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March 23, 2015

Human Trafficking Victims Lose Out To Partisanship

A bill designed to aid victims of human trafficking in the U.S. should not be divisive. It should not be stalled in the House of Representatives. It should be enacted swiftly, so as to get help to as many victims as possible, as quickly as possible. Continue Reading...

March 19, 2015

Ridding Labor Supply Chains Of Human Trafficking

While sex trafficking gets a lot of media attention, labor trafficking is the larger problem globally. Recently, the largest court case ever involving labor trafficking was settled in Mississippi against Signal International. Continue Reading...

March 17, 2015

Trafficking In Human Organs Continues To Grow

Trafficking in human organs is, sadly, one of the fastest growing criminal activities today. Often, victims are told they have an illness that requires the removal of a kidney or are offered large sums of money, which they often never collect. Continue Reading...

February 24, 2015

Landmark Human Trafficking Case Concludes With $14 Million Settlement

While sex trafficking gets a lot of attention in the media, labor trafficking is actually more common. It largely affects middle-aged men, most of whom are looking for ways to support themselves and their families. Continue Reading...

February 20, 2015

First Comprehensive Health Study Of Trafficking Victims Reveals Complex Needs

The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the International Organization for Migration has just published the first comprehensive study regarding the health of human trafficking victims. The study, which looked at men, women and children, reveals that victims of both labor and sex trafficking have severe and complex health concerns. Continue Reading...

February 19, 2015

Stopping Human Trafficking Before It Starts

Human trafficking is increasingly gaining public awareness. Law enforcement, social workers, first responders – all are beginning to receive training regarding human trafficking. And that’s all very good. But it’s hardly enough. Continue Reading...

February 11, 2015

Radio Free Acton: Elise Graveline Hilton on Human Trafficking

This week on Radio Free Acton, I spoke with my colleague Elise Graveline Hilton about her new monograph A Vulnerable World: The High Price of Human Trafficking. Human trafficking is not a pleasant subject to discuss; it can be hard to believe that in our modern world, people are still enslaved and exploited sexually or for their labor, treated as nothing more than commodities to be used in the pursuit of illegal profit. Continue Reading...

February 02, 2015

Federal Contractors Now Subject To Anti-Human Trafficking Laws

As of March 2, 2015, companies that contract with the U.S. federal government must comply with laws aimed at curbing labor trafficking. According to JDSupra, these laws impact contractors and sub-contractors, a group that includes over 300,000 businesses and organizations. Continue Reading...

January 15, 2015

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette: Making Progress Against Human Trafficking

In 2013, the State of Michigan published its Report on Human Trafficking. In anticipation of the publication of the Acton Institute’s monograph, A Vulnerable World: The High Price of Human Trafficking, I interviewed Attorney General Bill Schuette last month. Continue Reading...

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