THE FUNDING NEED $12,000,000 for J/TIP to administer international grant programs, support ongoing reporting requirements, and develop stronger prosecution and prevention strategies. $3,000,000 and needed positions for J/TIP to establish a rapid response team with training and...
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.
Bureau of International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE) FY 2017
THE FUNDING NEED $45,000,000 for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE) Trafficking in Persons Grants, to be implemented as follows: $40,000,000 under International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE) for J/TIP to award grants to fight human trafficking...
Bureau of Democracy, Rights, and Labor (DRL) FY 2017
THE NEED FOR FUNDING AND REPORT LANGUAGE The Need for Funding and Report Language: $7,000,000 specifically for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) to support labor rights, labor recruitment reform, and corporate accountability activities, as well as efforts to combat...
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID): Counter-Trafficking in Persons Policy FY 2017
THE NEED FOR FUNDING AND REPORT LANGUAGE $1,800,000 to the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) to support efforts to integrate counter-trafficking in persons work and USAID’s Counter-Trafficking in Persons Policy (C-TIP) into other Agency programs both...
USAID/DCHA Global Labor Program FY 2017
THE NEED FOR FUNDING $10,000,000 to USAID’s Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) for the Global Labor Program (GLP). Summary of Program The Global Labor Program (GLP) supports efforts that promote international labor standards and strengthen labor...
Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) FY 2017
THE FUNDING NEED $750,000 for the Program on Migration within the Migration and Refugee Assistance account to ensure continued services to support family reunification efforts for human trafficking survivors in the United States throughout the year. Summary of Program The Bureau of...
National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Number FY 2017
THE REPORT LANGUAGE NEED The Committee directs the Secretary of State to post the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline, email address, text messaging number, and website information in all U.S. Embassies and Consulates in areas where visa applications are...
Department of State: A-3 and G-5 Visas FY 2017
THE REPORT LANGUAGE NEED Directing the Secretary of State to continue implementing the in-person check-in monitoring program for domestic workers employed on A-3 and G-5 visas that has recently been piloted in Washington, DC and expand this program to serve all A-3 and G-5 domestic...
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) FY 2017
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ATEST welcomes recent legislation to strengthen the authority to prohibit the importation of goods made with forced or prison labor into the United States, by repealing the exception for goods...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) FY 2017
THE NEED FOR FUNDING AND REPORT LANGUAGE $34,400,000 to support investigations, training, and victim services by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to combat forced labor and trafficking in persons, including new positions to expand ICE investigations of suspected forced labor...