by Free the Slaves | Mar 25, 2011 | FTS Updates
On March 21, Free The Slaves wrote a letter of support to Californian Senator Ellen M. Corbett, applauding her introduction of bill SB 861. A landmark piece of legislation, SB 861 prevents publicly traded companies from obtaining procurement contracts with the...
by Free the Slaves | Oct 26, 2010 | Slavery in the News
Representative Carolyn Maloney (D–New York) announced last week that she will introduce a federal bill modeled on the California Supply Chain Transparency Act (SB 657), recently signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger. SB 657 requires all businesses that trade in...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 30, 2010 | FTS Updates
Editor’s note: Karen Stauss is the Director of Programs at Free the Slaves. Here, she responds to the passage of the California Supply Chain Transparency Act (SB 657), signed into law today by Governor Schwarzenegger. “We commend Governor Schwarzeneggar...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 30, 2010 | FTS Updates, Slavery in the News
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced today that he has signed the California Supply Chain Transparency Act (SB 657). With our partners at the non-partisan coalition of U.S.-based anti-slavery organizations, Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 28, 2010 | Slavery in the News
Global Nations Inquirer: Indie film tackles human trafficking to Sabah: “The issue on human trafficking is like a song whose lyrics and melody everyone knows but which still remains unsung. Unknown to most city dwellers, even in the Philippines, human...
