March 15, 2022 Dr. Kari Johnstone Acting Director Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP) U.S. Department of State Via email Re: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government Docket Number: Public Notice:...
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ATEST Recommendations for Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Implementation
March 10, 2022 Cynthia Echeverria Acting Director of Trade Policy U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20528 Electronic submission to https://www.regulations.gov Docket Number: DHS-2022-0001 Re: Public Comments on Methods to Prevent the Importation of Goods...
ATEST Input for 2022 TIP Report on U.S. Government Trafficking Efforts
February 22, 2022 Dr. Kari Johnstone Acting Director U.S. State Department Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (JTIP) RE: Request for Information for the 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report, United States government input (86 FR 70562) Dear Dr....
ATEST Supports California Bill AB364 to Strengthen Regulation of Foreign Labor Recruiters
March 24, 2021 Senator Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee California State Capitol Sacramento, CA 95814 Senator Members of the Senate Committee Labor and Industrial Relations California State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: AB 364 (Rodriquez) – SUPPORT Dear...
ATEST Recommends 10 Ways ILAB Can Improve List of Goods Tainted by Forced or Child Labor
March 3, 2021 Matthew Fraterman Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT) Department of Labor International Labor Affairs Bureau Dear Mr. Fraterman: Thank you for the opportunity to submit comments and recommendations regarding the Department of...
ATEST Provides Preliminary Comments on USAID C-TIP Policy Revision
ATEST today provided brief comments to USAID today about the rewrite of its Counter-Trafficking in Persons Policy. ATEST urges more thorough stakeholder engagement and a longer period for public comment, but submitted preliminary thoughts before today's deadline to ennsure the agency...
ATEST Suggests Ways to Strengthen U.S. Labor Department during “End Labor Trafficking National Online Dialogue”
ATEST submitted five key ways the U.S. Labor Department can work to combat human trafficking, during the department's online call for suggestions this month. ATEST's submissions follow recommendations made to the Biden-Haris transition team. Our suggestions focus on prohibiting the...
ATEST 2020 TIP Report Comments
See ATEST recommendations to the State Department for the 2020 Trafficking in Persons Report. Prepared in close collaboration with Freedom Network USA. Comments here.