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...
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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.
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...
Tackling Slavery with the International Justice Mission
By Jacqueline Justice Published on March 27, 2014 in The Cavalier Daily Student group tries to bring human rights awareness to Grounds via film screening How are we supposed to react to the realization of an irrefutable injustice, one which is difficult to recognize,...
Maloney’s Human Trafficking Fraud Enforcement Act
Published on March 26, 2014 in the Queens Gazette On March 22, Congressmember Carolyn B. Maloney and several advocates were joined outside the federal courthouse in Manhattan by Shandra Woworuntu, a courageous and inspiring survivor of sex trafficking, who told her story in...
ATEST Appropriations Webinar – March 26, 2014
Human trafficking is a $32 billion industry. However, for every $32 a trafficker earns, the U.S. Government spends only 10 cents to combat this crime. We need your support to ensure greater U.S. investment in programs that are critical to preventing human trafficking, punishing...
Domestic Help Files Lawsuit Against Bangla New York Consul General
Published on March 25, 2014 in the India TV News New York: Bangladesh Consul General in New York is facing charges of abusing his domestic help, just months after Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade’s domestic help filed a lawsuit against her for similar reasons. The worker...
Letter of Support for Senate “Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking of 2013”
Recent reports have shown that the majority of identified child trafficking victims have had contact, often multiple times, with the child welfare system. S.1823 is a critical piece of legislation needed to ensure that child victims of sex trafficking and labor trafficking in the United...