Almost 14 years after the passage of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, there is now a substantial group of identified survivors of human trafficking who are willing and capable of informing policy, shaping programmatic and funding decisions, providing...
Tag: Legislation
Senate Reintroduces Important Bill to Combat Youth Homelessness and Human Trafficking
For Release: January 28, 2015 Contact: Liz Baker, 202 503 3221 Washington, DC: The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) today voiced its support for S.262, the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act, introduced by Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking...
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act
On March 7, 2013, President Obama signed the reauthorization of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), restoring this country’s most important tool to combat human trafficking. This reauthorization reasserts the U.S. Government’s leadership role in the fight against...
Tell Congress to Llisten to Survivors and Strengthen Efforts to End Modern Slavery
Almost 14 years after the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, there is now a substantial group of identified survivors of human trafficking who are poised to inform U.S. policy, public awareness and educational efforts, and programmatic and funding decisions. Their voices...
Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking Applauds CA Law to Combat Trafficking
For Release: September 29, 2014 Contact Sabrina Wong, CAST, [email protected], 213 201-6887 Liz Baker, ATEST, [email protected], 202 503 3221 New CA legislation signed by Governor Brown an “important milestone” The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST)...
Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking Applauds CA Law to Combat Trafficking
For Release: September 29, 2014 CONTACT Sabrina Wong, CAST, [email protected], 213 201-6887 Liz Baker, ATEST, [email protected], 202 503 3221 Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking Applauds CA Law to Combat TraffickingNew CA legislation signed by Governor Brown an...
ATEST Letter to Support the Regulation of Foreign Labor Recruiters in California (S.B. 477)
SB 477 is a critical piece of legislation to prevent human trafficking and protect vulnerable workers from exploitation. Last year, the Governor vetoed similar legislation, yet remained committed to signing legislation that covered program costs. We urge the Governor to sign SB 477,...
On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons U.S. Must Stand up for Vulnerable Migrant Children
For Release: July 30, 2014 (Washington, DC) – Today, as the world celebrates the first UN-declared World Day against Trafficking in Persons, leaders in Congress and the White House are contemplating policy changes that would undermine the United States’ most important tool in the...
Protect. Don’t Punish.
Maria* was 12 years old when she was kidnapped at gunpoint and taken to a home where she was held captive. She was beaten and raped on an almost daily basis and eventually forced into prostitution. Because of this she became pregnant and gave birth to a baby girl while held in slavery....
Human Trafficking Prioritization Act (H.R. 2283)
ATEST supports legislation that would upgrade the Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP) to a Bureau. The upgrade would establish the issue of combating trafficking in persons and forced labor as a foreign policy priority for this...