25 Keys to Unlock the Financial Chains of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery

UNU-ONY, "25 Keys to Unlock the Financial Chains of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery" Breaking the Financial Chains Disrupting Financial Flows associated with Slavery, Human Trafficking, Forced Labour and Child Labour, New Canaan, 2017/03/30-31.

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    Author UNU-ONY
    Title 25 Keys to Unlock the Financial Chains of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
    Publication Date 2017-07-11
    Place of Publication New York
    Publisher United Nations University
    Pages 42
    Title of Event Breaking the Financial Chains Disrupting Financial Flows associated with Slavery, Human Trafficking, Forced Labour and Child Labour
    Date of Event 2017/03/30-31
    Place of Event New Canaan
    Language eng
    Abstract Human trafficking is both illegal and big business. The International Labour Organization estimates that forced labour, one of the forms of exploitation into which humans are trafficked, generates $150 billion a year in revenues, while the Global Slavery Index suggests there may be as many as 45.8 million people enslaved today. Most of the victims are women and girls. The funds generated by human trafficking are proceeds of crime. Handling those funds can constitute money laundering or, in certain cases where designated terrorist organizations are involved, terrorist financing. Financial institutions that handle funds generated by human trafficking and modern slavery, or that finance businesses that engage in these crimes, thus risk violating a range of existing laws and norms, especially in the area of anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT). To help industry actors and regulators think through their options for disrupting ties between the financial sector and human trafficking and modern slavery, UN University convened a workshop at Grace Farms in New Canaan, Connecticut, with the support of the Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein to the United Nations. Participants identified three main areas for action: strengthening sectoral knowledge uptake; improving regulation and encouraging leadership; and promoting information partnerships.
    UNBIS Thesaurus SLAVERY
    ORGANIZED CRIME
    TERRORISM
    Keyword Financial sector
    Human trafficking
    Terrorism
    Modern slavery
    Organized crime
    Anti-money laundering
    Copyright Holder United Nations University
    Copyright Year 2017
    Copyright type All rights reserved
    ISBN 9789280890488
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