Forced Scamming: Fastest Growing Form of Human Trafficking
Andrey Sawchenko, Regional Vice President for Force Labor Programs, Asia Pacific, International Justice Mission
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This event is hosted by the Oxford Business and Human Rights Network.
About the speaker
Andrey Sawchenko currently leads International Justice Mission (IJM) programs working with governments and civil society partners to demonstrate effective models to eradicate forced labor from key industries and recruiting corridors in SE Asia. Andrey’s last post was Regional Director for IJM in southern India, leading programs working with Indian authorities to end forced labour slavery in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Andrey previously spent 10 years in Thailand and the Philippines leading teams fighting sex trafficking. After four years of IJM’s partnership with local law enforcement in metro Cebu, independent auditors found a stunning 72% decrease in the availability of children for commercial sex. Before joining IJM, Andrey was a lawyer in Seattle, USA.