Anti-Trafficking

There are many organizations and efforts working to end human trafficking (anti-trafficking). Some of these efforts include:

  • Increasing awareness and education about human trafficking, so that people can recognize the signs and take action to prevent it.
  • Enacting and enforcing strong laws against human trafficking, to hold traffickers accountable for their crimes and to provide protections for victims.
  • Providing support and services for victims of human trafficking, including medical care, counseling, legal assistance, and safe housing.
  • Working with law enforcement agencies and governments to investigate and prosecute traffickers and to rescue and protect victims.
  • Partnering with businesses and organizations to create ethical supply chains and to prevent trafficking in their operations.
  • Engaging with communities and grassroots organizations to address the root causes of trafficking and to empower people to take action to prevent it.

Overall, the efforts to end human trafficking involve a combination of legal, social, and economic approaches, and require the participation and cooperation of governments, civil society, and the private sector.

ATEST Applauds Senate Confirmation of Cindy Dyer as J/TIP Ambassador
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ATEST Applauds Senate Confirmation of Cindy Dyer as J/TIP Ambassador

December 21, 2022 • 5:00 pm • Terry FitzPatrick WASHINGTON – The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) thanks the U.S. Senate for confirming Cindy Dyer to become the next director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP), with the rank of ambassador. Her appointment by President Biden earlier this…

IOM and Microsoft release first-ever differentially private synthetic dataset to counter human trafficking
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IOM and Microsoft release first-ever differentially private synthetic dataset to counter human trafficking

Microsoft is home to a diverse team of researchers focused on supporting a healthy global society, including finding ways technology can address human rights problems affecting the most vulnerable populations around the world. With a multi-disciplinary background in human-computer interaction, data science, and the social sciences, the research team partners with community, governmental, and nongovernmental organizations…

Trafficking in human beings: Commission proposes stronger rules to fight the evolving crime
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Trafficking in human beings: Commission proposes stronger rules to fight the evolving crime

(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission proposed to strengthen the rules that prevent and combat trafficking in human beings. Every year over 7000 people become victims of human trafficking in the EU. That figure can be expected to be much higher as many victims remain…

Shocking New Estimate of 50 Million Trafficking Victims
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Shocking New Estimate of 50 Million Trafficking Victims

We Need Your Support to End Slavery on November 29th Giving Tuesday Dear dedicated anti-slavery activists, tomorrow, November 29th is Giving Tuesday and we need your help. This is our once-a-year solicitation of our 1500 blog subscribers and other anti-trafficking advocates to contribute to the statewide work of the Iowa NAHT. This year on this…

Women suing Seattle hip-hop artist in sex trafficking case face ticking clock
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Women suing Seattle hip-hop artist in sex trafficking case face ticking clock

Survivors of sexual assault and human trafficking may only be able to answer these questions years or decades after the abuse occurred, experts say. But the clock is running. In Washington state, trafficking victims have just three years to seek civil compensation for the crimes and damage suffered. And then the door closes. The time…

CHAB DAI BECOMES THE NEWEST DATA PARTNER OF THE TRAFFIK ANALYSIS HUB
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CHAB DAI BECOMES THE NEWEST DATA PARTNER OF THE TRAFFIK ANALYSIS HUB

Chab Dai, a Cambodian anti-trafficking organisation, has become the latest collaborator with STOP THE TRAFFIK, sharing a database of survivor stories into our Traffik Analysis Hub. They join a growing collective of data partners all committed to preventing and eradicating trafficking through meaningful collaboration and data sharing Chab Dai, founded in Cambodia in 2005 by…

Marriott International Celebrates the Power of “One in a Million” in Anti-Trafficking Milestone
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Marriott International Celebrates the Power of “One in a Million” in Anti-Trafficking Milestone

One million Marriott International associates globally have been trained to recognize and respond to signs of human trafficking BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — With the United Nations General Assembly recognition of Human Rights Day on December 10, 2022, Marriott International today announced it has successfully trained one million associates to spot the signs of…

Dressember: Fashionable fight against human trafficking | News | uatrav.com
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Dressember: Fashionable fight against human trafficking | News | uatrav.com

Amid students bundled in coats and multiple layers this winter, one person stood out from the crowd. UA freshman Clara Ehorn has worn a dress every day since the beginning of December, not for personal preference, but to make a statement. Ehorn works as an advocate for Dressember, an organization founded in 2009 by a…

IOM and Microsoft release first-ever differentially private synthetic dataset to counter human trafficking
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IOM and Microsoft release first-ever differentially private synthetic dataset to counter human trafficking

Microsoft is home to a diverse team of researchers focused on supporting a healthy global society, including finding ways technology can address human rights problems affecting the most vulnerable populations around the world. With a multi-disciplinary background in human-computer interaction, data science, and the social sciences, the research team partners with community, governmental, and nongovernmental organizations…

Fighting the Good Fight – Orange County Business Journal
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Fighting the Good Fight – Orange County Business Journal

Orange County’s affluence has made the area a desirable place to travel, settle down and start a company. Its wealth, however, has also attracted a more sinister business: human trafficking. The area is heavily overrepresented in terms of traffickers and victims, who have come to Orange County from across the U.S. due to demand, according…