by Terry FitzPatrick | Jan 19, 2012 | Congo, FTS Updates, Slavery in the News
The newest front in fighting slavery involves educating consumers that many everyday products are tainted by slavery. Sometimes it’s sweatshop slavery where products are made. Other times, slaves are forced to harvest or mine raw materials. America’s most influential...
by Free the Slaves | Mar 10, 2011 | Slavery in the News
Al Jazeera: Ruby trade hides Myanmar slavery: Behind precious stones lie tales of exploitation of children, some as young as four: Myanmar on Thursday opens one of its biggest ever sales of precious gems – an opportunity for the government to flaunt its massive...
by Free the Slaves | Dec 20, 2010 | FTS Updates, Ghana
Ghana is the 10th biggest producer of gold in the world. A 2003 report found that the exportation of gold garners “approximately 50%” of the country’s GDP. But much of the mining industry is made up of “galamsey” operators—artisanal miners who often operate in...
by Free the Slaves | Aug 17, 2010 | Congo
This is the first in a three part series of dispatches written by Karen Stauss, the Director of Programs for Free the Slaves. Along with FTS Partnership Manager Zorba Leslie, Stauss recently returned from a fact finding trip to the DRC, where she researched the extent...
