“Want to end human and sex trafficking but not sure where to start? The Department of State compiled this list of 20 ways for you to get involved. 1. Learn the red flags that may indicate human trafficking and ask follow up questions so that you can help identify a potential trafficking victim. Human trafficking awareness training is available … More USA: Take Action—Ways to Stop Human Trafficking
Premiering January 8, 15 & 22, 2013. Abolitionist allies Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Beecher Stowe, John Brown and Angelina Grimké turned a despised fringe movement against chattel slavery into a force that literally changed the nation. For more information, please click here.
A note from our friends at The End Trafficking project: Dear Friends, We are excited to announce that the U.S. Fund for UNICEF’s End Trafficking project is launching a public awareness campaign this month to declare that UNICEF believes in a world with ZERO exploited children, ZERO children suffering from violence, ZERO trafficked children. This … More U.S. Fund for UNICEF’s End Trafficking Campaign Launches Awareness Campaign
NEW YORK, USA from wheels24 (01/04/13)— “All New York taxi drivers have been told to watch a sex-trafficking awareness presentation to help them avoid promoting prostitution, a crime in New York that carries hefty jail terms and fines. The nine-minute video claims some drivers have used their cabs as “brothels on wheels” and driven prostitutes … More USA: NYC Taxis Required to Watch Sex Trafficking Awareness Presentation
WASHINGTON DC, USA (01/04/13)— “A historic modern “Emancipation Rally” will be held on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, January 12, to raise awareness of human trafficking. Scheduled for 2 p.m. EST, the event is being held in conjunction with the Weekend of Prayer to End Slavery and Trafficking. The public is invited … More Emancipation Rally to Be Held at Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, January 12
SANA’A, YEMEN by Sadeq Al-Wesabi for Yemen Times (12/13/12)— “Sana’a Security forces declared that they arrested a group of human organ traffickers on Tuesday. In recent years, security has arrested several traffickers who are often part of wider networks that are taking advantage of harsh economic conditions in Yemen. Colonel Mohammed Al-Sobari, the manager of Public … More YEMEN: Organ Traffickers Rake in Big Bucks
USA, Occupational Health & Safety (12/15/2012)— “With a free and easy-to-use toolkit, accessible on the Department of Labor website, companies can work to prevent child and forced labor in their international suppliers. Working to enforce and enhance child labor law compliance, the Department of Labor has released a guide to aid businesses in monitoring and … More USA: Labor Department Unveils Toolkit to Fight Child and Forced Labor Globally
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA BY Sean J. Miller for TakePart— “Sarah was 18 when she left Ethiopia for a job as a domestic servant in the Middle East. For a woman with few prospects, it sounded like a great opportunity. She had no idea it would turn into a grueling nightmare. The family she worked … More USA: Life After Human Trafficking: ‘No One Goes Back to the Way It Was Before’
USA, Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (12/12/12)— The Path to Freedom, a report by the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST), is a road map for the second-term Obama Administration to follow as it works to fulfill its commitment to eliminate modern-day slavery. Among dozens of specific recommendations, “A Path to Freedom” calls … More The Path to Freedom: A Presidential Agenda for Abolishing Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
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