by Terry FitzPatrick | Oct 26, 2015 | Advocacy, FTS Updates, Thought Leadership
The world’s largest consulting firm has teamed up with Free the Slaves to tackle one of history’s greatest challenges: the eradication of slavery.Deloitte has been volunteering its staffers this year to take stock of the anti-slavery movement and recommend ways for it...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Oct 14, 2015 | Advocacy
A new leader is taking charge at the State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking (J/TIP). Susan Coppedge was nominated to the post earlier this year by President Obama and was confirmed by the Senate last week.With the rank of ambassador-at-large she...
by Free the Slaves | Oct 13, 2015 | Advocacy, Slavery-Free Commerce, Thought Leadership
AP investigative journalist Martha Mendoza says covering modern-day slavery is fraught with ethical challenges—including the risk that the people you are trying to help might be killed instead.“If you show their face, they can be eliminated as evidence,” Mendoza told...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Oct 7, 2015 | FTS Updates
We’re delighted to announce that two remarkable people have recently joined the Free the Slaves board.Robert Gould is the founder and President/CEO of One Degree Strategies, a consultancy dedicated to encouraging decision makers to adopt policies and create programs...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Sep 30, 2015 | Advocacy, Slavery-Free Commerce
Today marks the five-year anniversary of SB 657, a landmark California law to combat human trafficking. Our friends at KnowTheChain are marking the anniversary by expanding and retooling their website to help companies improve corporate transparency and responsible...