For advocates and survivor-advocates of human trafficking, this week marks an important milestone: the first meeting of the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking in Washington, D.C. Last month, the Obama Administration announced the formation of this group, composed of...
Author: ATEST
The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) is a U.S. based coalition that advocates for solutions to prevent and end all forms of human trafficking and modern slavery around the world.
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP) FY 2016
THE FUNDING NEED $12,000,000 for J/TIP to administer international grant programs, support ongoing reporting requirements, and develop stronger prosecution and prevention strategies. $3,000,000 and five full time equivalent (FTE) positions for J/TIP to establish a rapid response...
Bureau of International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE) FY 2016
THE FUNDING NEED $35,000,000 for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE) Trafficking in Persons Grants, to be implemented as follows: $30,000,000 under International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE) for J/TIP to award grants to fight human trafficking...
Bureau of Democracy, Rights, and Labor (DRL) FY 2016
THE NEED FOR FUNDING AND REPORT LANGUAGE $7,000,000 specifically for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) to support labor rights, labor recruitment reform, and corporate accountability activities, as well as efforts to combat gender-based violence, and report...
Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) FY 2016
THE FUNDING NEED $750,000 for the Program on Migration within the Migration and Refugee Assistance account to ensure continued services to support family reunification efforts for human trafficking survivors in the United States throughout the year. Summary of Program The Bureau of...
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)/Counter-Trafficking in Persons Policy (CTIP) FY 2016
THE NEED FOR FUNDING AND REPORT LANGUAGE $1,800,000 to the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) to support efforts to integrate counter-trafficking in persons work and USAID’s Counter-Trafficking in Persons Policy (C-TIP) into other Agency programs both...
USAID/DCHA Global Labor Program FY 2016
THE NEED FOR FUNDING $10,000,000 to USAID’s Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) for the Global Labor Program (GLP). Summary of Program The Global Labor Program (GLP) supports efforts that promote international labor standards and strengthen labor...
National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Number FY 2016
THE REPORT LANGUAGE NEED The Committee directs the Secretary of State to post the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline, email address, text messaging number, and website information in all U.S. Embassies and Consulates in areas where visa applications are...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) FY 2016
THE NEED FOR FUNDING AND REPORT LANGUAGE $8,800,000 above the President’s request to support 40 new positions to conduct forced labor and human trafficking investigations by ICE. $20,000,000 for the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit within the ICE Cyber Crimes Center to...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) FY 2016
THE REPORT LANGUAGE NEED Like ICE officers, CBP officers play an integral role in our efforts to combat human trafficking, most especially at our borders. Training the agents to understand and appreciate the nuances of human trafficking cases and to accurately identify trafficking...