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Director of Human Exploitation and Resilience, Meredith Dank, participated in the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons as a panelist addressing the theme “The Global Plan of Action and Enduring Trafficking Issues and Gaps Which Should, Inter Alia, Address the Current Challenges, Gaps and Opportunities in Implementation of the Global Plan of Action, Including Child Trafficking, Trafficking for Forced Labour and the Link between Trafficking in Persons and Organized Crime Groups.” In a summary of the discussion:
Meredith Dank, Clinical Associate Professor, Marron Institute of Urban Management, New York University, stressing that a lot more should be done to detect trafficking victims, noted that traffickers often prey on undocumented victims by threatening to call law enforcement. “Then there is the issue of who to arrest and prosecute,” she pointed out, noting that recruiters, subcontractors, employers, and corporations all play a role—directly or indirectly—in forced labour.