Last week GREAT, in collaboration with the Ontario Tech University hosted “Together Lets Stop Traffick” 2019 (the 2nd Annual Human Trafficking conference for Ontario Tech University). We were fortunate to be able to draw upon labour trafficking experts from the
Back in 2013, our Director of Marketing and Communication (Katja Maas) was tasked with coming up with a graphic and tag line for our first conference, one that would communicate our intent, yet was simple and straight forward. She came
As discussed in the first article, human trafficking is about exploitation. It is a heinous crime that sees victims undertake work (including sex trade) against their will. Sometimes the work is undertaken under threats of violence against them or their
As a highly dynamic and unpredictable crime, the response to human trafficking calls on police management/leadership to plan and systematically encourage organization-wide capacity and readiness. In the previous article I examined the issue of leadership commitment in combating human trafficking,
The social and community issues that police leaders are challenged with today are broad and varied, from domestic violence to fentanyl overdoses to mental illness with a myriad of other issues in the news that require organizational response. Each issue
Human trafficking is getting more “air play” in the media, more public exposure through film and television, and more legislative recognition, especially in western democracies. However, there are massive gaps in our understanding of the issue, not least of which
The Global Research Epicenter Against Human Trafficking (known as GREAT) is a registered Canadian charity (CRA BN: 798215497RR0001) working globally to combat human trafficking. Donation from U.S, taxpayers are received through the American Fund for Charities a 501(c)(3) organization, EIN 52 2109597.