By Holly Burkhalter, International Justice Mission Published on January 17, 2013 in The Hill Congress Blog The original act is one of the great human rights measures in our era, and made trafficking eradication a domestic and foreign policy priority. As it should be. The U.S....
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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.
Could Congressional Indifference Kill the ‘Most Important Anti-Trafficking Law Ever Passed’?
By Greg Asbed, Co-founder of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers Published on January 17, 2013 in the Huffington Post Blog Twenty years ago, Laura Germino and I left the dusty streets of Immokalee, Florida, and headed north, bound for the Justice Department in Washington, DC. We...
Trafficking Survivor: It’s Time to Help Others
By Ima Matul, a survivor organizer with the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST) Published on January 17, 2013 in CNN Freedom Project You might not know that January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. You might not even know why we need...
A Life Saved: How a U.S. Law Helps Fight Slavery
By Jesse Eaves, Senior Policy Adviser for Child Protection, World Vision Published on January 15, 2013 in CNN Freedom Project Simean knew something was wrong when her 15-year-old younger sister Savoeun failed to show up at the factory where they both worked. With both...
150 Years After Emancipation Proclamation; Too Many People are Still for Sale
By David Batstone, Co-founder and President, Not for Sale Published on January 15, 2013 in The Hill Congress Blog That’s what I thought, until the day six years ago when I discovered my favorite restaurant had been the center of an international human trafficking ring. The...
Human Trafficking Awareness Day: Nonprofits Call On Obama To Do More To Fight Modern-Day Slavery
By Jessica Prois Published on January 11, 2013 in HuffPost Impact Many are captives who are trafficked for sex, sold by their poverty-stricken parents. Others toil in sweatshops, make rubber for our tires and harvest cocoa beans for our chocolate. Globally, there are more slaves...
ATEST Calls on President Obama and Congress to Honor Emancipation Proclamation Anniversary and Renew Cornerstone Anti-Trafficking Law
For Release: January 10, 2013 This month, as America celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, we cannot ignore the harsh reality that 27 million people are trafficked each year – there are more slaves today than in any other time in...
It’s Time for Anti-Slavery Action, Mr. President
By David Abramowitz Published on January 10, 2013 in CNN Freedom Project Editor's note: David Abramowitz is Vice President, Policy & Government Relations for Humanity United and Director of the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST), a coalition of U.S.-based human...
Department of Labor Launches New Toolkit for Businesses to Reduce Child Labor and Forced Labor
Today, Humanity United's Vice President of Policy & Government Relations David Abramowitz spoke in Washington, D.C. at the launch of the Department of Labor's new toolkit for businesses, "Reducing Child Labor and Forced Labor: A Toolkit for Responsible Businesses." The guide is the...
The Path to Freedom: A Presidential Agenda for Abolishing Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
This report by the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) is a road map for the second-term Obama Administration to follow as it works to fulfill its commitment to eliminate modern-day slavery. Among dozens of specific recommendations, “The Path to Freedom” calls on the...