Virtual, 2 December 2021 - TRACIT launched a new report, The Human Cost of Illicit Trade: Exposing demand for forced labor in the dark corners of the economy. Findings from the report were presented during a webinar exploring the wider societal costs of illicit trade, looking at the connection between illicit trade and forced labor, child labor and human trafficking. More...
Washington, DC, 17 November 2021 - TRACIT strongly supports the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s passage without objection of H.R. 5502, the Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act (INFORM Consumers Act).  This consumer protection bill requires online marketplaces—for the first time—to verify third-party sellers before they are allowed to sell products to American consumers. More...
Virtual, 21 October 2021 – TRACIT discussed the role that e-commerce platforms should play in preventing fake, pirated and illicit goods from being offered on online market as part of Mercado Libre's 2021 Prevention Talks. TRACIT underscored that the joint goal  should be to assure consumers a safe and trusted environment free from fraud. Watch the webinar: Pirate hunting: brand protection in e-commerce
Barbados, 7 October 2021 – The fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD 15) addressed the critical issue of illicit trade for the first time. UNCTAD is uniquely positioned to help governments understand the challenge of illicit trade and to explore pathways for mitigating it, through international collaboration and by strengthening capabilities at the national level. More...
Geneva, 29 September 2021 - TRACIT joined a panel at the WTO Public Forum to discuss  developments in world trade and to propose ways of enhancing the multilateral trading system. During his intervention, Stefano Betti, Deputy Director General of TRACIT, argued that, in order to remain free, the global trade system must find a way to address illicit trade as a matter of urgency. More...
Geneva, 28 September 2021 – TRACIT's Ulrika Bonnier joined the International Labour Organization's (ILO) Global Business Network on Forced Labour to discuss how child and forced labour are linked to crimes and criminal networks, as well as possible solutions. The podcast is part of ILO’s series that looks at how forced labour is linked to child labour, environmental degradation and illicit trade, and how these issues can be tackled successfully together. More... 

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Vienna, 28 September 2021 – TRACIT and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) signed today an MOU to deepen collaboration between the two organizations on illicit trade. The agreement highlights the pervasive nature of illicit trade as a global problem and the need to act collectively to reduce its manifestations, promote awareness of its consequences and aid policymakers to adopt more effective solutions. More...
​Santo Domingo, 5 May 2021 –  TRACIT offers support to the Dominican government to implement effective solutions to combat illicit trade in alcohol. The Ministry of Public Health has reported that 393 citizens have suffered from acute methanol poisoning, resulting in 143 deaths. View the media release (English) and (Spanish). 
New York, 29 March 2021 –  TRACIT issues policy recommendations to mitigate cross-border illicit trade in the wake of COVID-19, and cautions governments to resist tax policies that trigger reductions in purchases of taxable legal products and drive consumers to seek unregulated, untaxed illicit products. More...
Paris, 26 March 2021 (via Zoom) –  TRACIT endorses OECD work on Maritime Transport and Free Trade Zones, and calls on OECD to step up policy leadership with Member States and extend partnerships to ASEAN.  More...
Washington, 23 March 2021 –  TRACIT declares support for the introduction of the INFORM Consumers Act, to increase transparency and accountability for online marketplaces amid the rapidly growing problem of illicit goods sold online.  More...
New York, 15 March 2021 –  In a public statement in support of World Consumer Rights Day, TRACIT called for greater consumer protections from online fraud and counterfeiting. Consumers are entitled to an online shopping experience that is safe and secure from fraud. More...
Kyoto, Japan, 12 March 2021 (virtual) –  TRACIT participated in the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and delivered evidence on how criminal activity and corruption associated with illicit trade undermine achievement of UN SDG 16 goals for peace and justice in the world. More...   View TRACIT paper presented to the Congress
Washington D.C., 17 February 2021 –  TRACIT has joined 15 organizations representing U.S. intellectual property rights holders and manufacturers in calling on President Biden to urgently nominate, and ensure rapid Senate confirmation of, executives for four currently unoccupied key positions critical to protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights in the U.S. More..
Panama City, Panama, 10 February 2021 – TRACIT participated in a Webinar hosted by the British Embassy in Panama concerning the impact that the Covid-19 Pandemic has had on illicit trade. TRACIT´s presentation focused on the negative impacts of COVID-19 on the illicit trade in alcohol and surges in e-commerce offerings of counterfeit products.  View the media release (English) and (Spanish). 
New York, 20 January 2021 – TRACIT launched a new report, The Link Between Illicit Trade and Sovereign Credit Ratings, which compares the credit ratings attributed by S&P Global, Fitch Group and Moody's and the scores attributed by the Global Illicit Trade Environment Index. The report finds that countries that are poorly equipped to tackle illicit trade also suffer from poor credit worthiness. More...
New York, 12 January 2021 – TRACIT published a new report today warning governments that crisis-driven COVID-19-related prohibitions on alcoholic beverages have driven growth in illicit trade and triggered serious negative health risks to consumers. The report suggests that crisis-driven COVID-19 related prohibitions on alcoholic beverages have generated a number of negative health-related externalities and promoted the development of parallel illicit markets. More...
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