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Nobel Laureate Asks Countries to End Slavery

NEW DELHI, Oct 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The new U.N. global development pact may have been a significant step towards ending [...]

Coffee at the White House and Poverty

Coffee at the White House reflects America's approach to poverty. When Vice President Biden was in Guatemala for the inauguration of [...]

This Survivor Escaped; Millions Remain Trapped

This survivor escaped; but millions of victims still trapped. Vannak Prum left his home in Cambodia to take a job that would allow him [...]

Secret Ingredient in your Candy?

Is there a secret ingredient in your candy bar or in your shampoo? Maybe exploited workers...

Rules Denying Survivors Access to Education ‘Cruel and Stupid’

MPs are speaking out against UK Home Office rules that prevent survivors of modern slavery from enrolling in publicly-funded education. [...]

Human Slavery and the SDG

In September 2015, world leaders gathered in New York to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (or 'SDGs'). Like their predecessors [...]

Racial Justice and Trafficking

The topic of trafficking has gained consistent attention. In fact, January has been declared National Slavery and Human Trafficking [...]

Passover and Modern Slavery

Last week, Jews around the world celebrated Passover. It is a holiday that marks freedom from their bonds of slavery three millennia ago...

Multinationals Can Combat Human Slavery

Multinationals--companies operating in several countries--can do more to combat human slavery. This past February Obama eliminated the [...]

“Foot Dragging” as UK Goes Without Anti-Slavery Tsar

Theresa May has been accused of dragging her feet on the appointment of a new anti-slavery commissioner as it has been revealed that [...]

Was Operation Cross Country all Good?

Woman arrested during Operation Cross Country II (c.FBI, Wikimedia Commons, 2008) Beginning on October 5, the FBI and state and local [...]

Human Trafficking Myths

Human trafficking myths are discussed in this article. The issue is very complex. The article explains that it's kept under wraps and [...]

Romanian Psychologist Shelters Trafficking Victims

A Romanian psychologist, Iana Matei is not just courageous, but she is angry "at the people who do this, who beat up a young girl, rape [...]

Trafficking Survivors Speak Up in New Report

Trafficking survivors are speaking up. A new first-ever report written by survivors is giving them a strong voice in how to stop the crime.

First Drug Dealer Jailed for Modern Slavery

A 21-year-old drug dealer has been jailed for 14 years for trafficking three teenagers from Birmingham to rural Lincolnshire to run a [...]

Direct Trade and Fair Trade

Dana Geffner is the Executuve Director of Fair World Project. She says she looks at product labels because her job requires it...

Child Sex Trafficking–the Long Road Back

This article, the last of a series, is about child sex trafficking and efforts to help children recover. It is intended to raise [...]

Our Global Community, Less Outraged at Child Labor?

Is the global community sadly beginning to accept child labor rather than being outraged by it? This article will make you wonder...

Hardest Countries on Earth for Young Girls

Worse countries for young girls make life difficult.

U-Turn on Deportation of Nigerian Trafficking Victim

The UK Home Office has made a u-turn in its decision to deport a Nigerian woman who was trafficked to the UK for sexual exploitation. [...]

BC Man Arrested for Human Trafficking

VANCOUVER — A pimp from British Columbia who was convicted of coercing underage girls as sex workers was given a 23-year prison term...

Nuns Fight Human Trafficking

A group of nuns fight human trafficking in California. They have stepped up efforts during the Super Bowl, but they actually work [...]

Do Your Buying Habits Make an Impact?

Do your buying habits make and impact? This article explains ways you can be heard. When the Rana Plaza commercial building collapsed [...]

UN Security Council Adopts Human Trafficking Resolution

UN Security Council just voted to adopt a resolution on human trafficking in conflict.