Labor Trafficking

April 22, 2014

Bitcoin Fuels the Human Trafficking Market

Bitcoin is the newest and arguably most popular digital currency to hit the Internet. Not tied to any government or …

Challenging Heights in Ghana
March 31, 2014

Challenging Heights in Ghana

Children being trafficked into slavery remains a significant problem in Ghana, despite legislation passed nearly ten years ago outlawing the …

Bonded Labor in South Asia
March 10, 2014

Bonded Labor in South Asia

Bonded labor or debt bondage is the largest form of slavery in the world. Victims become bonded laborers when their …

March 3, 2014

Venture Philanthropy

Raising awareness about human trafficking sometimes feel like an exercise in hitting someone who’s already down. By that I mean, …

February 10, 2014

Forced Labor During the Sochi Winter Olympics

As we have written about in a previous blog, sex trafficking increases at major sporting events that draw in crowds …

February 3, 2014

Fighting Human Trafficking Through Art

As a photographer, I became aware of human trafficking for the first time in 2005 during an assignment for the …

January 28, 2014

A Crime Against Humanity

Many religious faiths have taken up the issue of human trafficking, but few religious leaders have openly denounced slavery as …

January 13, 2014

Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month

In early 2012, President Obama declared January, National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Throughout the month of January and …

December 16, 2013

Communities Vulnerable to Human Trafficking: Refugees

In the second of the three-part blog on vulnerable communities, we will be addressing the topic of human trafficking within …

December 9, 2013

Communities Vulnerable to Human Trafficking: Migrants

This is the first of a three part blog series on communities vulnerable to human trafficking and currently migrants represent …