Anglican Church & MBIE co-host anti trafficking conference

Thursday, July 20th, 2017

Human trafficking and labour exploitation are two of the most significant global human rights issues facing us today. All countries are affected, including New Zealand.

This two-day conference, to be held at Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, on 26th and 27th of July, 2017 will bring together senior government officials, business leaders, academics, civil society, faith-based groups, and the interested public to discuss domestic and international actions we can take to tackle these issues.

Full conference information, including speaker bios and programme, is available at movementonline.org.nz/tipoftheiceberg.

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