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...
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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.
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...
National Association of Attorneys General Urge Action on TVPRA
Attorneys General representing 46 states sent a letter to House and Senate Leadership, urging them to request funds in the fiscal year 2014 budget “to combat human trafficking and modern day slavery in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008...
Hill Briefing on Business Transparency on Slavery and Trafficking Act (H.R. 2759)
This event took place on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM EST. View video here.
How do we Hold Businesses Accountable for Slave Labor Used in Supply Chains?
This webcast ran on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 from 1 PM to 1:30 PM. Experts from the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) address the role businesses here in the U.S. and abroad can play to ensure their supply chains are free from slavery. View video here.
Hidden in Plain Sight: Victims of Human Trafficking and Modern-day Slavery
This webcast ran on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 from 1 PM to 1:30 PM. Experts from the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) were joined by a survivor of human trafficking to discuss the challenges faced by victims here in the United States and and how these challenges can be...