IS IT SLAVERY? CULTURAL COMPETENCE VERSUS CULTURAL RELATIVISM
William is a 14-year-old orphan from Uganda. After his parents died, his mother’s relatives took him in to live with them in Kampala. They paid for him to go to...
Sex Work: Empowered Choice or Patriarchal Domination
The debate of whether sex work is a location of empowered choice or patriarchal domination is currently a key argument within the human trafficking movement, particularly related to legislative campaigns to legalize prostitution in the...
Cultural Considerations in Identifying Human Trafficking Victims
Police Officer Margaret Shelley responded to a tripped alarm in an affluent suburban neighborhood. She surveyed the house for any broken windows or forced doors and eventually approached the house to find a young woman...
30 Actions | 30 Days
January 8, 2018
This week's blog is guest authored by Michele Clark, former Director of ArtWorks for Freedom.
Human Trafficking is a big problem. Can one person make a difference?
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Student Group Drafts anti-Trafficking State Legislation in Rhode Island
It’s been illegal to import goods produced using forced labor since the 1930s. Through legislatively mandated supply chain transparency, we intend to make sure that corporations finally have to follow this law.
...“Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month”
This January marks the fifth anniversary of “Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month” in the United States.
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