Event | The Sustainable Development Goals and the Push to Eradicate Human Trafficking in Hong Kong https://kintillo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_5400-e1505916404711-768x1024.jpg 768 1024 Farzana Aslam Farzana Aslam https://kintillo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Kintillo-Farzana-Aslam_headshot-front-BW_450x450-150x150.jpg 21 September 2017 20 March 2018

Event | The Sustainable Development Goals and the Push to Eradicate Human Trafficking in Hong Kong

21 September 2017
Farzana Aslam

Many thanks to Macquarie Group for hosting Wednesday evening’s event (jointly organised by Justice Centre Hong Kong, Mekong Club and Macquarie Group). Matt Friedman of Mekong Club presented on the prevalence of Human Trafficking globally, and Piya Muqit of Justice Centre Hong Kong presented on the local context in Hong Kong, and how businesses can help eradicate human trafficking through engaging with their commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals and the HK Exchange’s Environmental, Social and Governance reporting requirements.

It was my pleasure to have been one of the panellists for the panel discussion, which proved to be a candid and thought-provoking discussion that centred on how to mobilise the business community in Hong Kong to engage on this issue. I was joined on the panel by Mark Devadason, Board Member of Mekong Club, and Michael Weaver of Clifford Chance.

Farzana Aslam

Director and Principal Consultant at Kintillo, Farzana has over two decades of professional experience including as an employment law Barrister (3 Hare Court, Middle Temple, London), in-house employment Counsel (Goldman Sachs, Asia-Pacific and Japan), Principal Lecturer, Law Faculty, the University of Hong Kong (Professional Ethics, Civil Litigation, Employment Law, Business and Human Rights), and Chair of Justice Centre Hong Kong.

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