by Free the Slaves | Sep 21, 2015 | Advocacy, Nepal
With a new national charter that took effect over the weekend, Nepal has taken an unusual step: banning human trafficking directly in the country’s constitution.This puts Nepal – one of the world’s worst hot spots for modern-day slavery – in the vanguard of nations...
by Maurice Middleberg | Aug 25, 2015 | Advocacy, Congo, Slavery-Free Commerce, Take Action
Your right to know if corporations are enslaving people to make products you buy is under threat. A court ruling last week might allow companies to conceal the suffering and slavery that we see every day in our front-line field programs.Here’s what has happened: A...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jul 22, 2015 | Congo, FTS Model for Freedom
Economic freedom is vital for trafficking survivors. If a person liberated from slavery cannot earn a living, they are vulnerable to becoming enslaved again. That’s why Free the Slaves and our front-line partner organizations help provide skills training and...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jun 30, 2015 | Advocacy, Slavery in the News, Slavery-Free Commerce, Thought Leadership
Economic and political leaders need to step up their game if global slavery is to be successfully overcome. That’s the message that Free the Slaves Executive Director Maurice Middleberg shared with millions of BBC World Service radio listeners overnight on the...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jun 25, 2015 | Become an Abolitionist, I Am the Change, Take Action
We at Free the Slaves are certain that slavery can be overcome if everybody does their part.There are simple things that you – and even your children – can do to bring us one step closer to slavery’s end.Greyson, a 13 year old Massachusetts boy, has taken his fight...
