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.
Verité Illuminates Labor Trafficking & Abuses in Malaysian Electronics
On October 23, Huffington Post published an important blog piece by Dan Viederman, CEO of Verité. Viederman describes scenarios of forced labor and modern slavery that are commonly found in multinational companies' supply chains. Indeed, "[a] recent Verité study found that one in three...
Groups Demand Answers from State Department on Human Trafficking Report
Oct. 8, 2015 FOIA request highlights lingering concerns over possible political interference in important government publication WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the support of human rights, labor, faith, trade and democracy reform organizations, Friends of the Earth filed a Freedom of...
ATEST Applauds Confirmation of New Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
For Release: October 9, 2015 The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) applauds yesterday’s confirmation of Susan Coppedge as Ambassador-at-Large to combat human trafficking and Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking (J/TIP) at the U.S. Department of...
Runaways at Risk: Youth Homelessness and Human Trafficking
The true experts on youth homelessness are young people themselves. Hear from three National Network For Youth advisors and other service providers to learn more about the intersection between human trafficking and youth homelessness. Thanks to National Foundation for Women Legislators...
Mexico City’s Anti-Human Trafficking Hotline to Expand Nationally
Polaris in a new partnership with El Consejo Ciudadano, a leading organization promoting citizen security and fighting human trafficking in Mexico, is moving closer to the creation of a North American safety net so victims of human trafficking can reach out for the help they need to...
Five Years Later: Anti-slavery Groups Reflect on the CA Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010
Today marks five years since SB 657, the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 was signed into law. This groundbreaking legislation calls public attention to the often opaque supply chains of goods and services we use daily. ATEST was involved in pressing for the passage...
ATEST Comments and Suggestions on the California Attorney General’s Office’s Company Notification Letter and Resource Guide
The California Transparency and Supply Chains Act (“the Act”), enacted in 2010, requires large retailers and manufacturers doing business in California to disclose on their websites their “efforts to eradicate slavery and human trafficking from [their] direct supply chain for...
ATEST Applauds Investors Urging Policymakers to Co-Sponsor Federal Anti-Trafficking Bills
On September 24, 2015, over 100 investors that collectively represent over $1 trillion in assets under management sent a statement to Congress urging strong bi-partisan support for The Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2015 (H.R....