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Posts by: Human Trafficking Search
Human Trafficking Around the World
December 26, 2017 This week’s blog highlights news on human trafficking and modern-day slavery from around the world. Hotels are …
Top Countries for Modern-Day Slavery
December 18, 2017 Modern-day slavery is pervasive. Though estimates differ – the Global Slavery Index approximates 45.8 million people, while …
Rating State Efforts to Combat Child Sex Trafficking – A Review of the 2017 Protected Innocence Challenge
How effectively does your state address child sex trafficking? Shared Hope International’s Protected Innocence Challenge grades each state and the District of Columbia on their efforts to combat child sex trafficking; the HTS Blog reviews these grades and national progress to end child sex trafficking. Encourage your state to #raisethegrade
Libyan Slave Markets: A Symptom of a Global Crisis
Video showing men auctioned in Libyan slave markets, released by CNN in November 2017, has shocked the world and exposed …
Action Required: Recommendations for Stakeholders Against Labor Exploitation in Private Prisons
Human Trafficking Search recently published a study which examines the use of labor in private prisons, finding that private prisons are not required to pay inmates a fair wage for the work they do, despite being able to make a profit. This is the third in a blog series to summarize the research.
Comparing Compensation: What Inmates in Private Prisons Would Otherwise Get Paid
Human Trafficking Search recently published a study which examines the use of labor in private prisons, finding that private prisons are not required to pay inmates a fair wage for the work they do, despite being able to make a profit. This is the second in a blog series to summarize the research.
Labor Exploitation in Private Prisons: A Blog Series
Human Trafficking Search recently published a study which examines the use of labor in private prisons, finding that private prisons are not required to pay inmates a fair wage for the work they do, despite being able to make a profit. This is the first in a blog series to summarize the research.
What’s in Your Chocolate this Halloween?
The majority of candy to be handed out this year is chocolate. But did you know that despite generating over $110 billion a year, the chocolate industry has a century-long history of forced and child labor?
Take Action Now: What You Can Do to Protect Foster Youth from Trafficking
Given that most states failed the report card, it is imperative that state and national policy makers do more to protect foster youth from the threat of being trafficked. However, they will likely do nothing without you telling them that this issue is important to you.
Part 4: Recommendations to Protect Foster Children from Trafficking
More needs to be done to protect foster care youth from trafficking and exploitation. This blog presents several recommendations for states, as well as for national policy and child welfare agencies.