Human Traffic

After drug trafficking and weapons smuggling, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimates human trafficking to be the third most profitable illegal business in the world.  In many countries, it is the most profitable.  The International Labour Organisation estimates the annual profits to be US$34.6 billion globally, devastating the lives of around 21 million people including 5.5 million children.

Human trafficking is on the increase.  It occurs in Australia and the risk of Australians abroad being trafficked is increasing.  At our March event, Chris Douglas will discuss the scope and scale of human trafficking, how it works, who is at risk (and how), and international and Australian efforts to prevent it.

About the Speaker

Chris Douglas served with the Australian Federal Police for over 31 years in intelligence and operational units in Sydney and Perth. He has been involved in investigations into money laundering, drug trafficking, corruption, people smuggling, human trafficking, organised crime, and significant fraud upon the Australian Government.  Significant amongst his appointments was his chairmanship of the Joint Operational Coordination Team in Perth coordinating all major drug operations within Western Australia. It comprised operational commanders from the AFP, Australian Customs Service, the former National Crime Authority, and the Western Australia Police Service. 

During the last 4 years of his career, Chris Douglas was engaged in the design and delivery of investigation training programs, in Australia and overseas, concerned with finance, money laundering, bribery, and corruption.  From 2015 until 2018, he was engaged as a part time consultant to the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime.  He is now the owner of Malkara Consulting, a consultancy firm that specialises in the provision of training and advice in relation to financial crime including money laundering, terrorist financing, bribery and corruption, financial investigations, risk management, and wealth protection.