Topics discussed:

• What do we know of the trafficking risks 1,5 years after the full-scale war started?
• What are the exploitative labour practices we see that impact those that left or remained in Ukraine.
• Which groups remain vulnerable and why? 📌What should be further done to reduce vulnerabilities?
• What is the role of the states, and other actors including the private sector.
• Introduction to the ELECT THB -project and patterns of exploitation observed.

Speakers:

• Anniina Jokinen, Senior programme officer, HEUNI, coordinator of the ELECT THB project
• Heather Komenda, Senior Regional Thematic Specialist for Migrant Protection at the IOM Regional Office in Vienna
• Kateryna Cherepakha, Director, La Strada Ukraine
• Kiril Sharapov, Associate Professor of Applied Social Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University, UK
• Suzanne Hoff, International Coordinator, La Strada International