Organ Trafficking
One form of human trafficking happening in Canada but not talked about often is organ trafficking. In this webinar, participants will learn:
- the basics of organ trafficking by operationalizing key terms and concepts
- identify its global scope
- examine international protocols to combat organ trafficking
- examine risk factors and methods of recruitment
- explore the impact felt by those experiencing it
Speaker
Ray Lamont
National / Territorial Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking (MSHT) Response Coordinator (Canada and Bermuda)
Ray has completed her Anti-Human Trafficking Certificate through Vanguard University and was involved in an EU sponsored Advance MSHT Training in the Netherlands. She has also completed her Masters of Slavery and Liberation through the University of Nottingham with her dissertation focusing on how Canada's federal anti-trafficking plan reproduces and sustains colonial structures that increase the vulnerability of Indigenous women and girls to be victims of domestic sex trafficking. She has been involved in front line work in this field in Canada and Greece while having some short-term experiences in Italy and Bangladesh. She is the Vice Chair for The Salvation Army's International MSHT Response Council and is the Coordinator for MSHT Response work for the Caribbean and North America Zone.
Based out Vancouver, Canada, Ray loves spending time with her two sons and husband going on adventures, sharing deep belly laughs, and connecting with others.