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Our Mission: Education in Policy

The Interparliamentary Taskforce on Human Trafficking (ITHT) is the first platform of its kind to convene the primary anti-trafficking legislators, decision-makers and lived-experience experts from around the world with the single mission of stopping human trafficking through parliamentary education. Trafficking is a transnational crime which requires multilateral solutions. Legislation is one of the most neglected yet necessary forms of international diplomacy. We aim to institutionalize abolition and change the course of history at a time when interconnected global and local markets depend even more on the trafficking of children, men, and women. 

Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the world and is a significant source of funding for every nation and movement threatening the stability and security of our world today. It is unique among human rights abuses because regional escalation not only exploits and enslaves millions of people in sex trafficking, labor trafficking, organ harvesting, forced marriage and other forms of modern day slavery, but it also funds and exacerbates global violence, including terrorism, armed conflicts, gender apartheid, and environmental degradation.

Our goals are to:

• INCREASE the number of legislative leaders who prioritize anti-trafficking legislation.
• EDUCATE leaders effectively on new legislation and policies, and share effective anti-trafficking model tools from throughout the world.
• RAISE AWARENESS about human trafficking globally.

Board of Directors

Activities are for educational and informational purposes only. Participation does not imply endorsement by ITHT of any specific policy position, legislation, or opinion.