This month marks the 150-year-anniversary for the 13th amendment. That's the amendment that bans slavery in America. That was a huge [...]
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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
July 30 marked the United Nations’ fourth annual World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, which began in 2013. It is a chance to raise [...]
Two Ohio Labor Traffickers Plead Guilty
Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 4:17pmOhio Labor Traffickers Plead GuiltyBy Katie Masi
Review of 2015’s Fight to End Slavery
A review of 2015's fight to end slavery. The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified 150 years ago. It legally abolished [...]
Honoring Abolitionist Matilda Joslyn Gage
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 - 10:06amHistorical Abolitionist of the Month: Matilda Joslyn GageBy Katie Masi
Survivor Advisory Council–A First
A Survivor Advisory Council on Human Trafficking will soon give their input to the President's Inter-agency Task Force to Monitor and [...]
Pope asks Congress to Fight Slavery
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 - 11:54amPope Francis Urges Congress to Combat Modern SlaveryChristopher Plummer
Consumer Goods Forum to Fight Slavery in Supply Chains
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) announced the Social Resolution on Forced Labor which is aimed at fighting human trafficking in their [...]
Labor Trafficking Focus of Concordia Summit
Thursday, October 8, 2015 - 9:51amConcordia Summit Spotlights Labor TraffickingAnnick FebreyLast week Concordia hosted their fifth [...]
Rethink Supply Chains — A Humanity United Competition
Rethink Supply Chains is an initiative to keep labor trafficking out of supply chains. It is a collaborative effort between Humanity [...]
Indiana Fights Human Trafficking
Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 10:07amIndiana Tackles TraffickingChristopher PlummerThe Hoosier State is upping its game to disrupt the [...]
ASEAN, an Opportunity for Obama to Discuss Trafficking
US President Obama is meeting with ten Southeast Asian leaders during the annual Association of Southeast Asiian Nations Summit called [...]
Henry “Box” Brown, An Abolitionist and Inspiration
Thursday, October 29, 2015 - 3:52pmHistorical Abolitionist of the Month: Henry “Box” BrownBy Katie Masi
SXSW Interactive Austin 2016
At SXSW in Austin, Human Rights First will put the spotlight on human trafficking. It will begin with a panel called How to Fight [...]
India Creates Roadblocks for Survivors
Many trafficking survivors learn that their families are prone to the wrath of their traffickers, but India maintains its Tier 2 [...]
Developing Countries Account for 7% of Global Slavery
Developing countries like those in North America, the European Union, Australia, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Iceland, Norway and [...]
Role of Politics in the TIP Report
What role does politics play in the TIP Report? Seven days before the release of the TIP Report, the U.S. and Cuba took steps to [...]
Trafficking Lawsuits; Corporate Liability
Trafficking lawsuits have recently addressed human slavery in the supply chains of large companies, setting precedents for [...]
Victims Find Help through Anti-Trafficking Organizations
Two million in the U.S. work as domestic laborers and some of those are trafficked. These jobs include dishwashers, nannies, maids, [...]
U.S. Customs Enforce Ban on Slave-Produced Goods
The U.S. Customs last week issued two “withhold release” orders that blocked goods suspected of being made with slave labor...
Florida’s Agricultural Labor Trafficking
For more than twenty years, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in central Florida has been a trailblazer against human trafficking in [...]
Luskin Center for Innovation: New Report
Sarah Godoy of the Luskin Center for Innovation just released a new report that indicates there is a need for efforts to quantify human [...]
Forced Labor in Colombia
When it comes to media, these two words seem to be synonymous: Columbia and drug trafficking...
Myth, Traffickers Only Target Poor and Uneducated
Myth, trafficking: Only the poor and uneducated are targeted. While true to some degree, many victims don't fit this description. The [...]