Library
This growing library is filled with peer-reviewed and community-based knowledge to create an evidentiary base for a labour rights-centred response to human trafficking in Canada.
Why Canada Must Chart Its Own Course on Human Trafficking
February 22 is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Canada. The day offers an opportunity for us to educate ourselves and others about the realities of human trafficking and to advocate for effective solutions. This year, the Global Alliance Against Traffic in...
FIFA 2026 and the Increase in Trafficking in Canada: The Zombie Claim Likely to Gain Momentum in 2025
A zombie claim is a belief that has been repeatedly disproven yet keeps resurfacing. The zombie claim that large sporting events lead to an increase in human trafficking for sexual exploitation originated ahead of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games—the first major sporting...
Rights Not Reductions: GAATW Canada Statement on International Migrants Day
Today, on International Migrants Day, December 18th, the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) Canada expresses our solidarity with all migrants who live in Canada and calls for humane, rights-affirming immigration policies. Migrants are our friends,...
GAATW Canada Observes International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
December 17th marks the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. It’s a time to remember and mourn the lives lost to violence, demand an end to hate crimes, and raise awareness about how criminalization and stigma contribute to the ongoing violence faced...
GAATW Canada Members Join GAATW International Congress
GAATW Canada members attended GAATW’s International Members Congress and Conference in Bangkok from October 15-18 to celebrate the Alliance’s 30th anniversary. The event offered GAATW and its international members opportunities to reflect on their work, review...
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day: Move beyond awareness raising and towards systemic solutions
February 22 is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Canada. Once again, an alarm will sound that human trafficking is a national crisis of epidemic proportions. Awareness will be raised about the signs of trafficking and how to identify victims. But is human...