Recent reports have shown that the majority of identified child trafficking victims have had contact, often multiple times, with the child welfare system. “Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking of 2013” (S.1823) is a critical piece of legislation needed to ensure that...
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.
KnowTheChain.org Holds Companies Accountable to Supply Chain Transparency Law
KnowTheChain.org is holding companies accountable to California's supply chain transparency law, SB 657. Stephanie Richard of the Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (CAST) shares the stories of forced labor and trafficking that occur within corporate supply chains across...
Congressional Briefing: Combating Human Trafficking (Highlights)
In recognition of Human Trafficking Awareness Month, ATEST convened five survivor advocates to speak to lawmakers and staff on Capitol Hill. They brought messages on behalf of survivors of sex and labor trafficking throughout the US and beyond. Requests were made for US government...
Trafficking Survivor and Advocate Calls on Kentucky to Better Protect Victims
During National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, The Courier-Journal published a powerful op-ed by artist, survivor and human trafficking advocate, Margeaux Gray. Margeaux calls on Kentucky to strengthen the state's service infrastructure and better protect victims of...
Advocate, Survivor Urges Congress to Pass Child Welfare Legislation
Trafficking survivor, Ima Matul, calls on the child welfare system to better protect victims of trafficking. In her op-ed published by Roll Call, Ima shares the stories of child trafficking victims and identifies ways to improve the child welfare response to support these vulnerable...
Human Trafficking Survivors Urge U.S. to Take Action
By Bryant Harris Published on January 28, 2014 on Inter Press Service Advocacy groups and some legislators are calling on the U.S. government to mandate an increase in corporate supply chain transparency, with the aim of cutting down on the estimated 14,000 to 17,000...
CIW’s Fair Food Program Combats Slavery in U.S. Tomato Fields
In an interview with Greg Asbed, co-founder of Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), Grist Magazine examines CIW's Fair Food Program (FFP), ways in which it combats exploitative labor practices in tomato fields, and lessons learned to replicate the FFP model across other agricultural...
Survivor Advocates to Strengthen the Regulation of Foreign Labor Recruiters
The Hill's Congress Blog published an inspiring op-ed by trafficking survivor and advocate, Shandra Woworuntu, on January 27, 2014. Shandra advocates for stronger regulations of foreign labor recruiters and for Congress to pass HR 3344. January 27, 2014, 11:00 am I was kidnapped into...
Trafficking Survivor Challenges Arizona to Protect, Not Punish, Victims
On January 22, 2014, Arizona Republic published a poignant op-ed by Beth Jacobs, founder of Willow Way and trafficking survivor. Beth calls on the Arizona legislature to enact provisions supported by the state’s Human Trafficking Task Force to end criminalization of human trafficking...
Department of Education Fights Human Trafficking in Schools
The U.S. Department of Education marked National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month with a blog post that explains educators' unique position to prevent and end trafficking. We applaud the Department's efforts to protect students and combat human trafficking in schools and...