human trafficking /maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/3658/all en Labour migration expert Olivia Smith on prior learning and assessment /maxbellschool/our-people/olivia-smith Learn more about Olivia Smith, Max Bell School of Public Policy's McConnell Visiting Scholar for 2022-2024. Tue, 23 Jan 2024 17:30:02 +0000 Max Bell School of Public Policy 3128 at /maxbellschool Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences  /maxbellschool/channels/news/mandate-special-rapporteur-contemporary-forms-slavery-including-its-causes-and-consequences-350485 <p>September 1, 2023 | UN Special Rapporteur Mr. Tomoya Obokata visited Max Bell School of Public Policy to examine issues of contemporary forms of slavery in Canada, including its causes and consequences. During the meeting organized by McConnell Visiting Scholar <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/visiting-professors-and-scholars/olivia-smith">Olivia Smith</a>, the Special Rapporteur met with federal, provincial, and municipal authorities, national human rights bodies, and victims of contemporary forms of slavery.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 20:14:39 +0000 victoria.weston@mcgill.ca 3066 at /maxbellschool Human Trafficking and the Digital Divide /maxbellschool/max-policy/human-trafficking-and-digital-divide McConnell Visiting Scholar Olivia Smith describes how human traffickers have adopted chat rooms, smartphones, and video surveillance and what policy can do to address this. Wed, 03 May 2023 18:27:02 +0000 Olivia Smith 3012 at /maxbellschool Human Trafficking: What You Need To Know /maxbellschool/channels/event/human-trafficking-what-you-need-know-343329 <p>Human trafficking can happen to any person, regardless of age, culture, income, orientation, gender, or neighbourhood. Traffickers find their victims online, at schools, malls, parties, libraries, hotels, and bus stops.</p> Fri, 04 Nov 2022 20:42:20 +0000 victoria.weston@mcgill.ca 2913 at /maxbellschool