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“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.

Canada Tables Modern Slavery Bill

Canadian lawmakers are proposing a Modern Slavery Bill in an effort to crack down on the importing of goods tainted by child and slave [...]

Will Burma’s Rohingya be the Next Refugee Crisis?

The Rohingya garnered much news attention last May when they were left at sea to die, abandoned by traffickers and denied entry into [...]

What Do You Care About? What Do You Wear?

What do you care about? What do you wear? If you care about something, then let it show in your clothing choices...

New Technology Tracks Trafficking

A new app prevents girls in India and Bangladesh from falling into the hands of traffickers. That is far better than trying to rescue [...]

School Trains Sex Trafficking Survivors to be Lawyers

A survivor says: “I want to fight against child sexual exploitation and help others like me.” A new Indian program is working with [...]

Huge drop in U.K. modern slavery referrals raises fears for hidden victims

A sharp drop in modern slavery referrals in the United Kingdom has raised fears that many victims are falling off the radar. The [...]

Elimination of Violence Against Women

Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. And a good time to remember heroes like the Mirabal Sisters [...]

Abolitionist for the 21st Century

Robert Boneberg is an abolitionist in the 21st century. He is the former chairman of the board of Free the Slaves. Earlier this [...]

Education Cannot Wait Fund

A forth of the world's school children are living in the midst of wars and disasters, says UNICEF. They number 462 million children. [...]