Tag: Appropriations

Acknowledgements FY 2017

Acknowledgements Author, Meredith Owen Contributing Editor, Caroline Kavit and Ann Brown Based on Materials by the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) and Carliner Strategies © 2016 ATEST Additional Copyright and publication information. For additional...

ATEST OMB Appropriations Letter for FY 2018

October 7th, 2016 The Honorable Shaun Donovan Director Office of Management and Budget Executive Office of the President 725 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20503 Dear Director Donovan, On behalf of the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) and the undersigned...

Moving in the Right Direction on Anti-Trafficking Appropriations

Good news on the Senate’s commitment funding the fight against human trafficking! While the appropriations process is far from over, ATEST is pleased that the Senate Appropriations Committee has reported increased funding and strengthened report language on two appropriations bills...

End Notes FY 2017

1. International Labour Office (ILO), “Profits and Poverty: The Economics of Forced Labour,” (2014). http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---declaration/documents/publication/wcms_243391.pdf. (Accessed February 27, 2016.) 2. International Labour Office (ILO), Special...

Introduction FY 2016

This briefing book provides concrete recommendations from ATEST to Congress on how to leverage federal funding for law enforcement to apprehend and prosecute traffickers, while providing much needed services for victims to rebuild their lives. The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking...

Survivor’s Perspective FY 2016

The Case for Funding to End Human Trafficking Human trafficking is on America’s cultural and political radar – present in news reports and policy discussions at local, state and national levels – more than ever before. However, problems remain. Human trafficking is often hidden...