MEDIA ROOM & BLOG
News & Updates
After two years of trying to renew cornerstone legislation for U.S. anti-human-trafficking efforts, the Senate finally did it: The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013 was added as an amendment to the Violence Against Women Act earlier today.
The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) issued a report today, "Beyond SB 657: How Businesses Can Meet and Exceed California’s Requirements to Prevent Forced Labor in Supply Chains." The state of California, were it a separate country, would be among the world's 10 largest economies.
Says Humanity United's David Abramowitz, "Effective efforts to eliminate human trafficking in supply chains of companies doing business in the state could prevent untold numbers of people worldwide from being trapped into what is essentially modern slavery. This report aims to make it easier for companies to comply and even go beyond California’s requirements to eliminate forced labor in supply chains."
Today, Humanity United's Peter Rundlet, a vice president on the Investment team, joined several human advocates to the Oval Office to witness President Obama's signing of the Rewards for Justice Bill.
Learn more after the jump.
Between two blockbuster movies bringing slavery back into the nation’s dialogue, the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, and increasing commitment by the Obama Administration to take meaningful action, Human Trafficking Awareness Day commands a more urgent tone this year.
]
The “5 Questions” series is back with a member from our policy and government relations team. Abigail Long is our dynamic policy associate based in the Washington, D.C. office, whose recent projects include the Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention.
Learn more about Abigail and what’s ahead for her in 2013.
