Labor Trafficking

Spotlighting Action: Migrants Empowering Migrant Guestworkers through the Power of Information and Technology at Contratados.org
September 8, 2019

Spotlighting Action: Migrants Empowering Migrant Guestworkers through the Power of Information and Technology at Contratados.org

Contratados.org is a portal, made by immigrants, for immigrant guestworkers, that provides secure anonymous employer reviews. This allows migrants in the guestworker program to regain some power in the inherently employer-favored power dynamic that the H2-A and H2-B guestworker visas promote.

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Liverpool Football Club’s Anti-Slavery Statement, an Industry Model
June 3, 2019

Liverpool Football Club’s Anti-Slavery Statement, an Industry Model

Liverpool, a top football club, is setting a positive example for the sport’s industry with their newly released anti-trafficking statement. This kind of corporate responsibility should be enacted in all industries to effectively fight human trafficking.

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What’s Behind Your Cup of Tea?
May 15, 2019

What’s Behind Your Cup of Tea?

70,000 cups of tea are consumed globally every second! As the world’s top beverage after water, learn how this massive industry is key in combatting unfair labor practices.

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January 24, 2019

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 …

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Shopping Slavery-Free
September 14, 2018

Shopping Slavery-Free

Be an educated consumer this back-to-school season. Learn about your slavery footprint, your favorite brands, and discover new brands helping to end human trafficking.

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Barriers to Identifying Victims and Helping Survivors: The Case for Considering Culture
July 3, 2018

Barriers to Identifying Victims and Helping Survivors: The Case for Considering Culture

Imagine a girl from Bangladesh.  Her family is destitute – floods have washed out their crops and her younger siblings …

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Human Trafficking & the Opioid Crisis: An Interview with Dr. Hanni Stoklosa
April 25, 2018

Human Trafficking & the Opioid Crisis: An Interview with Dr. Hanni Stoklosa

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Extractive Industries and Human Trafficking in Latin America
April 10, 2018

Extractive Industries and Human Trafficking in Latin America

Latin America is endowed with some of the world’s largest oil, gas and mineral resources deposits. In the past two …

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2017 Human Trafficking Statistics
March 20, 2018

2017 Human Trafficking Statistics

Last week Polaris released the 2017 human trafficking statistics as reported by the National Human Trafficking Hotline (NHTH). The hotline is …

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Modern-day Slavery & Environmental Destruction: A Discussion with Kevin Bales
February 13, 2018

Modern-day Slavery & Environmental Destruction: A Discussion with Kevin Bales

If slavery were a country, it would be the third largest producer of CO2 in the world after China and …

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