Library
This growing library is filled with peer-reviewed and community-based knowledge, forming an evidence-based foundation for a labour rights response to human trafficking in Canada.
GAATW Canada’s 2025 Statement for International Migrants Day
On December 18th, we mark International Migrants Day. Today and everyday, GAATW Canada calls for solidarity with all migrants living and working in Canada. In the last year, there has been yet more xenophobia, racism, and discrimination toward migrants in Canada,...
GAATW Canada’s 2025 Statement for International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
On December 17th, GAATW Canada observes the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. Regrettably, since our statement last year, not much has changed. Sex workers are still criminalized in Canada. Still subject to vast misinformation that facilitates...
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 Recurring Claim Likely to Gain Momentum in 2025
The 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 event after the adoption of the UN Trafficking Protocol. Repeatedly disproven, it keeps...
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 its solidarity with all migrants living 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...