SUZANNE HOFF

International Coordinator, La Strada International

Since 2004, Suzanne Hoff is International Coordinator of La Strada International, the European NGO network against trafficking in human beings, comprising 8 members and 21 partner NGOs in Europe. She is based at the International Secretariat in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The overall aim of La Strada International is to prevent trafficking in human beings and exploitation in Europe and to protect the rights of trafficked and exploited persons and ensuring their access to justice. As International Coordinator, she manages abroad range of tasks, including strategy planning, lobby & advocacy and coordination of European projects and research on the issue of human trafficking. Current projects relate to early identification of trafficked persons; building the capacity of anti-trafficking NGOs to cooperate with businesses and trade unions, to address labour exploitation; and ensuring complaint mechanisms and access to remedies for workers. Before La Strada, she worked for different NGOs, like Caritas Netherlands, the Dutch Centre for International Cooperation and the Dutch Refugee Council as well as for the Mayor’s Office and International Department of the Amsterdam Municipality. Most of her work focused on human rights and the situation in Central and Eastern Europe. Suzanne has an academic background; a master in Eastern European Studies and Journalism.

Involving the private sector in the fight against human trafficking for labour exploitation

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