PhD student Dave Blair considers it a tremendous privilege to contribute to the fight against modern day slavery. Read more >>
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Virginia Tech Students Fight Human Trafficking, One App at a Time
Winners of the Counter-Trafficking in Persons Campus Challenge Tech Contest tell us more about their concepts to help end trafficking. Read more >>
Partnerships to End Child Sex Tourism
Guest post by Marina Colby, the Legislative Advisor to ECPAT-USA Child sex tourism is an egregious crime that can occur right under our noses by perpetrators who may believe that by having sex with children, they are helping them and contributing to the local economy. As one child sex tourist stated: “On this trip, I’ve [...]
Government Contractors and Trafficking in Persons—what we are doing to cut those links
On July 7, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice reported that the ArmorGroup North America has paid $7.5 million to “settle accusations that they filed false claims on a contract to guard the United States Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan.” The Associated Press article published by The New York Times on Friday, July 8, noted that [...]
Harnessing the Power of Music to Combat Human Trafficking
Simon Goff, CEO of the MTV EXIT Foundation “Human trafficking: No, No, No” rang out the chant from 20,000 people, repeating ASEAN Secretary-General Dr. Surin Pitsuwan’s call to action live from stage. They had travelled from across Thailand to be there and braved torrential rain, however, their spirits were not dampened. They were there to [...]
Eva Biaudet, 2011 TIP Hero, On Finland’s Work to Combat Trafficking
This week, I traveled from Washington, D.C.—where I was honored to be named a 2011 TIP Hero—to Vilnius, Lithuania, where I have had the opportunity to discuss modern day slavery with prominent women from all over the world. As I listened to the Ghanian Minister of Women’s Affairs speak passionately about the forces that make [...]
