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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 [...]

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Trafficking Lawsuits; Corporate Liability

Trafficking lawsuits have recently addressed human slavery in the supply chains of large companies, setting precedents for [...]

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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, [...]

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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...

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Forced Labor in Colombia

When it comes to media, these two words seem to be synonymous: Columbia and drug trafficking...

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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 [...]

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Parasio Honored as Abolitionist of the Month

This December, Human Rights First named Raimi Vincent Parasio as their contemporary abolitionist of the month. In spite of violence [...]

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Traffickers Not Always Part of Large Enterprises

Are human traffickers always part of a big illegal enterprises? This misconception is a myth. The truth is that it happens in many [...]

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Summit Suggests Human Trafficking Solutions

Labor Secretary Perez at the Human Rights First Summit praises the work of abolitionists who have seen significant successes in the [...]

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Anti-Trafficking Efforts in India Must Improve

Anti-trafficking efforts in India must improve, based on the latest TIP Report...

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Funding in Omnibus Package to Fight Trafficking

Funding in Omnibus to fight trafficking. The recent spending package includes $25 million targeted at fighting human trafficking. [...]

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More Trafficking Prosecutions Needed in U.S.

Statistics show that the U.S. had a 61% increase in human trafficking convictions in 2015, yet still falls behind in its efforts to [...]

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First Session on Human Trafficking Hosted by U.N. Security Council

The First Session on Human Trafficking was hosted by the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday. The session was introduced by Nick Grono [...]

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Palm Oil Industry and Slavery Concerns

Palm oil is found in nearly half of all common grocery and household items.

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150-Year-Anniversary for the 13th Amendment

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 [...]

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Two Ohio Labor Traffickers Plead Guilty

Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 4:17pmOhio Labor Traffickers Plead GuiltyBy Katie Masi

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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 [...]

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Honoring Abolitionist Matilda Joslyn Gage

Wednesday, September 30, 2015 - 10:06amHistorical Abolitionist of the Month: Matilda Joslyn GageBy Katie Masi

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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 [...]

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Pope asks Congress to Fight Slavery

Wednesday, September 30, 2015 - 11:54amPope Francis Urges Congress to Combat Modern SlaveryChristopher Plummer

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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 [...]

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