The trafficking of children for both sexual and labor exploitation is an egregious human rights abuse affecting a growing number of youth in the United States, many of whom come into contact with the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. ATEST is working to improve the proper...
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.
Business Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Legislation
In America, we enjoy an abundance of goods that come to us from within and outside of our country’s borders. But what many people don’t realize is that before they reach our hands, many things pass through the hands of slaves and child laborers. ATEST is working to encourage...
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act
On March 7, 2013, President Obama signed the reauthorization of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), restoring this country’s most important tool to combat human trafficking. This reauthorization reasserts the U.S. Government’s leadership role in the fight against...
Tell Congress to Llisten to Survivors and Strengthen Efforts to End Modern Slavery
Almost 14 years after the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, there is now a substantial group of identified survivors of human trafficking who are poised to inform U.S. policy, public awareness and educational efforts, and programmatic and funding decisions. Their voices...
Strengthen Regulation of Foreign Labor Recruiters to Prevent Human Trafficking & Forced Labor
Labor recruiters are often complicit or directly involved in the trafficking of workers, exploiting U.S. nonimmigrant visa programs. These recruiters, who operate in a climate of impunity, lure impoverished and desperate foreign workers to the United States, promising jobs described as...
How the U.S. Government Funds Human Trafficking
In September 2012, President Obama announced a new Executive Order (EO 13627) that sought to strengthen protections against human trafficking by U.S. Government contractors and their subcontractors. The Administration is expected to release the regulations to implement the EO later this...
Kailash Satyarthi Wins Nobel Peace Prize for Child Rights Advocacy
On October 10, the Nobel committee announced that Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize for their work to strengthen and improve child rights. Solidarity Center described how as an activist, "Satyarthi has led the rescue of more than 78,500 child...
Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking Applauds CA Law to Combat Trafficking
For Release: September 29, 2014 Contact Sabrina Wong, CAST, [email protected], 213 201-6887 Liz Baker, ATEST, [email protected], 202 503 3221 New CA legislation signed by Governor Brown an “important milestone” The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST)...
Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking Applauds CA Law to Combat Trafficking
For Release: September 29, 2014 CONTACT Sabrina Wong, CAST, [email protected], 213 201-6887 Liz Baker, ATEST, [email protected], 202 503 3221 Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking Applauds CA Law to Combat TraffickingNew CA legislation signed by Governor Brown an...
CAST, Polaris, & Clear Channel Outdoor Collaborate on Anti-Trafficking Initiative
On September 22, the Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (CAST), Polaris, and Clear Channel Outdoor announced their partnership to increase awareness of human trafficking in the greater Los Angeles area. The awareness campaign will highlight the National Human Trafficking...