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,...
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.
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...
News Round-up — March 24, 2014
Last week, news stories captured the powerful work by ATEST members and highlighted efforts to combat human trafficking in the United States and overseas. Also, check out our featured article on the launch of a ground-breaking initiative to combat gender-based violence. News...
ECPAT Working to Protect Sexually-Exploited Children in Senegal
Published on March 24, 2014 in eTurbo News There are few accurate and timely information relating to the sexual exploitation of children in Senegal. Yet, the media and local organizations working in the field of child protection report growth of the phenomenon of sex tourism...
Why Won’t Some Supermarket Chains Pay 1 Cent per Pound to Tomato Pickers?
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...
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...