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Why We Can't Stay Forever 21

I have a confession. Something I am not too proud to admit. I used to love shopping at Forever 21. Their clothes are super trendy and very inexpensive compared to most brands. Now before we begin, there are two things about me you should know: I love

Fair Trade and Environmental Sustainability: How You Can’t Have One Without The Other

Protecting the environment has been a priority for fair trade certification since the push for slave-free products. The World Fair Trade Organization defines fair trade as, “a trading partnership, based on dialogue, transparency and respect that seek

A Fair Trade Small Business Saturday

In the Western world, we tend to be removed from the people & the stories behind the products we purchase. We don’t know who grew the vegetables we eat, who raised the eggs we cooked for breakfast, or who sewed our new dress. When you choose to p

Arming Women in the Quest to Prevent Trafficking

A Case Study on Sex Trafficking Prevention: Part 1 Sex trafficking. Thanks to the good work of sedulous activists for a decade, most of us are aware of the depth of this horrific issue. It is the epitome of injustice in which powerful predators prey

Cleaning Your Slavery Footprint

There are lots of products that can be made or harvested with modern slavery—most people are aware of coffee and chocolate but bricks, fruits and vegetables, the cotton in your clothing, and even parts of your electronics can be made with slave labor

Human Trafficking Awareness 2022

Since 2010, the month of January has been dedicated to raising awareness about human trafficking. January is chosen as the month of Human Trafficking (also sometimes known as modern slavery) because of the significance of the Emancipation Proclamati

Trafficking is a Hidden Crime

Human Trafficking is a hidden crime. What do we mean by that?  First, let’s start with the exploited. Human Trafficking often relies on deception, manipulation, or force to keep the exploited person under the influence of the trafficker. People that

Apne Aap

History With a vision of a world where no woman could be bought or sold, 22 women from Mumbai's red light district founded Apne Aap. The 22 founders were the subject of Ruchira Gupta's Emmy award winning documentary, The Selling of Innocents, which e

Austrian Foreign Ministry Human Trafficking Task Force

The Austrian Task Force on Combating Human Trafficking is in charge of the National Action Plans on combating human trafficking and of supervising the implementation of these National Action Plans. The Task Force regularly prepares reports on the imp

Bachpan Bachao Andolan

History Kailash Satyarthi founded Bachpan Bachao Andolan in 1980. BBA has successfully changed the fate of over 82,000 children rescued from exploitation, achieved important anti-child labor and anti-trafficking laws and raised awareness among the pu