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Don’t Let Trump’s Cruel Budget Cuts Change the Course of History

Posted by Lina Permut on June 22, 2017

Lots of people ask us if we’re “winning the war” on slavery. The truth is that in many vital ways, we are!

Free the Slaves has awakened the world to the fact that slavery still exists. We’ve crafted a global blueprint for what needs to be done. We’ve pilot-tested programs that have freed more than 13,000 people, and we’re ready to scale-up around the world.

We are on the cusp of history’s second great emancipation.

But the truth read more >

Mata Traders and Their Artisans

Posted by Guest Blogger on July 25, 2016

Submitted by Mata Traders

With its many layers of outsourcing and subcontracting, the fashion industry’s complex supply chain allows for little transparency and accountability of retailers, factories, or governments. Between the tangled sourcing system, downward pressures on prices, and intense production demands by fashion brands, garment factories can become prime locations for forced and child labor.

Mata Traders is dedicated to providing an alternative for workers by partnering with fair trade artisan cooperatives in India and Nepal. The co-ops provide read more >

Slavery survivors and anti-slavery organization leaders, including FTS Executive Director Maurice Middleberg (center) testify Wednesday at Senate Foreign Relations Committee | Photo: FTS/FitzPatrick

FTS Urges U.S. to Lead a Great Emancipation to End Modern Slavery

Posted by Terry FitzPatrick on February 24, 2016

The U.S. can make history by leading the charge to eradicate human trafficking – if political will and funding are provided to support America’s strong talk against modern slavery, says Free the Slaves Executive Director Maurice Middleberg.

“The next president of the United States will have the opportunity to become the great emancipator of the 21st century, by asserting U.S. leadership and galvanizing global action against slavery. This committee could help pave the path,” Middleberg told the Senate Foreign Relations read more >

New India Country Manager’s Philosophy: “Make Others Smile”

Posted by Terry FitzPatrick on November 3, 2015

Free the Slaves is thrilled to welcome Rajneesh Kumar Yadav to the staff as our new India country manager, based in Allahabad.

Rajneesh is no stranger, he’s run anti-trafficking teams for years as a key staffer at our partner organization MSEMVS.

Many of the remarkable rescues you’ve read about on the FTS Blog or our Facebook page have been organized by Rajneesh.

We asked Rajneesh what motivates him, and why he’s chosen to join Free the Slaves:

I am personally motivated by read more >

No Trivial Sum Donated by Pacific Northwest Group

Posted by Katherine Carey on September 17, 2015

$5,000. That’s the donation milestone reached recently by a dedicated group of trivia-night participants at a weekly gathering in PulIman, Washington. It’s evidence that a long-term commitment can make a meaningful difference in ending slavery.

We first introduced you to this group from Rico’s Public House in 2013. The founders, Seth Nydam and Robert McKinnon, were inspired to take action against slavery after seeing Free the Slaves co-founder Kevin Bales lecture at Washington State University. Instead of feeling overwhelmed read more >

Judaism in Action Project Launches this Week

Posted by Terry FitzPatrick on March 18, 2015

Judaism is deeply connected to the themes of slavery and freedom. The enslavement of Jews during biblical times—and their exodus—has become a central narrative for Jewish people and others who have found hope in it. That’s why Free the Slaves is proud to host new online educational materials that can bring the issue of modern slavery to homes, schools, synagogues and civic groups. The documents have just gone online on our Faith in Action webpage.

Seder Starters are designed to read more >

California Takes Precedent-Setting Stand Against Bonded-Labor Slavery

Posted by Sarah Davis on October 1, 2014

With millions of people on the move globally looking for jobs, especially from poorer countries to wealthier ones, it’s easy for traffickers to pose as legitimate labor recruiters. It’s a risk for international job seekers everywhere, including those coming to America. Many times, when a person arrives at a job site far away from home, they learn they’ve been tricked – and trapped.

The state of California has said enough!

Last week, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law read more >

Be Part Of The First Ever World Day Against Human Trafficking

Posted by Nicole Acevedo on July 30, 2014

Today is the official day for raising awareness around one of the greatest human rights challenges of our time: human trafficking. The United Nations has marked July 30th as the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. This day aims to educate people about human trafficking, today’s equivalent of the slave trade that was abolished more than a century ago.

Since it’s the inaugural year of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, you can join the U.N. and actively engage in read more >

FTS Talks About Modern-day Slavery with VOA News

Posted by Nicole Acevedo on July 29, 2014

Free the Slaves is spreading the word about global trafficking on global TV and radio. FTS Executive Director Maurice Middleberg was a guest on the most recent edition of “On the Line,” broadcast worldwide by the Voice of America.

Even though slavery was abolished, it still exists because victims of poverty, discrimination and corruption remain vulnerable and are preyed upon by traffickers, Maurice explained. “The fact that it’s illegal, doesn’t mean that it stopped existing,” he said.

Slavery looks different read more >

Study the Facts: Don’t Scapegoat U.S. Trafficking Law Because of Child Refugee Crisis

Posted by Staff on July 15, 2014

SERVING UNITED STATES INTERESTS AND VALUES

A Factual Foundation for the Sensible and Humane Treatment

Of Unaccompanied Children at our Borders

Free the Slaves Policy Brief |July 2014

There was a time in American history when runaway slaves were hunted down and returned to their masters. Free the Slaves believes that the United States should not return to those days. There is no question that some of the unaccompanied Central American children read more >

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Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ Category

Don’t Let Trump’s Cruel Budget Cuts Change the Course of History

Mata Traders and Their Artisans

FTS Urges U.S. to Lead a Great Emancipation to End Modern Slavery

New India Country Manager’s Philosophy: “Make Others Smile”

No Trivial Sum Donated by Pacific Northwest Group

Judaism in Action Project Launches this Week

California Takes Precedent-Setting Stand Against Bonded-Labor Slavery

Be Part Of The First Ever World Day Against Human Trafficking

FTS Talks About Modern-day Slavery with VOA News

Study the Facts: Don’t Scapegoat U.S. Trafficking Law Because of Child Refugee Crisis

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