From a labour rights approach, GAATW Canada addresses human trafficking through research, policy, advocacy, education, and reciprocal collaboration.

We amplify community and scholarly expertise to combat human trafficking by using evidence-based approaches that effectively support trafficked individuals while mitigating the harms associated with the rescue industry.

GAATW Canada

About Us

The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) Canada was established in 1996 in Victoria, British Columbia.

Since 1996, GAATW Canada has addressed trafficking issues and networked with women’s, 2SLGBTQAI+, sex work, and labour organizations locally and globally.

GAATW Canada is a member organization of GAATW, an alliance of over 105 non-governmental organizations worldwide, which include women’s  rights, human rights, migrant rights, and anti-trafficking organizations, as well as self-organized groups of migrant workers, domestic workers, sex workers, and survivors of human trafficking. GAATW’s International Secretariat is located in Bangkok, Thailand.

Our Values

Accountability

Anti-colonialism

Anti-racism

Decarceralism

Gender inclusivity

Intersectional feminism

Justice

Rights

GAATW Canada is dedicated to a systems shift that highlights the complex realities of human trafficking, addresses root causes, and fosters effective strategies to achieve meaningful impact.

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What We Do

Learn more about our public policy, research, advocacy, and education work here.

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How We Do It

Learn more about our processes, collaboration, current projects & research.

Library

Access our growing library of peer-reviewed and community-based research and resources.

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Connect

We welcome media inquiries and public collaboration; get in touch with GAATW Canada here.