EXTERNAL Anti-Human Trafficking Education Symposium

Presented by Kristi House

This presentation explores the intersection between business ethics and labor trafficking throughout the world and particularly in the United States; highlighting how unethical labor practices can enable exploitation within supply chains and workplaces. It will examine the legal, social, and moral responsibilities of businesses to prevent and address labor trafficking. Through case studies and current legislation, the presentation will shed light on how corporate accountability, transparency, and ethical sourcing can combat exploitation.

Business Ethics in Labor Trafficking

9:00 am - 9:15 am Welcome & Opening

9:15 am - 10:15 am Beyond Compliance: Ethics, Accountability, and Labor Trafficking (Presentation)

This presentation explores the intersection between business ethics and labor trafficking throughout the world and particularly in the United States; highlighting how unethical labor practices can enable exploitation within supply chains and workplaces. It will examine the legal, social, and moral responsibilities of businesses to prevent and address labor trafficking. Through case studies and current legislation, the presentation will shed light on how corporate accountability, transparency, and ethical sourcing can combat exploitation. 

Presenter: CRISTOBAL PEREZ, Director Law Student Support Services, St. Thomas University, Consultant, Co-chair of Florida’s Statewide Coalition Combatting Labor Trafficking

10:15 am - 11:15 am From Policy to Practice: A Multisector Response to Labor Trafficking (Panel Discussion)

CRISTOBAL PEREZ, Director Law Student Support Services, St. Thomas University, Consultant, Co-chair of Florida’s Statewide Coalition Combatting Labor Trafficking 

DAVID OLIVER, Deputy Director Miami, International Rescue Committee 

PAUL PELLIZZARI, Vice President, Global Social Responsibility Hard Rock 

State Attorney’s Office (Representative to be announced)

11:15 am - 11:30 am Q&A, Wrap-up