August 5, 2022 The Honorable Katherine Tai U.S. Trade Representative Washington, DC Electronic Submission to Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov Docket Number USTR–2022–0006 Re: Trade Strategy to Combat Forced Labor Dear Ambassador...
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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 forced labor worldwide, reveals that significant increases in political will and funding are needed to meaningfully improve...
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 Persons Dear President Biden, Thank you for your ongoing efforts to confront human trafficking, one of the world’s...
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. Consultancy Description Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking Director Background · The anti-trafficking...
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 shortcomings.” To its credit, the TIP Report does just that, with a detailed description of how the United States...
Recommendations to Congress for Reauthorization of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act
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 (TVPA), traffickers continue to exploit an estimated 25 million people in forced labor around the world, earning over...
ATEST Supports Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
June 10, 2021 The Honorable Bob Menendez Chairman Senate Foreign Relations Committee United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable James Risch Ranking Member Senate Foreign Relations Committee United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Chairman Menendez and...
ATEST Briefs Congress on Opportunities for Action
Members of the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking and leaders from the Congressional Human Trafficking Caucus and the Senate Caucus to End Human Trafficking gathered this week for a virtual briefing and discussion about initiatives to combat human trafficking during the 117th...
ATEST Coalition Provides FY22 Funding Recommendations to Congress
The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking has pressed Congress to increase funding for critical anti-trafficking programs both at home and overseas. Coalition member organizations worked together to determine a comprehensive package of the most crucial funding requests to improve U.S....
ATEST 2020 Advocacy Report
A Summary of ATEST’s 2020 Activities and a Forecast of 2021 Election and Transition The 2020 campaign and election provided an important pivot point for the anti-trafficking movement. ATEST focused on promoting fact-based discourse on human...