by Terry FitzPatrick | Dec 16, 2019 | Advocacy, Thought Leadership
Human rights activists from around the globe strategized new ways to confront the widespread problem of human trafficking and modern slavery during a special three-day convening at the U.N. Conference Center last week in Addis Ababa. Experts from 46 organizations in...
by Free the Slaves | Apr 3, 2018 | Advocacy, Thought Leadership
One of the most important annual gatherings of anti-slavery leaders is set to get bigger and better this year. The Freedom From Slavery Forum will double in size and move to the Global South for its fifth annual convening. The event is slated for December 3-5, 2018 in...
by Free the Slaves | Nov 1, 2016 | Advocacy, Slavery-Free Commerce, Thought Leadership
Fishing and electronics are two of the most visible industries where modern slavery is affecting product supply chains. That’s why forward-thinking associations and corporations are looking for ways to protect their businesses by finding ways to remove the taint of...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Feb 22, 2016 | Advocacy, Thought Leadership
Collecting better data on slavery, developing standards for services to slavery survivors, creating a platform for U.S. presidential candidates to support, and leveraging the inclusion of slavery in the United Nations sustainable development goals.These four critical...
by Free the Slaves | Oct 13, 2015 | Advocacy, Slavery-Free Commerce, Thought Leadership
AP investigative journalist Martha Mendoza says covering modern-day slavery is fraught with ethical challenges—including the risk that the people you are trying to help might be killed instead.“If you show their face, they can be eliminated as evidence,” Mendoza told...
