Prevention
The Kafala System: An Issue of Modern Slavery
The promise of work and the ability to provide for their families back home brings millions of migrant workers from …
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons: July 30th, 2022
THEME 2022 “Use and abuse of technology” This year’s theme focuses on the role of technology as a tool that can …
Climate Change and the Cost of Green Energy to People in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Blog post by HTS Research Fellow Luke Fanous Saving the planet should not come at the expense of people’s human …
Questioning our assumptions about child labor
This blog is republished with permission from Freedom United It’s the time of year again when emotive and resolute messages …
Climate Crisis = Human Crisis: At the Crossroads of Climate Change and Human Trafficking
By: Rebekah Enoch: Program Director, Human Trafficking Search In 2008, with climate change becoming a growing global concern, I began …
The Global Business Coalition Against Human Trafficking: Guide on Survivor Empowerment and Employment
This blog post is a republication of work by The Global Business Coalition Against Human Trafficking (GBCAT), a business- led …
Mental Health Disorders and Sex Trafficking
This blog post is written by Dr. Tasnova Malek, a primary care physician with extensive experience in diverse clinical settings …
BIPOC Trans Women and Girls: The Missing Narrative in Human Trafficking
The Black Lives Matter protests from the past year have sparked renewed conversations about who is afforded justice and who …
Images in Absentia- Gender and Human Trafficking: The Pictures We Are Missing
The meaning of the words “human trafficking” has expanded over time to include a wide range of crimes, victims, and perpetrators. But if you do a search on Google Images for “Human Trafficking Victims” or even “Human Trafficking” you will get a visual narrative that falls short of the diverse reality for this term. Almost all the images that come up include women and girls, beaten, chained, and/or gagged. What are we missing with these pictures?
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.