For advocates and survivor-advocates of human trafficking, this week marks an important milestone: the first meeting of the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking in Washington, D.C. Last month, the Obama Administration announced the formation of this group, composed of...
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Verité Illuminates Labor Trafficking & Abuses in Malaysian Electronics
On October 23, Huffington Post published an important blog piece by Dan Viederman, CEO of Verité. Viederman describes scenarios of forced labor and modern slavery that are commonly found in multinational companies' supply chains. Indeed, "[a] recent Verité study found that one in three...
Groups Demand Answers from State Department on Human Trafficking Report
Oct. 8, 2015 FOIA request highlights lingering concerns over possible political interference in important government publication WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the support of human rights, labor, faith, trade and democracy reform organizations, Friends of the Earth filed a Freedom of...
ATEST Applauds Confirmation of New Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
For Release: October 9, 2015 The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) applauds yesterday’s confirmation of Susan Coppedge as Ambassador-at-Large to combat human trafficking and Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking (J/TIP) at the U.S. Department of...
ATEST Comments and Suggestions on the California Attorney General’s Office’s Company Notification Letter and Resource Guide
The California Transparency and Supply Chains Act (“the Act”), enacted in 2010, requires large retailers and manufacturers doing business in California to disclose on their websites their “efforts to eradicate slavery and human trafficking from [their] direct supply chain for...
ATEST Applauds Investors Urging Policymakers to Co-Sponsor Federal Anti-Trafficking Bills
On September 24, 2015, over 100 investors that collectively represent over $1 trillion in assets under management sent a statement to Congress urging strong bi-partisan support for The Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2015 (H.R....
U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking
The Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act (P.L. 114-22, sec. 115) established the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking. The Council consists of 8-14 survivors of human trafficking from diverse backgrounds and experiences, in order to provide recommendations to the U.S....
Runaways at Risk: Youth Homelessness and Human Trafficking
National Foundation of Women Legislators Conference, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. View video here.
Letter in Support of Federal Business Supply Chain Transparency Legislation
The U.S. is the world’s largest importer, but the existing legislative framework to combat human trafficking within supply chains is inadequate. The Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2015 (H.R.3226/S.1968) would require certain companies to report to...
ATEST Applauds Introduction of Federal Business Supply Chain Transparency Legislation
For Release: August 7, 2015 Washington, DC – The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) applauds the introduction of the Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2015 (S. 1968), companion to H.R. 3226, championed by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)...