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Human Trafficking is a Health Care Professional Issue

We may live under the illusion that the issue of human trafficking is something that doesn't readily touch our daily lives. Despite serving the medical needs of those in our communities, we often fail to recognize the plight of those caught within th

Slave Free Gift Planning

Yes I realize it is only October, but I am already talking about holiday gift shopping. I am against premature holiday decorating as much as the next person, but I think we need to plan where we are going to get our gifts in order to get the best sl

Domestic Servitude

Victims of domestic servitude may appear to be nannies or other domestic help, but the moment their employment arrangement transitions into a situation whereby they cannot leave on their own free will, it becomes a case of enslavement. The circumstan

Islam and the Fight Against Human Trafficking

If you are reading this in the United States, you are probably wary, if not critical, of the religion of Islam. Since 2001, the media has paraded horrific images of Isis fighters, Al-qaeda tapes, or Hezbollah revolutionaries across our TV screens. Bu

Labor Trafficking and Debt Bondage: “Tip of the Iceberg”

Labor trafficking and debt bondage in the United States of America is just the ‘tip of the iceberg'.  There is no actual data as over 80 percent of the cases of human labor trafficking is not reported for fear of arrest, deportation, stigma, shame, j

Slavery, Poverty, and the Fashion Industry: MADE FREE’s Business Model for Sustainable Social Reform

"I came to realize that to win the war on poverty and modern day slavery, we need to address the root issues. Those who make our fashion need to make a livable wage. And it is possible to develop a for-profit model that pays the makers well AND compe

Forced Labor

Not included in the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) definition – or their estimate of 20.9 million people trapped in forced labor – are cases of trafficking for organ removal, forced or child marriages and forced adoptions. Forced labor is t

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

Call On World Leaders to Ratify the ILO's Protocol on Forced Labor

Sign this campaign that aims at ratifying the ILO's Protocol on forced labor. Their goal is to persuade 50 countries to ratify the protocol.

Watch 13th to Understand Incarcerated Forced Labor

In the United States, 2.2 million people are incarcerated. This accounts for the largest prison population in the world and the second largest prison population per capita. The International Labour Organization estimates that of the 20.9 million vict