Published on April 9, 2014 in The Times of India BANGALORE: Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) along with the help of district administration and the labour department rescued 11 boys found working on the roadside eateries especially at the chat stalls near Coles Park on Wednesday...
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.
New Guidelines Say Modern Slavery is ‘Severe but Solvable’
By Ilaria Bertini Published on April 9, 2014 in Blue & Green Tomorrow http://blueandgreentomorrow.com/2014/04/09/new-guidelines-say-modern-slavery-is-severe-but-solvable/
Congressional Briefing: Combating Exploitative Child Labor (Full)
On April 8, 2014 ATEST and The Child Labor Coalition convened a congressional briefing on combating exploitative child labor. The briefing featured a remarks by long-time champion, Senator Tom Harkin and James Kofi Annan, a child trafficking survivor and award-winning advocate. A panel...
Congressional Briefing: Combating Exploitative Child Labor Highlights
On April 8, 2014 ATEST and The Child Labor Coalition convened a congressional briefing on combating exploitative child labor. The briefing featured a remarks by long-time champion, Senator Tom Harkin and James Kofi Annan, a child trafficking survivor and award-winning advocate. A panel...
VIDEO: Survivor Speaks at Congressional Briefing on Combating Exploitative Child Labor
On April 8, 2014 ATEST and The Child Labor Coalition convened a congressional briefing on combating exploitative child labor. The briefing featured a remarks by long-time champion, Senator Tom Harkin and James Kofi Annan, a child trafficking survivor and award-winning advocate. A panel...
Raising Awareness About Child Sex Trafficking in Westchester
By Stacie M. Waldman Published on April 8, 2014 in Scarsdale10583 On April 2nd, State Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, Sarah Porter from a group called End Child Prostitution And Trafficking (ECPAT) and Stuart Perrin, author of "Little Sisters" and founder of a safe house in Nepal sat...
The Ugly Truth Behind Guatemala’s Fast-Growing, Super-Efficient Palm Oil Industry
By Roberto A. Ferdman Published on April 3, 2014 in Quartz Guatemala is among the world’s most prolific palm-oil-producing countries, but it also appears to be one of the cruelest. A new report (pdf) released by the international labor watchdog Verité details the labor and...
Join Us for a Briefing on Exploitative Child Labor on April 8!
The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) and The Child Labor Coalition invite you to attend a Congressional Briefing on combating exploitative child labor on April 8, 2014 at 3pm (ET). The briefing will feature a conversation with long-time champion, Senator Tom Harkin; a...
Survivor-led Conference in NH Advocates for Victim Protections
On Friday, March 28, University of New Hampshire School of Law hosted a conference led by survivors of human trafficking, calling for strengthening victim protections through state legislation. Cory Smith, Senior Policy Advisor to ATEST and Adjunct Professor at the University, spoke to...
News Round-up — March 28, 2014
ATEST members were featured in the news this week, highlighting efforts to combat labor and sex trafficking in the United States and overseas. Also, check out an article by advocate and survivor, Holly Smith, who recently released her own academic nonfiction book. News...