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...
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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...
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...
Join Us for a Trafficking Survivor Briefing on January 27!
On January 27, five survivors of human trafficking will join ATEST to share their uniquely valuable perspectives on what the United States must do to prevent and end modern slavery, stop treating trafficking victims as criminals, and provide critical survivor services. This event is...
With, Not For
Many anti-trafficking activists, passionate about our work and the people we want to protect and support, like to believe we are equipped with the information necessary to prevent and end modern slavery. But, the truth is, we lack a critical perspective. Yes, we can understand the...
Join Now: National Day of Action
International Justice Mission is launching the 1 Step 1 Voice Campaign today. Please join IJM on 11/19 for the National Day of Action, calling on Congress to pass the Human Trafficking Prioritization Act. IJM is calling on you - your neighbors, classmates, family, and friends - to take...
ATEST calls for TVPA reauthorization during National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
ATEST partners across the country spoke out during National Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and in the many news articles, opinion pieces and radio interviews noted below, called on President Obama and Congress to make TVPA reauthorization a top priority in 2013. ATEST...