by Free the Slaves | Feb 11, 2011 | FTS Updates
If you are in Times Square today, you will be able to see the above message live. The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST), a coalition of U.S.-based anti-slavery groups—of which Free the Slaves is a founding member—has set up this PSA to be run in the New...
by Free the Slaves | Jan 11, 2011 | FTS Updates
The TVPA of 2000 is, as Amanda Kloer from Change.org says, the “cornerstone of U.S. efforts to combat human trafficking in the United States and around the world.” The law recognizes human trafficking as a crime, provides protections for victims, and helps...
by Free the Slaves | Dec 15, 2010 | FTS Updates
In 2007, Free the Slaves became one of the founding members of the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST). Formerly known as the Action Group, ATEST is a coalition of diverse, U.S.-based organizations, united by our shared goal of ending modern-day slavery...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 21, 2010 | Slavery in the News
The California Supply Chain Transparency Act is just one step away from becoming law. SB 657 recently passed both the California Senate and Assembly, and is now awaiting Governor Schwarzenegger’s signature—or veto. If the governor takes no action, SB 657 will...
by Free the Slaves | Aug 22, 2010 | Slavery in the News
Ron Soodalter, co-author (with Free the Slaves President Kevin Bales) of The Slave Next Door has posted a piece on Huffington Post, calling for support of the California Transparency in Supply Chains act. This bill would require California companies that make over...
