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October 07, 2015 Mariah Long Story
Pimping v. Trafficking - Consequences for Victims
While talking about the inner workings of a trafficking case, she brought up that it is incredibly difficult to get a trafficking conviction; so, most prosecutors will avoid it. This challenge has major implications for the victims.
October 01, 2015 Cazzie Reyes Opinion
Historians Against Slavery Conference Recap
Today, the average African American will spend 30% of his or her working life either in prison or marked as an ex-felon. Moreover, prison labor in the U.S. is largely left out of state-imposed forced labor discussions.
September 28, 2015 Video
Get Your Products into Large Retail Stores
If you are a freedom business looking to expand into the large retail market, consider the following pointers.
September 24, 2015 Cazzie Reyes Story
Forced Labor in Nursing Homes
Hahn and Ling, two women from Vietnam, sought work at a Taiwanese nursing home and were trafficked for labor exploitation.
September 22, 2015 Mariah Long Opinion
Challenges of Running an Aftercare Shelter
She once threatened a trafficker trying to gain information about the women inside her shelter. Monica charged, "I know where I am going when I die; hell is going to eat you alive." Yes. That happened.
September 17, 2015 Cazzie Reyes Photos
How It's Made: Slavery Swept Under the Rug
In pockets of rural India, children are locked in shacks and forced to work between 10 to 12 hours a day, six to seven days a week.
September 14, 2015 Video
How to Start a Freedom Business
Figure out what country you have a heart for, and research what human trafficking looks like in that country. Ask questions of those who work directly in that country; ask them what is most needed.
September 10, 2015 Cazzie Reyes Story
She was Forced to Work Making Electronics
At that time, I discovered all the papers were fake, so I couldn’t use those documents to get help.
September 08, 2015 Mariah Long Photos
Social Media Raises $2 Million to End Bonded Labor
They bribe and intimidate the police. It is very dangerous to speak out against them. I’ve been attacked and threatened so many times that I no longer fear death.
