by AnnaMarie Bena | Oct 24, 2019 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By ANNAMARIE BENA AnnaMarie Bena, who wrote the first policy letter on certifications for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 2001, now serves as Vice President of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI). In 2000, Congress passed the...
by Margaret Roggensack | Sep 23, 2019 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: MARGARET ROGGENSACK Forced labor is endemic in today’s global supply chain. The International Labor Organization estimates that as of 2016, there were 24.9 million victims of forced labor.1 The Department of Labor’s most recent “List of Goods Produced by Child...
by Lillian Agbeyegbe | Sep 18, 2019 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: LILLIAN AGBEYEGBE More than two million people go to work each day to make sure the homes of others function across the United States.1 They work as nannies, cleaners, and caregivers for loved ones.2 Their services are not luxuries; rather, they are vital...
by Cherisse Francis | Jun 26, 2019 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: CHERISSE FRANCIS Throughout the world, the crime of trafficking in persons (TIP) is considered ‘the fastest growing type of organized crime’ and ‘the third-largest criminal activity in the world’.1 Until recent years, the threat of this multibillion-dollar...
by Alyssa Currier Wheeler | Jun 20, 2019 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: ALYSSA CURRIER In the United States, there is a growing, bipartisan movement to combat human trafficking. As advocates work together to address trafficking, it is important to recognize all people groups the crime frequently affects. This World Refugee Day – June...