For Release: February 27, 2014 The Alliance to End Slavery & Trafficking (ATEST) hosted a National Call on Child Welfare on February 20, 2014. ATEST was joined by anti-trafficking organizations to discuss the latest developments in child welfare legislation pending in the House...
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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.
National Call on Child Welfare – February 20, 2014
ATEST hosted a National Call on Child Welfare on February 20, 2014. We were joined by anti-trafficking organizations to discuss the latest developments in child welfare legislation pending in the House (H.R.1732) and Senate (S.1823). ATEST invited interested groups to sign on to a letter...
National Call on Child Welfare
The Alliance to End Slavery & Trafficking (ATEST) hosted a National Call on Child Welfare on February 20, 2014. ATEST was joined by anti-trafficking organizations to discuss the latest developments in child welfare legislation pending in the House (H.R.1732) and Senate...
Protestors Challenge Wendy’s, Defend Farm Workers’ Rights
By Christine Alvarez Published on February 17, 2014 in The Independent Florida Alligator Protestors lined up along an Archer sidewalk Friday night, chanting phrases like, “Wendy’s, shame on you. Farm workers deserve rights, too.” Three advocacy groups — UF Coalition...
News Round-up — February 14, 2014
This week's news stories capture some of our member organizations' work and highlight the need to combat slavery in the United States and overseas. Also, in case you missed it, a great piece by Nicholas Kristof on runaway and homeless youth. News Stories Florida ranks 3rd in calls...
Bonded Labourers Rescued
Published on February 13, 2014 in The Hindu As many as 38 persons were rescued from alleged bonded labour from a brick factory in Bagalur here on Monday evening. The labourers, hailing from Bargarh and Balangir districts in Odisha, comprised families, including eight children aged...
Florida Ranks 3rd in Calls to Human Trafficking Hotline
By Jared Mauldin and Noura Aalen Published on February 13, 2014 in First Coast News Jacksonville University puts Florida's human trafficking challenges in the spotlight with events around the community. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --Telisia Espinosa is speaking out about her...
World Vision Good Chocolate Guide Sweet and Fair
By Rita DeMontis Published on February 11, 2014 in the Toronto Sun CHOOSE RIGHT CHOCOLATE THIS VALENTINE’S DAY: There’s chocolate — and then there’s World Vision’s Good Chocolate Guide to helping Canadians shop ethically this Valentine’s Day. Whether they’re...
Held as Slaves, Children in Peru Forced to Work in Mines that Produce Much of World’s Gold
By Deborah Hastings Published on February 11, 2014 in the NY Daily News There is the story of "Gordo, whose family was run off their farm by Peruvian drug traffickers, leaving him with no choice at age 12 but to go down in the mines or face starvation. He toiled for six...
Strengthen Regulation of Foreign Labor Recruiters to Prevent Human Trafficking and Forced Labor
Labor recruiters are often complicit or directly involved in the trafficking of workers, exploiting U.S. nonimmigrant visa programs. Legislation to strengthen regulation of foreign labor recruiters is an essential element in the prevention of human trafficking and forced labor.