by Terry FitzPatrick | Jun 26, 2013 | Take Action
With a “knot” in her throat, Free the Slaves Freedom Award winner Josefa Condori Quispe recounted her ordeal in slavery. “We have to tell this very sad story,” she said. Her personal testimony was a highlight of an Organization of American States roundtable in...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jun 24, 2013 | Slavery in the News
Tomorrow brings a great opportunity to lean about the scope and impact of a hidden form of modern-day slavery: domestic servitude. The Organization of American States (OAS) is conducting a policy roundtable to raise awareness and promote solutions. The policy...
by Staff | Jun 13, 2013 | India
Editors Note: this article was written by FTS South Asia Director Supriya Awasthi and FTS Associate Programs Director Ginny Baumann. Free the Slaves has received deeply disturbing news from our frontline partner organization, Manav Sansadhan Evam Mahila Vikas Sansthan...
by Free the Slaves | Jun 12, 2013 | Haiti, Slavery in the News, Uncategorized
Today marks the 12th annual World Day Against Child Labor, started by the International Labor Organization (ILO) to highlight the plight of hundreds of millions of children engaged in work that deprives them of education, health, and basic rights. Many of these...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jun 11, 2013 | Take Action
Our friends at Walk Free in Australia have just released a new audio podcast, featuring FTS Co-Founder Kevin Bales, to explain that we all have a stake in ending modern-day slavery. It’s called “Slavery is Not a Game.” The 30-minute discussion is a terrific primer on...