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Congress Gives Near-Unanimous Approval to U.S. Trafficking Bill

by Terry FitzPatrick | May 20, 2015 | Advocacy, Slavery in the News

Congress has approved tougher penalties for traffickers and increased funding for slavery survivors.The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act deadlocked the Senate for weeks earlier this year, and even delayed Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s confirmation...

A Political, Economic and Moral Call for Action: Companies Must Disclose Slavery in their Products

by Terry FitzPatrick | Jul 30, 2013 | Take Action

A congressional briefing last Friday on Capitol Hill highlighted many reasons why American companies should be required to disclose if their products are manufactured by slaves or with slavery-tainted raw materials. “Government can help, without being in the knickers...

Transparency: New Trafficking Watchword on Capitol Hill

by Free the Slaves | Jul 20, 2012 | Take Action

It’s been an intense week for the anti-slavery movement, with four congressional events in three days. Much of the media’s attention went to actress Jada Pinkett Smith’s testimony on Tuesday about sex trafficking to the Senate foreign relations committee. But on...

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