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GOING AFTER TRAFFICKING’S ACHILLES HEEL
By Mitzi Perdue “You have to accept the fact this is all about the money.” The speaker, Duncan Jepson, is the founder of Liberty Shared, an anti-trafficking organization. He and his colleagues are attacking the Achilles’ heel of trafficking, that is, the obscene...
How to End Labor Trafficking: Go after the Supply Chains
By Mitzi Perdue Imagine for a moment that you’re CEO of a big U.S. manufacturing company. Things have been going really well. People love your brand, your workforce is loyal and engaged; financially, it looks as if you and your company have never been better off....
A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO TREATING TRAFFICKED CHILDREN
By Mitzi Perdue What you’re about to read is a composite case. Even so, a composite case has value because the issues it raises are real and the solutions it embraces could become a pattern for other communities. The composite story comes from Dr. Angela Diaz,...
With Human Trafficking, Words Make a Difference
By Mitzi Perdue It’s almost impossible to state the importance of the language we use. Language establishes the way we look at things and it deeply influences the decisions we make and the images we have of ourselves. In a moment we’ll get into how this relates to...
KEEPING TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS FROM BEING RE-TRAFFICKED
According to Kristi Wells of the Safe House Project, 80% of trafficking victims return to being trafficked after they’re rescued. Why? Given that being trafficked is about as horrendous an experience as can happen to a human being, and given that a trafficked person...
Right to Be Free
When you look at this photograph, you might have two reactions: What is going on? Why is an anti-human trafficking blog featuring it? What’s Going On To answer the first question first, you’re looking at a landfill in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Geographically, it’s...
HELPING THOSE MOST IN NEED CAN BE THE MOST FULLFILLING
By Mitzi Perdue Dr. Kristie Knights’ professional world includes two of the darkest areas of human behavior. As a psychotherapist, her clients include people who are suicidal and who have been trafficked. Why is she willing to take on clients whom many others might...
The Human Slavery-Ecocide Connection
By Mitzi Perdue Has it ever occurred to you that there’s a direct and appalling connection between human slavery and environment destruction? Kevin Bales, a Professor of Contemporary Slavery at the University of Nottingham, studies this connection. His research...
Want a novel and useful way of participating in National Human Trafficking Awareness Month?
By Mitzi Perdue Anti-trafficking organizations can always use more funding and more awareness. Here’s a project than can provide both! The Rosie the Liberator Project! Seventy-five years ago, the original Rosie came out of her home and changed history. By working in...
Helping Trafficking Survivors During COVID-19
By Mitzi Perdue COVID-19 has impacted the survivors of human trafficking in particularly harsh ways. By some estimates, even under normal circumstances as many as 80% of individuals who have been rescued end up being re-trafficked. COVID-19 has made the odds of this...