John Lewis

Legislative Update: Human trafficking prevention top priority
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Legislative Update: Human trafficking prevention top priority

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. This and every month of the year, it remains a top priority of our Tennessee General Assembly to bring an end to this terrible crime in Tennessee. Often described as a hidden crime, human trafficking includes both forced labor and sex trafficking. Not long ago, Tennesseans saw human…

New Coalition Says It’s Time to Stop Slavery
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New Coalition Says It’s Time to Stop Slavery

This article is reprinted from its original location at Hope for Justice‘s website. It was pulled from their RSS feed for your education. Visit Hope for Justice’s news page by clicking here. As members of the new Coalition to Stop Slavery, Hope for Justice and 16 other anti-trafficking organisations are hoping this year’s Anti-Slavery Day…

Slave-Free Alliance seminar inspires businesses to build resilience against modern slavery
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Slave-Free Alliance seminar inspires businesses to build resilience against modern slavery

Dozens of professionals joined together to share their insights on how they are taking steps to mitigate the risks of modern slavery and labour exploitation in their operations and supply chains. A total of 120 people – representing 65 organisations – attended a full-day event hosted on 29th September by Slave-Free Alliance, an international social…