The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) welcomes the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 (S.1848) by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. We are grateful to Senators Bob Corker (R-TN), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ben...
Month: September 2017
ATEST Commends Release of New Estimates on Forced Labor and Modern Slavery
Yesterday, the International Labor Organization (ILO), in partnership with the Walk Free Foundation (with collaboration from the International Organization for Migration), issued an updated global estimate of forced labor and modern slavery that enhances our knowledge of the scale and...
ATEST Applauds Senate Passage of Trafficking Victims Protection Act and Abolish Human Trafficking Act
The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) is the United States’ single most crucial law on combating human trafficking and modern slavery, and on providing support to the victims of this heinous crime. The Senate’s unanimous passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of...