By Steve Holt Published on March 21, 2014 in TakePart The Coalition of Immokalee Workers has intensified its pressure on Publix to join it in helping farmworkers. In January, the world's biggest company entered into a landmark collaboration with Florida tomato farmworkers to...
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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.
Lexington Woman’s Journey for Justice to Cambodia
By Jerrika Insco Published on March 20, 2014 in WKYT
Anti-Trafficking Organizations Join ATEST to Call for SB 657 Enforcement
Today, the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking and 11 other organizations submitted a letter calling on the California Attorney General to enforce the California Supply Chain Transparency Act (SB 657). In September 2010, California legislators passed this law, requiring retail...
Educate, Organize, Serve, Liberate, Prosecute: 5 Elements to End Slavery
On March 14, Maurice Middleberg, Executive Director of Free the Slaves, shared his insight into ending child slavery around the world for The Huffington Post Blog. Mr. Middleberg identified 5 key elements to end child slavery: educate, organize, serve, liberate and prosecute. Five...
56 Bonded Labourers Including 10 Children Rescued from Brick Kiln
Published on March 17, 2014 in The Times of India Trichy: The revenue and police department, on Sunday, rescued 56 bonded labourers from a brick kiln on the outskirts of Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district. Steps are on to send back the bonded labourers to their respective districts....
News Round-up — March 17, 2014
Media featured ATEST member organizations in last week's news coverage. Check out these news stories to learn more. News Stories 56 bonded labourers including 10 children rescued from brick kiln, The Times of India (Mar. 17, 2014) Bobby Jindal-backed trafficking bill also cracks...
Spotlight on New Hampshire: Progress Toward Stronger Anti-Trafficking Laws
Human trafficking in New Hampshire made the news last month when New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote about Emily, a 15-year-old girl who had run away from home in November. Speaking with Emily’s parents, Kristof asked if they have checked Backpage.com, the leading website...
ATEST Letter: Support the Regulation of Foreign Labor Recruiters (H.R. 3344)
Foreign labor contractors (or recruiters) are increasingly relied upon to facilitate the migration of labor from one country to another. While many foreign labor contractors behave ethically and lawfully, many others do not. Labor contractors are often complicit or directly involved in...
Investigation Spotlights Modern Slavery on U.S. Military Bases
On March 7, 2014, Al Jazeera America aired its five-month investigation into a system that enslaves foreign workers on U.S. military bases in Afghanistan. In a related article, "Fault Lines" producer Sam Black features Sam McCahon, a former Army JAG officer who advocates for stronger...
Bobby Jindal-Backed Trafficking Bill Also Cracks Down on Prostitution
By Lauren McGaughy Published on March 11, 2014 in The Times-Picayune A new push by Gov. Bobby Jindal to further toughen the state's human trafficking laws doesn't just provide new legal protections for victims and harsher penalties for perpetrators; it also serves to crack down...