By David Abramowitz Published on January 10, 2013 in CNN Freedom Project Editor's note: David Abramowitz is Vice President, Policy & Government Relations for Humanity United and Director of the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST), a coalition of U.S.-based human...
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Department of Labor Launches New Toolkit for Businesses to Reduce Child Labor and Forced Labor
Today, Humanity United's Vice President of Policy & Government Relations David Abramowitz spoke in Washington, D.C. at the launch of the Department of Labor's new toolkit for businesses, "Reducing Child Labor and Forced Labor: A Toolkit for Responsible Businesses." The guide is the...
The Path to Freedom: A Presidential Agenda for Abolishing Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
This report by the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) is a road map for the second-term Obama Administration to follow as it works to fulfill its commitment to eliminate modern-day slavery. Among dozens of specific recommendations, “The Path to Freedom” calls on the...
National Association of Attorneys General Urge Action on TVPRA
Attorneys General representing 46 states sent a letter to House and Senate Leadership, urging them to request funds in the fiscal year 2014 budget “to combat human trafficking and modern day slavery in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008...
ATEST National Call on Business Transparency Legislation
Major multi-national businesses have an enormous role to play in ending human trafficking and modern-day slavery around the world and here in the United States. H.R. 2759, the "Business Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act," a bipartisan bill introduced by Rep. Maloney (D-NY) in...
Nine Months and Waiting: ATEST National Call on Status of TVPRA
Nine months have passed since the reauthorization to the 2008 Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) expired. The programs authorized by the TVPA, which are crucial to the work to end modern-day slavery and human trafficking in the United States and abroad, continue to be jeopardized...
CQ Weekly Reports on Stalled Reauthorization of Federal Anti-trafficking Legislation
Over seven months have passed since Congress allowed the 2008 reauthorization of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) to expire, and with bipartisan consensus crumbling there is no obvious way forward this year. CQ staff, Emily Cadei, provides a comprehensive snapshot of where...
The New York Times Addresses Need for a Reauthorized Federal Law on Anti-Trafficking
The New York Times published an editorial yesterday highlighting the fact that Congress, despite successful reauthorization efforts since the law's inception in 2000 and the documented need for services for victims of human trafficking, has allowed the reauthorization of the Trafficking...
Business Transparency on Slavery and Trafficking Act (H.R. 2759)
The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) is partnering with the socially responsible investor community to advocate for the bipartisan passage of the federal Business Transparency on Slavery and Trafficking Act (H.R. 2759). This law would increase corporate accountability by...
ATEST Appeals to Congress: Sideline Politicking and Pass the TVPRA
In observance of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) appealed to Congressional leadership on January 11th to put partisan politics aside and reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), which expired...