ATEST is asking Congress to maintain America’s commitment to combating modern slavery and human trafficking at home and abroad, with detailed recommendations for federal spending across seven agencies and departments. “The number of trafficking victims significantly exceeds 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.
Looking Back on 10 Years of Advocacy, and Rededicated to Ending Human Trafficking
By Shawna Bader-Blau, Executive Director, Solidarity Center & Bradley Myles, Chief Executive Officer, Polaris The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) is marking its 10th anniversary this year. Reflecting on a decade of successful advocacy, we are energized to embark...
ATEST Applauds Senate Foreign Relations Committee Passage of International Provisions of Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017
The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) welcomes the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 (S.1848) by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. We are grateful to Senators Bob Corker (R-TN), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ben...
ATEST Commends Release of New Estimates on Forced Labor and Modern Slavery
Yesterday, the International Labor Organization (ILO), in partnership with the Walk Free Foundation (with collaboration from the International Organization for Migration), issued an updated global estimate of forced labor and modern slavery that enhances our knowledge of the scale and...
ATEST Applauds Senate Passage of Trafficking Victims Protection Act and Abolish Human Trafficking Act
The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) is the United States’ single most crucial law on combating human trafficking and modern slavery, and on providing support to the victims of this heinous crime. The Senate’s unanimous passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of...
David Abramowitz on Passage of Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act
Yesterday was a great day for anti-trafficking advocates, as the House of Representatives unanimously passed the Frederick Douglass Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2200). We wanted to share a statement by our colleague David Abramowitz, managing director at Humanity United Action – and a key...
ATEST Applauds House Passage of Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act
The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) is grateful to Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) for championing the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 (H.R. 2200), which passed unanimously today. We also...
Rankings Undermine Credibility of TIP Report: Malaysia, Burma and Qatar Upgrades Unjustified
Washington, D.C.— For the third straight year, the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) has serious concerns about the credibility of the State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, released yesterday. The TIP Report ranks governments...
Human Trafficking Coalitions Support Protections for Unaccompanied Children
The Alliance to End Slavery & Trafficking (ATEST) and Freedom Network USA (FN USA) oppose any attempt to amend or eliminate section 235 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2008, which provides important...
ATEST Welcomes TVPA of 2017
The Alliance to End Slavery & Trafficking (ATEST) welcomes the introduction of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 (TVPA) (S. 1312), introduced today by Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Bob Corker (R-TN),...