More Americans today are aware of the crime of human trafficking and the fact that it can occur right in their own communities. In the [...]
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Trouble Ahead for Wrongly Criminalized Trafficking Victims
In a major blow to survivors of human trafficking, the US Department of Justice has announced that it will no longer allow funding to [...]
Jobs Help Trafficking Survivors Reclaim Dignity
Escaping human trafficking does not mean a survivor’s life will suddenly go back to normal. Often it signals the beginning of a [...]
US anti-trafficking rhetoric at odds with immigration policy
The US government has recognized January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month with pledges to eradicate [...]
Tech exists to discover Uyghur forced labor in supply chains
Former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner, Alan Bersin, has only praise for the Uyghur Forced Labor Protection Act [...]
U.S. practices “one of the most egregious forms of modern slavery”
The U.S. is only 1 of 17 countries with state-imposed forced labor thanks to regressive prison slavery laws.
Forced labor pervasive in U.S. food chain
While the U.S. generally treats forced labor as a foreign issue, a new study highlights a need for the country with a fierce commitment [...]
Clean energy with a dirty supply chain: good for the planet but at what cost?
The U.S. Department of Labor recently released a report providing a list of goods produced using either child labor or forced labor. [...]
Are Uyghur forced labor products hiding in your home?
New findings reveal that in addition to Uyghur forced labor, the Chinese government is engaging in large-scale land grabs in Uyghur [...]
Five Issues for the New U.S. Trafficking Ambassador
Malaysia was upgraded, but with no evidence of improving its anti-trafficking efforts, calling the report’s credibility into question.
Income Inequality and Economic Opportunity
So how will the presidential hopefuls face questions of income inequality and economic opportunity? ...
Congress Must Restore Support for ILAB
International Labor Affairs Bureau (ILAB) is our country's biggest program to prevent child labor and the Senate and the House are [...]