How is anti-trafficking funding allocated in Canada—and what does it achieve? Who receives funding, and who doesn’t? Who benefits from these investments? Are resources reaching people who have experienced trafficking and those most at risk? Do funding approaches address the conditions that contribute to trafficking?

This webinar explores concepts such as decent work, forced labour, exploitation, and trafficking, examining their historical and political contexts and discussing when, why, and whether the use of precise definitions is important. Guest speakers shared how these terms apply in Canada and elsewhere.

Jess (Red Response) and Prairie (Standing Together) discussed the incredibly important work they do to prevent and respond to violence, exploitation, and trafficking through culturally grounded approaches that fill the gaps created by mainstream approaches.

The webinar features a discussion of key findings from GAATW Canada’s three-year research project “Is it Trafficking? Examining Gender-Based Violence Among Racialized and Migrant Women in Precarious, Informal, and Non-Standard Labour”, along with reflections from the research team and questions from participants.

This webinar featured three survivors of human trafficking who shared their perspectives on anti-trafficking work and ethical engagement of survivors. The focus was on their analysis of anti-trafficking efforts, not on their personal stories or trauma.