by Terry FitzPatrick | Sep 10, 2015 | FTS Model for Freedom, Ghana
When you see what unlicensed gold mines look like in Ghana, you’ll be shocked to learn that children must endure these inhuman working conditions.“It’s not very easy,” says Isaac, who worked in the mines at age 13. “Sometimes you have to carry the stones on your head...
by Free the Slaves | May 7, 2015 | Advocacy, Faith in Action, I Am the Change, Take Action
People often ask us at Free the Slaves if there is something they can do in their daily lives to help fight slavery. Well, this Saturday is your chance. Communities around the world will be coming together to fight poverty, social injustice and climate change on World...
by Free the Slaves | Mar 13, 2013 | Ghana
Readers of the FTS Blog may remember the heroism of Ghanaian slavery survivor James Kofi Annan. He received a 2008 Free the Slaves Freedom Award for his work to rescue children from fishing slavery, as well as his work to educate children to prevent the spread of...
by Free the Slaves | Feb 8, 2011 | Slavery in the News
An explosive New Yorker exposée on the Church of Scientology is making major waves today. The article profiles film director / screenwriter Paul Haggis (Quantum of Solace, Million Dollar Baby), a Scientology member for 35 years. Haggis left the religion in 2009 over a...
by Free the Slaves | Oct 27, 2010 | Slavery in the News
StoptheTraffik: Children found enslaved on Worcester, U.K. farm: “Following a police raid on a farm in Worcestershire last week, 7 Romanian children between the ages of 9 and 15 were found picking spring onions. These children were working daily from 7.30am...
