By Steve Herman Published on June 30, 2016 in Voice of America BANGKOK— The U.S. State Department Thursday released its annual report that grades foreign governments on their efforts to fight human trafficking, but activist groups say they are concerned that some countries'...
Month: June 2016
Thailand’s Improved Status in US Human Trafficking Report Sparks Fury
By Kate Hodal and Annie Kelly Published on June 30, 2016 in The Guardian Rights groups say Thailand’s upgraded standing in Trafficking in Persons report was politically motivated and ignores reported abuses in Thai fishing industry International rights groups have...
U.S. Criticizes Myanmar Over Human Trafficking
By Emmarie Huetteman Published on June 30, 2016 in The New York Times WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday listed Myanmar as among the worst offenders in human trafficking, consigning a country President Obama only four years ago brought in from the diplomatic...
The 2016 TIP Report Holds Burma, Uzbekistan Accountable for Human Trafficking
Today the U.S. State Department released its annual report of the state of human trafficking around the world. The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report ranks governments worldwide into one of three tiers based on their effort to combat and prevent human trafficking, forced labor, and...
U.S. State Department Holds Burma, Uzbekistan Accountable for Human Trafficking
Thailand upgrade unjustified; failure to right 2015’s mistake on Malaysia damages credibility For Immediate Release: June 30, 2016 Media Contact: Liz Baker [email protected], +1 508.479.3731 Washington, D.C.—The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST)...
KnowTheChain Releases First Benchmark Report
Ranks 20 Information and Communications Technology Firms on Supply Chain Forced Labor You can’t stop what you can’t see, and modern slavery is one of the world’s most horrendous – and most invisible – human rights issues to tackle. In a step toward further educating...