Appendix A
Workshop Agenda
WORKSHOP ON APPROACHES TO ESTIMATING THE PREVALENCE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE UNITED STATES
April 8–9, 2019
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
2101 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Room 120
Monday, April 8, 2019
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
9:00 am | Call to Order |
Welcome and Introduction Brian Harris-Kojetin, Director, Committee on National Statistics Dorothy Fink, Director, Office on Women’s Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) |
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Purpose of the Workshop David Banks, Planning Committee Chair |
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9:30 am | The Prevalence Problem: Identifying Known Gaps and Discrepancies in Human Trafficking Estimation Summarizing estimation challenges in current human trafficking work and considering the impacts of data gaps on victims and communities. |
Prevalence Research in Service of Survivor Well-Being Jessica Hubley, AnnieCannons |
Intersection of Collaboration and Communication Within the Anti-Trafficking Movement Kelly Dore, National Human Trafficking Survivor Coalition |
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ILO Work on Measurement of Forced Labour: Challenges and Progress Michaëlle De Cock, International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva (via webcast) |
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10:30 am | Break |
10:45 am | Spotlight on Human Trafficking in the U.S.—A Discussion Federal government efforts and opportunities to understand the prevalence and scope of human trafficking. |
Facilitator: Carolyn Hightower, Deputy Director, HHS Office on Trafficking in Persons | |
Discussants:
Meredith Dank, John Jay College of Criminal Justice |
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12:00 pm | Lunch |
1:00 pm | International Human Trafficking—Global Efforts and Comparative Prevalence Methodologies Exploring how other countries collect, analyze, and apply human trafficking data—particularly places that are limited in ways similar to the U.S. in terms of data openness and accessibility. |
Global Slavery Index, Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, and the Global MSE Program: Best Practices and Lessons Learned Davina Durgana, Planning Committee Member |
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Measuring and Addressing Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking Around the World: U.S. Department of Labor’s Use of Research and Evaluation to Inform Policy Lauren Damme and Carolyn Huang, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor |
Prevalence Estimation for the U.K. Modern Slavery Strategy and for U.S. Cities Bernard Silverman, Planning Committee Member |
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2:00 pm | Approaches to Prevalence Estimation: Data Collection, Sampling, and Analytical Strategies Considering the benefits to and feasibility of establishing “core measures” in an effort to standardize data collection for trend or comparative analysis across jurisdictions. |
Heterogeneity in Capture-Recapture James Johndrow, Stanford University |
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Considerations in Data Standardization for Operational Datasets Sara Crowe, Polaris Project |
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Estimating Hard-to-Reach Populations with Network Sampling Kyle Vincent, independent consultant |
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3:00 pm | Break |
3:15 pm | Leveraging Knowledge: Coordinating Data Across Disciplines Identifying potential human trafficking victims by recognizing common risk factors using existing datasets or through screening for other services. |
Counter Trafficking Initiatives at IOM Harry Cook, International Organization for Migration |
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Health Care: Opportunities and Challenges of Human Trafficking Data Collection Hanni Stoklosa, Health, Education, Advocacy, and Linkage (HEAL) Trafficking, and Harvard Medical School |
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New Strategies and Initiatives to Bridge Data Gaps Through Research and Government Partnerships Kelly Gleason, United Nations University Centre for Policy Research and ILO |
Sector-Based Approaches to Forced Labor Risk Identification Erin Klett, Verité |
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4:45 pm | Day One Wrap-Up |
5:00 pm | Adjourn |
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
9:00 am – 2:30 pm
9:00 am | Intro and Recap of Day One David Banks, Planning Committee Chair |
9:15 am | Human Trafficking Estimation Through a New Lens: Innovative Methodologies and Emerging Technologies Showcasing creative methodologies that can be applied to estimate the prevalence of human trafficking in the U.S. |
Approaches to Estimating Prevalence: The Survivor-Researcher Expertise Megan Lundstrom, Free Our Girls |
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Advancing Human Trafficking Prevalence Estimation Methods: Key Findings from Development and Field Testing Michael Shively and Ryan Kling, Abt Associates |
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10:15 am | Break |
10:30 am | Linking Prevalence to Policy—A Discussion Creating opportunities to reduce the legal and policy barriers to the collection, sharing, and analysis of human trafficking data. Highlighting examples of successful policy and collaboration for sharing sensitive data in other fields. |
Facilitator: Sheldon Zhang, Planning Committee Member | |
Discussants:
Roy Ahn, Planning Committee Member |
12:00 pm | Lunch |
1:00 pm | Research Objectives and Next Steps Synthesizing the key points from the days’ discussions. Considering ways to enhance interoperability as well as communication between policy makers and practitioners. Discussing key actors and practical next steps. |
Discussant: David Banks, Planning Committee Member | |
2:30 pm | Adjourn |
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