by Terry FitzPatrick | Dec 18, 2012 | Take Action
If you’ve ever wondered how far FTS co-founder Kevin Bales will go to end slavery, Sunday’s anti-trafficking concert in Myanmar will tell you. He’ll give the shirt off his back to spread the word that SLAVERY SUCKS. That’s literally what Kevin did for Grammy-winning...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Dec 13, 2012 | FTS Updates, Take Action
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Mraz will headline a free outdoor concert in Myanmar this weekend to raise awareness about modern-day slavery and trafficking. His performance at the base of the Shwedagon pagoda in People’s Square in Yangon is believed to be the...
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 | Oct 28, 2010 | Slavery in the News
This week, the Global Post published a great article about human trafficking in Ruili, a city on the Chinese side of the border with Myanmar. The article, written Kathleen E. McLaughlin, says that China’s one child policy is fueling trafficking of women from...
