The National Anti-Human Trafficking Task-force was constituted on October 27, 2006 by the Government of Liberia under the leadership of former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. This was in fulfillment of Article Two section one ‘’A’’ of the Act to ban trafficking in Liberia and this Act was enacted into law by the National Transitional Legislative Assembly on June 14, 2005

The members of the National Anti-Human Trafficking Taskforce includes:

Ministry of Labour                                                                 Chairman

Ministry of Justice                                                                 Co-chair

Ministry of Foreign Affairs                                                    Member

Ministry of Internal Affairs                                                    Member

Ministry of Health                                                                  Member                                                  

Ministry of Gender Children and Social Protection       Member             

Liberia National Police                                                         Member                                                    

Liberia Immigration Services                                             Member

In fulfillment of its duties, the national Anti-Human Trafficking Task-force is committed to the combat of one of the most dehumanizing crimes against human existence in our new dispensation, human trafficking otherwise known as modern day slavery. The Task-force as an inter-agency institution coordinates the effective usage of resources in order to collectively strengthen individual member ability to protect persons vulnerable to the crime. 

The Trafficking in Persons Secretariat is the administrative arm of the Anti-Human Trafficking Task-force of Liberia that runs the day to day activities of the Task-force.