We see slavery and trafficking stories throughout the world each week. It’s great news that journalists and bloggers are exposing the problem of slavery, and examining solutions to it. Awareness creates momentum for change. Here are 10 top stories that caught our eye: 1. Yahoo! News. “Apple’s Child-Labor Problem Runs Deep.” http://news.yahoo.com/apples-child-labor-problem-runs-deep-141954177.html 2. Ghana.gov. “Child [...]

It’s a jumble of memories that encompass my year living in Indonesia: the shock of a sudden, torrential downpour, the flashing colors of a traditional jaipong dancer, the incessant beeping of a thousand motorbikes at rush hour, the lush smells of the dozens of food stalls that dotted my street. But one image in particular [...]

Para El presidente obama,

Estas cortas lineas que escribo son con tode respeto y esperando que pueda llegar a sus manos y pueda leerla.

yo en lo personal estoy muy agradecida con esta organizacion que me apoya y siga creciendo mas. Polaris Project me ayudado mucho, me an brindado seguridad y muchos [...]

estimado presidente de la nacion

Mr. Obama.

Le agradezco em nombre de todas las victimas que pasamos por el oscuro tunel de degradacion y maltrato a maestro cuerpo, Que usted como president se preocupe de Nuestro Bienestar.

Le Imploro Sr president nos de la oportunidad de podor demonstrarle a Nuestra Sociedad que, [...]

Dear President Obama

I am 20 years old and have been a slave for 2 years but I thank God for helping me to escape from where I was. I was brought in USA to go to school but when I came here it became a nightmare & I starting working without [...]

We see slavery and trafficking stories throughout the world each week. It’s great news that journalists and bloggers are exposing the problem of slavery, and examining solutions to it. Awareness creates momentum for change. Here are 10 top stories that caught our eye: 1. BBC News. “Twelve arrested in US raid on Latin sex-trafficking ring.” [...]

To: President Obama

Dear Mr. President,

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your efforts to end the growing problem of human trafficking globally.

I am confident that the world will see this horrible problem drastically reduce or stopped altogether with your continued good works.

God bless you for [...]

When we hear about a child being raped, it provokes horror, revulsion, and for those who have survived sexual abuse, the potential for crippling flashbacks.

Yet, when we hear that someone has paid to rape a child, this is a particular brand of gut-punch awful. With every new story I read about children being bought [...]

We see slavery and trafficking stories throughout the world each week. It’s great news that journalists and bloggers are exposing the problem of slavery, and examining solutions to it. Awareness creates momentum for change. Here are 10 top stories that caught our eye: 1. CNN Freedom Project. “It’s time for anti-slavery action, Mr. President.” http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2013/01/10/its-time-for-anti-slavery-action-mr-president/ [...]

Here are three things you can do today to help fight modern-day slavery. 1. Get Smart. Read-up on the very latest development in the global movement to end modern day slavery. FTS Co-founder Kevin Bales helps present a situation report on slavery’s global comeback in the December issue of the Atlantic. The article features the [...]

Tracey’s life changed forever on a walk to the corner store. She was 15 and trying to get a few minutes of peace away from her abusive home.

A guy she knew from around the neighborhood pulled up next to her and asked if she was ok. He offered her a ride [...]

Imagine being beaten and denied the right to govern your own life. Imagine being deprived of basic necessities. Little food, water, shelter or money –  and no education. That’s the reality of modern-day slavery. But for 25 families in the village of Titrahi in northern India, that is now behind them. Thanks to a man [...]

They clean and cook and sew and care for children. Their numbers are growing, and many of them have little legal protection. Many are slaves. The dramatic growth in number of people working as domestic servants is documented in a report released today by the International Labor Organization (ILO), a branch of the United Nations. [...]

He seemed hopeless and anxious two years ago, when FTS South Asia Director Supriya Awasthi first met him. Supriya was visiting the Indian village of Bahari, where residents had broken free from slavery at a brick kiln. The villagers helped Munnu escape too. But he was distraught and depressed because his family was still enslaved. [...]

We see slavery and trafficking stories throughout the world each week. It’s great news that journalists and bloggers are exposing the problem of slavery, and examining solutions to it. Awareness creates momentum for change. Here are 10 top stories that caught our eye: 1. Lancaster Online. “North Star Initiative formed to fight sex trafficking.” http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/797578_North-Star-Initiative-formed-to-fight-sex-trafficking.html#ixzz2GvHNy7Pv [...]

Abraham Lincoln is famous for getting to the point. His Gettysburg Address was just 274 words long. Next Tuesday marks the 150th anniversary of a somewhat longer, but equally famous Lincoln message: the Emancipation Proclamation. It took effect on January 1, 1863. What exactly did the Emancipation Proclamation say? The full transcript from the National [...]

When I first received the email from Polaris Project New Jersey asking me to attend a volunteer orientation, I was nervous and excited at the same time. I had heard many stories about sexual and labor exploitation, but being a Ukrainian American, most of my knowledge was confined to that population. It was not until [...]

Editor’s note: The historic anti-slavery concern last weekend in Myanmar, also known as Burma, was made possible by a coalition of organizations, including the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). We invited USAID to reflect on what the concert meant for the modern abolition movement. Chris Milligan is USAID’s Mission Director in Burma. What a [...]

There’s a word that you don’t often hear at this time of year. But it’s a word that embodies how your concern for others is changing lives around the world. That word is TRIUMPH. When families in slavery break free and step into lives of fulfillment, it’s a TRIUMPH over the forces of bondage. When [...]

If you’ve ever wondered how far FTS co-founder Kevin Bales will go to end slavery, Sunday’s anti-trafficking concert in Myanmar will tell you. He’ll give the shirt off his back to spread the word that SLAVERY SUCKS. That’s literally what Kevin did for Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Mraz, who was ready to perform a first-of-its-kind anti-slavery [...]

We see slavery and trafficking stories throughout the world each week. It’s great news that journalists and bloggers are exposing the problem of slavery, and examining solutions to it. Awareness creates momentum for change. Here are 10 top stories that caught our eye: 1. Forbes. “Sweatshop: Exploiting Child Labor On The iPad.” http://www.forbes.com/sites/danielnyegriffiths/2012/12/11/sweatshop-littleloud-ipad/ 2. The [...]

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Mraz will headline a free outdoor concert in Myanmar this weekend to raise awareness about modern-day slavery and trafficking. His performance at the base of the Shwedagon pagoda in People’s Square in Yangon is believed to be the first international concert of its kind in Myanmar, according to the Associated Press (AP). [...]

Imagine a young girl who has run away from an abusive home and meets a man who promises to take care of her. He gives her food, shelter, and love. As this relationship develops, this man alters his role from caretaker and lover to pimp and controller. Suddenly, this young girl is transformed into a [...]

A roadmap to strengthen America’s efforts to combat modern slavery was delivered to the White House today. It’s called “The Path to Freedom.” It’s filled with dozens of specific recommendations for the Obama administration’s second term. The report was prepared by the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) a coalition of leading anti-slavery groups, [...]

At 8:32am on Wednesday December 7th, 2007, Polaris Project answered the first phone call on the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline. The night before, I hadn’t slept terribly well – knowing that all of our preparation for that first call would be put to the test.

When the phone finally rang, I [...]