by Terry FitzPatrick | Aug 7, 2019 | Slavery in the News, Slavery-Free Commerce, Thought Leadership
Editor’s Note: Free the Slaves is honored this month to highlight the investigative reporting of journalist Ian Urbina of the New York Times, creator of The Outlaw Ocean Project. His award-winning series first appeared in the Times in 2015. For the past four...
by Free the Slaves | Jul 30, 2019 | Become an Abolitionist, Congo, Dominican Republic, Ghana, Haiti, I Am the Change, India, Take Action
On this World Day Against Trafficking In Persons, you might be wondering if there’s anything you can do to end modern slavery. Turns out, as a Free the Slaves supporter you’re already doing a lot! The Free the Slaves rescue boat in Ghana liberates 15...
by Free the Slaves | Jul 24, 2019 | Congo, FTS Model for Freedom, Ghana, Haiti, I Am the Change
When we visit villages that are targeted by traffickers, we see that modern slavery is, at its core, an economic crime. That’s why we were thrilled to hear from an inspiring grandmother named Stella Abrokwah in Arkrah, Ghana. She explained how our Village...
by FTS Board | Jul 10, 2019 | Become an Abolitionist, Haiti, Take Action
Jisika Jean Claude was only 10 when her father sent her away to live with another family. She thought she would go to school, but was forced instead to do chores, iron and wash clothes, and care for other children as a household servant. It was not the life she was...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jul 5, 2019 | FTS Updates
Free the Slaves is seeking a new executive director to lead one of the modern anti-slavery movement’s oldest and best-known organizations. Our mission remains resolute: liberating the enslaved and changing the conditions that allow slavery to exist. Our new executive...