By Oliver Balch Published on March 4, 2014 in The Guardian Portraying and documenting slavery on film is wrought with logistical and ethical challenges. Now back in the spotlight, can film improve campaign impact? Guddi was trafficked into Mumbai's sex industry aged 11. The...
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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.
News Round-up — March 3, 2014
Last week, the media highlighted human trafficking and ATEST members' efforts to combat it both in the United States and overseas. On March 2, 2014, the film 12 Years a Slave, a groundbreaking movie that dives into historical slavery in the United States and opens a wider conversation...
For Florida Tomato Workers, Extra Penny Per Pound Pledged From Retailers Adds Up
Published on February 26, 2014 in Highlands Today IMMOKALEE - For those accustomed to middle-class wages and workplaces, recent improvements in the region's tomato fields might not seem radical - time clocks, outdoor shade and 80 extra bucks a week. But for southwest Florida's...
Coming Into Focus: How the US Government Can TIP the Fight Against Human Trafficking
Trafficking in persons (TIP) is a transnational crime and is the second largest criminal industry in the world, second only to drug trafficking. Yet, for every $32 a human trafficker earns, the U.S. Government spends only ten cents fighting them. Recognizing the need for an efficient...