Helga Konrad is a former minister for women’s issues and federal parliamentarian in Austria. She chaired the EU Stability Pact Task Force on Anti-Trafficking for South Eastern Europe from 2000-04 and was the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Special Representative for the Fight Against Trafficking in Persons from 2004-06. She now works as an independent consultant on anti-trafficking.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryIs human trafficking truly an intractable problem?Two decades after the Palermo Protocol came into force, is extreme exploitation un-solvable?
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryCombating trafficking requires addressing social inequality: Q&A | Part IIIMany factors drive the current trafficking industry, but its fundamental root is human poverty. To address this...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryIgnorance and misunderstanding undermine current anti-trafficking initiatives: Q&A | Part IIAnti-trafficking efforts will fail as long as states and citizens continue to frame the victims of trafficking as...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryNarrow viewpoints and conflicting interests undermine anti-trafficking efforts: Q&A | Part ICurrent anti-trafficking measures are weak because of a lack of inter-agency cooperation combined with a...