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Forced Labor
International Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade: Emancipation Day and the call for reparations
In the Caribbean, August 1 is Emancipation Day, an occasion commemorating the end of the transatlantic slave trade, celebrating the fight for freedom …
The Power of Words and Community: A Child Bride and Forced Labor Survivor Story
Dr. Tamara MC, is a child marriage and human trafficking survivor and an author, academic, artist and activist. She is …
Partnerships & Survivor Leadership Highlighted in Trafficking in Persons Report: Freedom United’s Reaction
The below article represents the views of Freedom United and originally appeared on Freedom United’s website here. It is reposted …
100 Women and 100 Dreams Project: Leilah and Kulthoom’s Stories
This is the second installment in the series, read the first installment, Khorshid and Madinah’s Stories here. *Leilah remembers the …
Human Trafficking and the War in Ukraine: A Year Since the War Started
When the war in Ukraine started the people in my home country of Romania united in their efforts to assist …
All in the Family: A Gendered Perspective on Familial Trafficking
This blog post is by Gabriela Stanimirova, an Associate at the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) where she …
Ending Child Labor, Forced Marriage and Labor Exploitation: A Success Story from Rural India, Part 2
Photo: *Preethi avoided forced marriage and became a successful business woman due to support and training from Lok Samiti This …
Ending Child Labor, Forced Marriage and Labor Exploitation: A Success Story from Rural India, Part 1
Photo: Women learning sewing and embroidery during the classes at Lok Samiti This blog post is part 1 of a …
Visibly Invisible – Sex Workers in the EU
The formation of the European Union (EU) in the 1990s turned a stark spotlight onto migration, trafficking, and smuggling across …
Prison Labor: What Happened in the 5 States That Had The Exception Clause On the Ballot
The 13th Amendment is the legislation that “ended” legal slavery in the U.S., it reads “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, …