This project follows the work undertaken by the Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking. On 27 September 2019, The Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking released its final report, Unlocking Potential: A Blueprint for Mobilizing Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking.
The Blueprint provides a collective-action framework for different financial sector actors to take action to end modern slavery and human trafficking. It sets five Goals, which are accompanied by 30 Actions:
- Compliance with laws against modern slavery and human trafficking
- Knowing and showing modern slavery and human trafficking risks
- Using leverage creatively to mitigate and address modern slavery and human trafficking risks
- Providing and enabling effective remedy for modern slavery and human trafficking harms
- Investment in innovation for prevention.
The FAST initiative is designed to promote awareness and drive implementation of the Blueprint and its Goals and Actions. FAST is a project of the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research, with the support of numerous project partners, including the Office for Foreign Affairs of the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Foreign Ministry of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, and private sector and charitable donors.
See the FAST website for further details, including news, upcoming events and the monthly FAST newsletter.
Recent Publications
Brief
Lessons from the Survivor Inclusion Initiative
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Developing a Public Private Partnership Approach to Increase Financial Inclusion for Modern Slavery Survivors in Mexico
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Exploring Migrant Survivors' Remittance Needs in the United States
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Tackling Illicit Financial Flows at Source: Adopting a ‘Location-Centred Approach’ to Address Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
Report
Modern Slavery and Financial Exclusion: Exploring Crisis-Related Risks for Men
Report
Asset Recovery and Restitution
Brief
Artificial Intelligence: Addressing or Distorting the Modern Slavery Challenge?
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How Financial Intelligence Units Can Support the More Effective Implementation of Sanctions Regimes
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Lessons from Canada's Approach to Extending Financial Access to Survivors of Modern Slavery
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Accelerating Change: The Potential of Capital Market Actors in Addressing Modern Slavery
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Preventing and Reducing Modern Slavery Risks for Diverse men in Conflict and Crisis Through Increased Financial Inclusion
Report
Financial Needs and Vulnerability to Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking in Haiti
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Strengthening Financial Inclusion to Protect Against Modern Slavery: Applying Lessons to Bank Forcibly Displaced Persons/Refugees
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Establishing an Agile Response Process to Crisis and Conflict-related Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Risks
Report
Detecting Financial Flows of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery: A Guide to Automated Transaction Monitoring
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Including Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking in National Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessments
Research Highlights
Resources
Toolkit
Fighting Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Part 1
Toolkit
Survivor Inclusion Initiative
Toolkit
Connection & Risk Tool
Toolkit
Financial Investigations Tool
Toolkit
FAST: The Podcast
Toolkit
The Anti-Modern Slavery Self-Assessment Tool for Financial Institutions
Accelerating Change: The Potential of Capital Market Actors in Addressing Modern Slavery
Announcements
News
FAST and ACAMS Unveil Spanish Translation of Vital Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Certificate
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Combating Modern Slavery Through ESG in the Financial Sector
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Stock Exchange Guidance on Modern Slavery Growing, But More Needed
Event
FAST Annual Stakeholder Convening 2023
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Targeting the International Anti-Money Laundering Regime to Address Human Trafficking and Forced Labour
Media Coverage
Could COP28 Help Protect Africans From Growing Modern Slavery?
News
New Research Empowers Capital Market Actors to Address Modern Slavery
News
UNU-CPR Recommendations Unanimously Adopted by African Financial Authorities
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Strengthening Global Responses to Forced Labour and Sex Trafficking
News