A new report shines a light on ways anti-trafficking organizations in the United States have fallen short, harmed survivors, and need significant reforms to create a...
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Congress Introduces Major Reforms to Assist Youth Experiencing Homelessness and...
News today from ATEST member organization National Network for Youth. ATEST endorses this legislation: We are excited to announce that Representatives Yarmuth (D-KY)...
CNN op-ed: Five reasons I’m optimistic despite grim new statistics...
ATEST Director Terry FitzPatrick today explained why he's personally hopeful even thought new statistics indicate the number of people in forced labor is growing. CNN...
New Statistics Underscore Need for Reauthorization of Trafficking Victims Protection...
WASHINGTON – This week’s release of the latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery is an urgent call to action. More people have been trafficked into forced labor...
ATEST Recommendations to U.S. Trade Representative on Developing a Forced...
August 5, 2022 The Honorable Katherine Tai U.S. Trade Representative Washington, DC Electronic Submission to Federal eRulemaking Portal:...
2022 TIP Report Underscores that Extensive Work is Needed to Improve Global Efforts to Protect People from Human Traffickers
WASHINGTON – The 2022 U.S. State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, which reviews responses by governments to combat human trafficking and...
ATEST Urges Biden to Quickly Appoint TIP Ambassador
January 31, 2022 President Joseph R. Biden The White House Washington, D.C. RE: Appointment of a New Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in...
ATEST is Hiring a Director
Thanks to a generous grant from United Way Worldwide, ATEST is now hiring a director. The position description is below. Deadline for applications is September 10,...
2021 TIP Report: U.S. Tier One Ranking Questioned
WASHINGTON -- While releasing the 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report last Thursday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken noted that “we’ve got to acknowledge our own...
Recommendations to Congress for Reauthorization of the Trafficking Victims Protection...
Human trafficking continues to be one of the most important challenges of our time. More than 20 years after Congress first passed the Trafficking Victims Protection Act...