Credit repair process for survivors
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a U.S. government agency responsible for overseeing financial products and services for consumers, has published details of a new process for victims and survivors…
2022 Trafficking in Persons Report released by United States Department of State
The United States Department of State has released the 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report. This report is an integral part of understanding the state of anti-human trafficking work, both domestically…
Virginia State Police launch Operation Safe Passage to raise awareness of human trafficking
VIRGINIA, USA — The Virginia State Police have partnered with the Virginia Trucking Association, along with U.S. Homeland Security Investigations, to kickstart a high-visibility human trafficking prevention campaign to help…
The High Human Cost of America’s Sugar Habit
It is a fact of life that we are globally connected through the supply chains of what we consume every day. The production and manufacture of sugar has long been…
New Online Training Program Educates Local Workplaces About Human Trafficking
Tallahassee, Florida – Workers and managers at area businesses now have an opportunity to join the fight against human trafficking thanks to the launch on March 3 of STACPRO, a…
I’m a survivor of sex trafficking and invisible no more
In the State Department Trafficking in Persons Report this year, I finally saw stories of LGBTQ survivors, and even a profile of a male survivor. This is a start, but…
Racism and the Anti-Trafficking Movement: Survey Results and Personal Reflections
This article is by Evelyn Chumbow and Fainess Lipenga of the Human Trafficking Legal Center, anti-human trafficking advocates and survivors details survey results that examine the impact of racism they…
USF’s new research lab could become statewide hub for human trafficking data
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — ABC Action News was the first to get an inside look at the work being done at the University of South Florida’s new human trafficking research…
USTR Announces the Development of a Focused Trade Strategy to Combat Forced Labor
WASHINGTON – The President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Human Trafficking was convened today for the first time under the Biden-Harris Administration to discuss how the U.S. government will continue to…
The International Rescue Committee and the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center secure significant funding to continue anti-trafficking programing across Florida’s Panhandle
Tallahassee, Fla, January 2022— The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Tallahassee and the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC) will continue their joint efforts in providing services to survivors human…