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How Armenia Became a Tier 1 Country

Last week’s post drew dire conclusions about 2014 TIP Report Tier 3 Countries’ prospects. With that in mind, we want to celebrate the country of Armenia. Starting as a Tier 3 country in the early 2000s, the government of Armenia worked hard to improv

A Fair Wedding

“Planning my wedding was an exercise in think ‘global, shop local,’ ” says Michelle King Thomas. Michelle, a partner at a fair trade clothing and jewelry company, got married in 2012 and incorporated various fair trade pieces into her ceremony.  The

Trafficking in Temples

In pockets of southern India, Dalits are making strides toward self-sufficiency and self-reliance. Socially outcast, the Dalits are a marginalized group often subjected to caste-based violence and labor exploitation. In the Karnataka state, groups of

History of the Fair Trade Movement

A Moral Imperative: Quakers and “Fair Trade” During Historic Slavery   The Fair Trade movement has modest beginnings but is founded in certain concepts. Drawing from a variety of sources—such as religion, organized labor, early human rights, and econ

TIP Report Global Heroes Network Be a Hero Campaign

Since 2004 the State Department has actively recognized incredible abolitionists around the world by naming annual classes of TIP Report Heroes. They are policymakers, lawyers, social workers, survivors, advocates, public personages, and various prof

The Irregular Migration Crisis and Human Trafficking

Thousands of migrants have perished off the coast of Libya since January. Hundreds of thousands of people enter Europe each year, and similar amounts enter the United States. These people, both irregular and regular migrants, are among some of the mo

Products Made by Child Labor - with Alternative Options

For the World Day Against Child Labor we wanted to add some products to our list! For more recommendations download our Slave Free Buying Guide. A question that anti-slavery activists often receive is: what types of goods are made using child labor?

Climb for Captives - Ending Slavery One Mountain at a Time

    In 2008, I took my first trip to India. I had always wanted to travel to that part of the world and I was excited to be a tourist in a land full of incredible history, food, culture and contrast. While I was there, I met an Indian man in Mumbai

The Democratic Republic of the Congo - Child Soldiers

The history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the 18th largest country in the world, is fraught with violence, conflict and exploitation. From the personal colony of King Leopold II of Belgium, to the dictator Joseph Mobutu's personal piggy ba

Connecting Slavery Then with Slavery Now: Part 2

BY JAMES STEWART James Wallace Professor of History, Emeritus at Macalester College and Founder of Historians Against Slavery This post is part II of a series from historian James Stewart discussing the connection between slavery “then” and “now.” P