Nestle S.A commissioned a study by nonprofit Verite. Results showed trafficking--child labor and forced labor--in the company's supply [...]
Source: HuffPost
Tattoo Artist Turns Scars into Symbols of Hope
Tattoo artist, Brian Finn, from Toledo, Ohio, is helping women turn their traumatic scars of domestic violence or human trafficking [...]
Evolving Perceptions of Human Trafficking
Evolving Perceptions. It's a group of interviews with people who are working to stop human trafficking, modern slavery, and commercial [...]
We Will See More Stories Like This. Demand More Support for Victims.
We are just starting to hear the horror stories about hidden British victims of modern slavery. “If the National Crime Agency’s [...]
Choosing who gets your travel business can help stop human trafficking
It's not terribly surprising to learn that many trafficking victims have been exploited in a hotel. It seems part and parcel of every [...]
Facts About Sex Work and Sexual Violence
Many organizations are taking part in 16 days of activism from November 25 (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against [...]
Obama Bans Goods Produced By Slaves
Obama has greatly slowed slave labor by signing into law a bill that will stop our country from importing a list of items that are [...]
Sankofa: Go Back and Get It
The word Sankofa, means to go back and get it. The author visits the African Cemetery in Key West, Florida, and writes not only about [...]
Southeast Asia’s Conflict-Driven Trafficking
Note: this analysis originally appeared in the East-West Center’s Asia Pacific Bulletin policy brief series on September 12, 2017. The [...]
ISIS views on Slavery and Abolitionism
Does Islam sanction slavery? Until recently, this question would have been seen as somewhat outlandish or else academic. It is akin to [...]
Middle East–The Other Migrant Crisis
Imagine that there's been an attack. Smoke, bombs, breaking glass...then silence until the the sirens begin. People run. First [...]
Child Soldiers of the Islamic State
Child soldiers are being exploited--both used and sacrificed--by the Islamic State as fighters in the war. Their are trained and [...]
Former Child Laborer Helps Victims
Cecilia Flores-Oebanda was once a victim of child labor, but for 25 years, she has worked to prevent other children from enduring such [...]
Numbers and the Fight Against Modern Slavery
The Huffington Post explains that when the United Nations General Assembly meets in New York this week, there will be an important [...]
Suspected Smugglers Arrested in Deaths of 71 Refugees Found in Truck
KECSKEMET, Hungary, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Three Bulgarians and an Afghan arrested in Hungary in connection with the deaths of 71 refugees [...]
Possible Boycott of the Shrimp Industry?
"Stop buying fish and shrimp from Thailand" is the public cry of activists and US officials since the Associated Press has found there [...]
Being Green is Cool, But Do You Know these Terms?
Being Green is simply cool. But what do all those GREEN terms mean? This article defines a list of them...
World Day Against Child Labor
World Day Against Child Labor. June 12th The International Labour Organization defines child labor as “work that deprives children of [...]
The U.S. Port Truckers Crushed by Debt Bondage
As the holiday shopping season begins, companies like Walmart, Costco, and Target are still dealing with forced labor in their supply [...]
Rape Victim Advocates Oppose Safe Campus Act
A bill being considered in the House that would restrict colleges from punishing students accused of sexual assault is meeting [...]
World Bank Supports Uzbekistan in Spite of Forced Labor
A recent protest by Walk Free and the International Labor Rights Forum was aimed at revealing that the World Bank Supports Uzbekistan [...]
SOLD–a Movie about Child Sex Trafficking
'Sold' is a new movie due to be released in April that will give the general public a graphic look into the devastating world of human [...]
Ending Child Marriage Matters
Ending child marriage matters to all of us. There are 750 million women alive today who were married as children. One in three were [...]
Trafficked Migrants in Libya Used for Organ Trade
Lawyer Bobby Banson says that the Libyan slave trade that has shocked the world is not just about forced labor — victims are also [...]