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Human Trafficking prevention
Mary Ward Center in Canada, as a minister of the IBVM-CJ Sisters, has been part of the global IBVM-CJ network working to end human trafficking as a crime that abuses the most vulnerable by denying their human dignity as beings equal rights and opportunities.
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Read more about our strategy against Human TraffickingMary Ward Center in Canada, as a minister of the IBVM-CJ Sisters, has been part of the global IBVM-CJ network working to end human trafficking as a crime that abuses the most vulnerable by denying their human dignity as beings equal rights and opportunities. Thus, we are an active part of the declaration made by IBVM-CJ during the General Congregation on September 2014 in Loyola, Spain: As members of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, an international and multicultural congregation of women religious, we pledge to work for the eradication of all forms of human trafficking and its causes, particularly among women and children, wherever we live and minister. Thus, as the Mary Ward Centre in Canada, we work committed to (1) strengthening our commitment to justice, fighting poverty and protecting the rights of the most vulnerable populations; (2) seeking new strategies to respond to modern forms of oppression that cause more violations and put people at greater risk of being victims of human trafficking; (3) prioritizing collaborative and networked work to maximize efforts and achieve more significant impacts, as required by the complex current context; and (4) promoting education as a strategy to increase awareness about the risks of human trafficking and prevent more people from becoming victims of criminal networks at the local, national, and international levels.
THE MARY WARD CENTRE FEATURED ACTIONS
The Mary Ward Centre and CHHA 1610 Radio Latina offer a series of radio programs as part of the "End human trafficking - a commitment for all" campaign. In 2023 we are offering 10 programs in collaboration with radio stations from El Salvador, Honduras, Colombia and Ecuador. The World Association of Communitarian Radio Station (AMARC) and the Digital Newspaper Voices are also part of this campaign.
Networks coordination.
As part of the (1) Collaborative Network to End Exploitation (CNEE) for the recurrent activities as a network; (2) Toronto Counter Human Trafficking Network (TCHTN), organizing inputs for the Government of Canada's evaluation of the National Plan to Combat Human Trafficking; and (3) Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) preparing the 2024 Consultation in Ottawa on November 24th to 27th which include a Lobby day with Federal Parliamentarians.
Do you know what Human Trafficking is?
According to the UNODC, the crime of human trafficking counts with three main elements: act (recruit, transport, transfer, harbor, or receive), means (threat or use of force, coercion, fraud, deception, abuse of a position of vulnerability, giving payments of benefits, or abduction) under the purpose of exploitation.
Free From Harm Workshops
We offer a series of 5 workshops for high school students to educate from a rights-based perspective on the prevention of human trafficking and labour exploitation of young people. Workshop topics include understanding the world of human rights, building healthy relationships, and the risks of labour exploitation. This interactive program features hands-on learning, listening to a survivor's testimony, and a collaborative messaging campaign.
Between 2012 and 2022, 3.996 cases of Human Trafficking have been reported in Canada,
Statistics Canada’s "Trafficking in persons in Canada, 2022
