Mina Chiang will give a lecture on Jan. 5 to discuss her experiences combatting human trafficking.
Chiang, the founder of UK-based Humanity Research Consultancy, will discuss her organization and how it has since its inception in 2019 adapted to changing global attitudes towards human exploitation.
The lecture, hosted by the Lung Yingtai Cultural Foundation at its offices in Taipei’s Dihua Street, is titled Empowerment & Impact: My Social Enterprise Journey and runs from 7:30pm to 9pm.
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According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s (UNODC) Global Report on Trafficking in Persons last year, cross-border trafficking fell significantly in 2020, with national reports suggesting “mobility restrictions resulting from COVID-19 containment measures may have contributed to this trend.”
Anecdotal evidence, the report says, from 2021 saw a furtherance of this trend, though lockdown measures may have simply pushed exploitation into less visible locations.
VICTIMS
The most common form of human trafficking is forced labor (38.8 percent), followed by sexual exploitation (38.7 percent). The victims of sexual exploitation are predominantly women and girls, and in some countries women make up the largest proportion of traffickers.
In some parts of the world, women trafficking women is the norm.
The report says that women and children face more violent exploitation. Female victims (women and girls) account for 60 per cent of the total number of detected victims in 2020.
BRIDGING THE GAP
With a mission to bridge the gap between clients from the global north and young professionals from the global south, Chiang’s consultancy has evolved over four years.
The consultancy is currently advising and assisting international stakeholders, including Interpol and the UNODC, and collaborating with a diverse array of international NGOs in their initiatives to end human trafficking.
The lecture and discussion will be held in English. The salon is free, but those wanting to attend must pre-register.
To register for the in-person discussion, visit: www.surveycake.com/s/zLvYY
The talk will also be screened live on Facebook. To register, go to: fb.me/e/1Lh65u3Ft
207, Sec 1, Dihua St, Taipei City (台北市大同區迪化街一段207號)
Jan. 5 from 7:30pm to 9pm.
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