by Romcy Madronio | Jul 14, 2022 | Philippines, Take Action
Immigrants and overseas Filipino workers (OFW) are vital to the Philippine economy. It’s estimated of the 109 million people residing in the Philippines, 1.77 million Filipinos are OFWs. Despite their important role in the Philippine economy, many of these seasonal...
by Romcy Madronio | May 26, 2022 | Advocacy, FTS Updates, Research, Monitoring & Evaluation, Vietnam
Free the Slaves is excited to announce our new partnerships in Vietnam. These partnerships will allow us to understand more about the country and its need to have more players in the human trafficking space. These partnership endeavors are essential for developing...
by Romcy Madronio | May 26, 2022 | Advocacy, Philippines, Research, Monitoring & Evaluation
Free the Slaves is excited to announce new partnerships with local organizations in the Philippines. These partnerships will allow us better to understand the context of slavery in the Philippines and strengthen our efforts to combat it. We partner with the Balaod...
by Romcy Madronio | Apr 7, 2022 | It Starts With Freedom, Philippines, Take Action, Vietnam
Last year Free The Slaves joined HopeBox, an NGO based in Vietnam, to serve survivors of domestic abuse and slavery. While working in the city of Hanoi, Free The Slaves and Hope Box had the privilege of meeting Tina*. This is Tina’s story of overcoming fear and...
by Romcy Madronio | Mar 21, 2022 | FTS Updates, Philippines, Uncategorized
There is power in the collaboration and action of dedicated leaders to address societal issues. This was clearly achieved when more than 200 leaders from the Philippines gathered together in the Panagtapok 2022 (which translates to ‘a gathering’ in...