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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.
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.
Human Trafficking Meets Human Smuggling at the Southern Border
The nexus of human trafficking and human smuggling, two related but different crimes, is in the spotlight as President Trump …
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 …
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.
Cultural Considerations in Identifying Human Trafficking Victims
Police Officer Margaret Shelley responded to a tripped alarm in an affluent suburban neighborhood. She surveyed the house for any …
What Can Be Done to Prevent Sex Trafficking of Girls in Foster Care?
Protecting our kids from perilous exploitation in sex trafficking is an urgent concern of child protective and child welfare agencies. …
Can Myanmar’s Libraries Help Combat Human Trafficking?
This week’s blog is guest authored by Mi Ki Kyaw Myint of The Asia Foundation. In June, the U.S. State Department …