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SUMMARY:Thai El Monte Garment Workers: The Return of Slavery and Trafficking in The Modern Era
DESCRIPTION:At 4 am on August 2\, 1995\, Chanchanit Martorell\, Executive Director of the Thai Community Development Center\, met with government authorities and law enforcement at a doughnut shop in El Monte\, California\, blocks from the slavery compound that they would raid\, a row of apartment duplexes on a residential street\, eerily surrounded by barbed wire. The US Department of Labor\, California Labor Commission\, California Employment Development Department\, Cal-OSHA\, federal marshals\, and the El Monte police participated in the raid.  \nThai CDC mobilized a coalition of nonprofit organizations\, attorneys\, and community members to offer shelter\, food and clothing\, medical care\, jobs\, and legal services to the workers following their liberation.\n​\nThe Thai workers had labored for 18 or more hours every day inside rat-infested buildings where they lived crammed into bedrooms with ten of their fellow slaves. Their captors controlled them by confiscating passports\, hiring armed guards\, and physically threatening them and their families back home.  \nThey made clothes for brand-name manufacturers and nationwide retailers. Garments bore the labels Anchor Blue\, Tomato\, Clio\, B.U.M.\, High Sierra\, Axle\, and others—labels owned by well-known retailers\, such as Miller’s Outpost and Montgomery Ward\, or sold on the racks of Nordstrom\, Sears\, and Target. \nEl Monte was the first recognized case of modern-day slavery in the United States\, leading to the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act in the year 2000. This exhibition tells the story of the case from the perspective of the survivors\, featuring their testimonies\, images and maps of the compound\, and other artifacts.​ \n(June 10- September 5 2021)
URL:https://www.freedomunited.org/event/thai-el-monte-garment-workers/
LOCATION:Los Angeles United Methodist Museum of Social Justice\, 115 Paseo de La Plaza\, LA\, CA 90012\, United States
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SUMMARY:Gender-Based Violence\, Migration\, and the AAPI Experience: An Intersectional Approach to Serving Survivors
DESCRIPTION:Developing a trauma-informed practice is essential for attorneys working with survivors of gender-based violence. An effective trauma-informed practice recognizes the unique needs of survivors\, taking into account their cultural backgrounds\, as well as the discrimination and biases they have experienced and that may contribute to their trauma. \nThis two-part series will provide a historical overview of the migration and development of Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities in America\, will challenge assumptions about AAPI survivors\, and provide trauma- and culturally-informed practice tips for pro bono attorneys working with AAPI survivors. \nPart 1: Laying the Foundation: A Historically Grounded Perspective on AAPI Immigrant Survivors Today \nSpeakers: \nAmy Hseih – Deputy Director of the Anti-Trafficking Initiative at Sanctuary for Families \nKathy Lu – Staff Attorney in the Anti-Trafficking Initiative at Sanctuary for Families and Co-Founder of the Immigrant History Initiative
URL:https://www.freedomunited.org/event/gender-based-violence-migration-1/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner - Launch of Annual Report 2020-2021
DESCRIPTION:The Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner\, Dame Sara Thornton\, has a UK-wide remit to encourage good practice in the prevention\, detection\, investigation and prosecution of slavery and human trafficking offences and the identification of victims. \nThe Commissioner is accountable through her strategic plan and annual reports\, which are laid before Parliament by the Secretary of State. The Commissioner’s Annual Report 2020-2021 is scheduled to be laid on 14 July 2021. \nAt this event\, the Commissioner will outline her work so far to achieve her objectives as set out in the Strategic Plan 2019-2021\, and discuss her current priorities in the areas of: improving victim care and support; supporting law enforcement and prosecutions; focusing on prevention; and getting value from research and innovation. This will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A session. \nThe event will be hosted by The Rt Rev Dr Alastair Redfern (Chair of the IASC Advisory Panel) with The Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP (Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking)\, and The Lord Coaker (Rights Lab Principle Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham) joining Dame Sara in conversation. \nThis event will be held on the record\, and will take place on Zoom. The event will be recorded. Further details will be shared with registered attendees.
URL:https://www.freedomunited.org/event/independent-anti-slavery-commissioner/
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