Laura Van Voorhees

Laura Van Voorhees commands over 15 years of experience supporting democracy and governance work globally. At the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Laura oversees technical assistance with U.S. DOL funding including the Decent Work in Fishing project implemented by the ILO in Peru and Ecuador. Laura has contributed to the work of the Ad Hoc Joint Working Group on IUU Fishing through U.S. delegations. Laura organized industry roundtables to identify and address forced labor in the fishing sector with Verite. Laura is a Human Sea Project Writer with the Maritime and Oceanic Law Centre, University of Nantes, France.