Answering the Call: State Legislators From Across the Country Participate in Historic National Call to End Human Trafficking

On November 15, Polaris Project hosted the first ever National State Legislators Conference Call on Human Trafficking. More than 40 legislators from 26 states joined a conference call and webinar put together by Polaris Project to collaborate, share ideas, and advocate for anti-trafficking legislation. Each state has taken its own approach to [...]

By James L. Dold, J.D. on 18th November 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Activism, Author: James L. Dold, Human Trafficking in the U.S., Human Trafficking Initiatives, Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking | One comment

Senator Daylin Leach’s National Hotline Posting/Human Trafficking Press Conference

Capitol Rotunda, Harrisburg

October 18, 2011 at 3:00 p.m.

30 victims, held in debt bondage. Sexual and physical violence used to force them to work long hours at very little or no pay. You may think that you would never come across this type of crime, but in [...]

By Public Outreach and Communications Dept. Fellow on 19th October 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Author: Public Outreach, Human Trafficking in the U.S., Labor Trafficking | 2 comments

Part II: Are You a Responsible Consumer?

Part I of this two-part blog series discussed three websites that can help you be a socially responsible consumer. Here are three more sites that sell goods made by survivors of human trafficking or that use fashion as a way to educate the public about human trafficking.

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By Public Outreach and Communications Dept. Fellow on 27th September 2011 | Category: Activism, Author: Public Outreach, Human Trafficking in the U.S., Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking | Join the conversation

Are you a responsible consumer? 3 Sites to jump start you [Part 1]

As consumers we face countless choices for the goods and services we can buy. However, for socially conscious consumers who are aware of the frequent intersections between human trafficking and corporate supply chains, there is the added desire of purchasing goods that are socially responsible. But how do we really know how things are produced?

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By Public Outreach and Communications Dept. Fellow on 2nd August 2011 | Category: Activism, Author: Public Outreach, Corporate Social Accountability, Labor Trafficking | One comment
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