by Maurice Middleberg | Jul 14, 2014 | Congo
Under the lush green hills and red clay that surround Lubono village, lies gold. It’s the centerpiece of the local economy. Much of the mining here is carried out by what are called “artisanal” miners. This term masks the incredibly difficult and dangerous work in...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 11, 2013 | Congo, Uncategorized
Free the Slaves is excited to congratulate Catherine Russell on her new position as Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues. In a joint letter sent to Russell last week, FTS and other groups expressed our eagerness to work with her to bring an end to the global...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jul 26, 2013 | Congo, FTS Updates, Ghana, Haiti, India, Nepal, Take Action
It isn’t often that all five FTS country directors are in the same place at the same time. But it happened last week in Washington, as our overseas staff briefed the U.S. State Department’s “J/TIP” anti-trafficking team. The presentation was called...
