Part II: The Trafficking Victims Protection Act 2011 – The Time for Reauthorization Is Now

The release of the TIP Report highlights the necessity of passing the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). On June 29, 2011, Senators Leahy, Kerry, and Brown introduced the 2011 TVPRA bill, building on the momentum of the TIP Report release a few days earlier.

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By Public Outreach and Communications Dept. Fellow on 7th July 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: 2011 TIP Report, Author: Public Outreach | 3 comments

Honoring the Tradition of Frederick Douglass

I used to work in the House of Representatives as a leadership aide.  Hortatory and symbolic resolutions abound.  One really stands out, introduced by Congresswoman Laura Richardson of Los Angeles.

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By on 2nd December 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Human Trafficking in the U.S. | Join the conversation

In Memoriam

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney has been a friend to me, long before I arrived to Polaris Project.  My heart reaches out to her, a titan of the anti-human trafficking cause, as she mourns the passing of her husband.

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By on 29th September 2009 | Tags: , | Category: In Memory of | Join the conversation

Shopping list: Helping citizens unleash market forces against slavery

In December 2008, I had the honor of attending the signing of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act reauthorization – named after British abolitionist William Wilberforce – in the Oval Office. When the original 2000 Act was revised by Congress in 2005 our legislators mandated that the Department of Labor create a list of [...]

By Public Outreach and Communications Dept. Fellow on 27th July 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Corporate Social Accountability, Labor Trafficking | 4 comments