In Focus: Tackling Labor and Sexual Trafficking at the 2026 World Cup
Overview
Behind the excitement around the FIFA 2026 World Cup is a darker reality — possible labor and sexual trafficking fueled by tourism, construction, and hospitality demand. Our experts will discuss how criminals exploit major sporting events. They will look at past cases and share tools to detect and disrupt these crimes.
Learning Objectives
Identifying how demand driven by sports tourism, infrastructure building, and temporary workforces creates opportunities for human trafficking
Reviewing red flags from past tournaments to enhance early detection of trafficking schemes and their funding sources, enabling prompt reporting and intervention
Sharing information to help law enforcement, NGOs, financial institutions, and event organizers dismantle trafficking networks
Topics
- Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Finance of Terrorism
- Money Laundering Typologies
- Trade-based Money Laundering
- Other Predicate Crimes
- Goods and Cash Smuggling
- Modern Slavery
- Human trafficking
- Labor trafficking
Industries
- Financial Services
- Banks
- Retail Banks
- Commercial Banks
- Non-Bank Financial Institutions
- Payment Service Providers
- Retail and Entertainment
- Gaming and Gambling
Regions
- North America
- Latin America and Caribbean
- Jurisdictions
Level
- Intermediate
Pricing
- Monthly Watches on AML, sanctions, and fraud (non-credit bearing)
- Limited webinars (credit-bearing)
- Publications from our thought leadership team
- Apply for and maintain ACAMS certifications
- Read and contribute to Member Perspectives on ACAMS Today
- Discounted member rates for training and conferences