Around the World – Alliance to End Human Trafficking

April 27, 2023

For decades, travellers have been embarking on ‘voluntourism’ trips to developing countries. These kinds of trips offer placements for travellers in many different sectors and many volunteers end up working in orphanages. While people may have a genuine desire to help disadvantaged children, some end up fuelling...

Bumblebee Tuna Not as Wholesome as Company Claims

by Chris Matthias

Around the World, Corporate Responsibility

September 14, 2022

Greenpeace East Asia Report Uncovers Suspected Human Rights Abuse and Environmental Destruction in Company’s Supply Chain ...

The Link Between Human Trafficking and Armed Conflict

by Chris Matthias

Around the World, Awareness, The Alliance to End Human Trafficking

May 5, 2022

By Felisher Ongera (AEHT Student Intern) Tensions have been brewing for months on end without a resolution in sight. For two months, it has become clear that there is little to no peace progress being made in the Russian-Ukraine crisis. Families are being torn apart and...

How The Sex Trade Preys On Ukraine’s Refugees

by Chris Matthias

Around the World

April 10, 2022

Five weeks into Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, imagine for a moment what it's like to live there now. Bombs, bloodshed, trauma. No school for your children, no healthcare for your parents, no safe roof over your head in many parts of the country. Would you try...

A Conversation on Anti-Human Trafficking

by montanab

Around the World, The Alliance to End Human Trafficking

January 26, 2021

Sr Gabriella Bottani and Sr Jean Schafer in conversation together remind us that human trafficking is real and happens in every corner of the globe....

Anti-Trafficking Advocates Warn That Pandemic Is Increasing Human Trafficking

by Thomas Pena

Around the World, The Alliance to End Human Trafficking

December 13, 2020

Those involved in efforts to end human trafficking fear that the global pandemic and resulting lockdowns are increasing the numbers of people forced into trafficking. "The broad upshot is that we need to brace ourselves for 2021 and expect a huge increase in the number of...

Palm Oil Labor Abuses Linked To World’s Top Brands, Banks

by montanab

Around the World, Corporate Responsibility

November 12, 2020

PENINSULAR MALAYSIA (AP) — Jum’s words tumble out over the phone, his voice growing ever more frantic. Between sobs, he says he’s trapped on a Malaysian plantation run by government-owned Felda, one of the world’s largest palm oil companies. His boss confiscated and then lost his...

Support Refugees in COVID-19 Relief Package

by Thomas Pena

Around the World, The Alliance to End Human Trafficking

June 18, 2020

Alliance to End Human Trafficking envisions a world without slavery with a network of resources and services to prevent the crime and assist survivors in achieving a fulfilling life. While there is great diversity in those who are victims and survivors of human trafficking, one...

‘They Are Starving’: Women In India’s Sex Industry Struggle For Survival

by Thomas Pena

Around the World, The Alliance to End Human Trafficking

June 7, 2020

Rasheeda Bibi has five rupees to her name. A worker in India’s sex industry, she lives in the narrow lanes of Kolkata’s Kalighat red light area with her three children in a room she rents for 620 rupees (£6) a month. As a thunderstorm rages through...

Advocates Fight Traffickers Who Continue To Thrive Despite Pandemic

by Thomas Pena

Around the World, Catholic Church, The Alliance to End Human Trafficking

May 18, 2020

CLEVELAND (CNS) -- Advocates fighting human traffickers are alerting children, parents and vulnerable adults that the coronavirus pandemic has pushed traffickers into new venues, potentially endangering more people to being exploited. Seemingly innocent online venues are becoming popular places for sex traffickers to groom unwitting children...

Think Twice Before Becoming A ‘Voluntourist’ At A Foreign Orphanage, Experts Say

Bumblebee Tuna Not as Wholesome as Company Claims

The Link Between Human Trafficking and Armed Conflict

How The Sex Trade Preys On Ukraine’s Refugees

A Conversation on Anti-Human Trafficking

Anti-Trafficking Advocates Warn That Pandemic Is Increasing Human Trafficking

Palm Oil Labor Abuses Linked To World’s Top Brands, Banks

Support Refugees in COVID-19 Relief Package

‘They Are Starving’: Women In India’s Sex Industry Struggle For Survival

Advocates Fight Traffickers Who Continue To Thrive Despite Pandemic

Alliance to End Human Trafficking

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Address PO Box 713492 Chicago, IL 60677-4392

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