Monday, 22 September 2008

Time:

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Room:

324

UQ Location:

Parnell Building (St Lucia)

Event category(s):

Full Description:: Trafficking in persons, especially women and children, is a global phenomenon. It involves the movement of individuals by means of force, threats, deception, fraud, or the payment of money for the purpose of exploitation.

In March 2008, the TC Beirne School of Law at The University of Queensland established a working group to research and analyse the available evidence on trafficking in persons in Australia. This project provides the first comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon of trafficking in persons, especially women and children, in Australia, and develops effective policy recommendations to prevent and suppress this problem at domestic levels.

It identifies and analyses reported and suspected cases of human trafficking where Australia has been destination, transit, and/or source countries.
This presentation will discuss the first findings of the working group’s research and to bring together government agencies, community groups, academic researchers, students, and others with an interest in this topic.