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State-Imposed Forced Labor: Arguments For or Against Prison Labor

The Bureau of Justice Statistics reported that, in 2014, there were 1.5 million people in state and federal prisons in the United States. In 2005, a census of state and federal correctional facilities showed that 54% of inmates were in facilities wit

Reasons for Forced Marriage

As someone who grew up in the West, I find it is easy to quickly pass judgment on people from other cultures for the decisions that they make. When I read this article on mothers who sold their daughters into sex trafficking, I never thought that I w

Fighting Back Against Forced Marriage

Forced marriage is a form of slavery in the world today. To continue our series on this topic, here are the stories of some very brave girls who are fighting back against their communities’ traditions. Sonita Sonita is from Afghanistan, and her famil

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Awareness

“Nothing happens just because we are aware of modern-day slavery, but nothing will ever happen until we are.” - Gary Haugen Building awareness is the keystone of anti-trafficking work. As Gary Haugen, President and CEO of the International Justice Mi

Empowerment

Empowered survivors are truly free. Throughout history we see moments of emancipation. Enslaved individuals are no longer chained to exploitative conditions, and they’re set free. That freedom, however, is limited because an emancipation moment does

Donate Items to CAST

CAST assists people trafficked for the purpose of forced labor and works toward ending all instances of such human rights violations. They are in need of items for their shelters. Gather your community together to collect these items!

Create an Emergency Contact Card

Save the Children's Stay Connected Program It can be impossible to reach your loved ones when disaster strikes or a crisis breaks out. You lose electricity, cell towers go down and your phone won't work, 911 systems are jammed - these are all too com

Petition the World Bank to Suspend Loans to the Uzbek Government

The Uzbek government is forcing its citizens to participate in the cotton harvest, and law enforcement officers are detaining activists trying to expose the country's forced labor practices. The World Bank signed a contract agreeing to suspend loans

Plan a Not My Life Event

Not My Life documents different forms of slavery and human trafficking taking place in 13 countries. Get the resources toolkit to start planning a screening and discussion event. There are audience-specific materials available for educators, law enfo