Legislation
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.
How Europe’s Migration Policy Helps Human Traffickers
The money invested by Europe to prevent migrants from landing on its shores essentially subsidizes and boosts human smuggling profits. The more complex the border crossing, the more sophisticated the help that is needed. The more involved and risky the assistance, the more expensive it is, leading to an increase in fees, leading to more pay-later schemes – creating optimal conditions for human trafficking. Read more on how European immigration policies are bolstering the trafficking economy.
Will Brexit Benefit Human Traffickers? The Increased Risks in a Post-Brexit Europe
Experts worry that Brexit will result in a surge of trafficking victims, and present new obstacles to prevention and prosecution. Although the UK has made tackling human trafficking a priority, there are as yet no detailed proposals for how to ensure that Brexit does not hinder the fight against modern slavery.
Inside Hungary: When Overtime Becomes Slave-like Labor
In Hungary, laborers who are pushed to their limit, working up to 400 hours of overtime, may not see compensation …
Safe Harbor: Does Your State Arrest Minors for Prostitution?
Safe Harbor laws protect sex trafficking victims from being arrested for prostitution, does your state have them? Learn more about Safe Harbor laws in this week’s blog.
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 …
Human Trafficking Events at CSW62
The 62nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62) began yesterday, March 12, and will run through …
A Primer on the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) Controversy
There is widespread consensus on the need to combat online sex trafficking; however, the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA), …
Sex Trafficking vs. Sex Work: What You Need to Know
The terms “sex trafficking,” “sex work,” and “prostitution” are often conflated. While both sex work and sex trafficking involve prostitution by definition, sex work entails a willing engagement in commercial sex while sex trafficking involves force, coercion, or deceit. Some enter the industry willingly as sex workers but may eventually become victims of trafficking.
U.S. Senators Put Forth Legislation to Amend the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report and Current US anti-Trafficking Law
The US State Department Trafficking in Persons Report is regarded as one of the most reliable resources on how countries around the world handle the complex issue of human trafficking. Using a tier-ranking system, the TIP report ranks countries Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 2 Watch List, or Tier 3 based on a set of criteria to prosecute and prevent all forms of human trafficking.