2012 Trafficking In Persons Final Report.pdf - NCJTC Home
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2012 Trafficking In Persons Final Report.pdf - NCJTC Home
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share information, and connect organizations to one another. The website features a store<br />
hosting products from anti-trafficking organizations, proceeds of which go to survivors<br />
and supporting the organizations‘ efforts. A hub for businesses features a host of<br />
resources, including case studies, reports, training manuals, guides to responsible<br />
practices, and labor monitoring. The website also lists a number of NGOs and<br />
government hotlines, agencies, task forces, legislation, relevant international legal<br />
documents, and intergovernmental organizations. For further edification, the resources<br />
menu lists toolkits for teachers, health care providers, social service organizations, law<br />
enforcement officers, and community members; a basic primer on modern slavery; an<br />
action map; hotline database; community guide; training manuals; and lists of books,<br />
videos, and films relating to trafficking.<br />
Equality Now<br />
www.equalitynow.org<br />
Equality Now is an organization that seeks to promote gender quality by ―ending<br />
violence and discrimination against women and girls around the world.‖ Their<br />
<strong>Trafficking</strong> branch approaches the issue through addressing demand. They support<br />
grassroots efforts and lobby for better laws. The organization has been operating since<br />
1992 and has offices in New York, Nairobi, and London.<br />
Freedom Network USA<br />
www.freedomnetworkusa.org<br />
Founded in 2001, this coalition of 25 NGOs seeks to empower trafficked persons and<br />
those in slavery-like conditions through advocacy, training events, conferences, and<br />
providing resources and news features. The Training Curricula offer modules on<br />
identifying trafficking red flags, investigating potential trafficking cases, assisting victims<br />
with rehabilitation and visa status, and moving forward with prosecution of offenders.<br />
Free the Slaves<br />
www.freetheslaves.net<br />
Founded by Kevin Bales and Jolene Smith, Free the Slaves is one of the largest antislavery<br />
NGOs in the world. Their efforts range from corporate supply chain<br />
accountability to policy lobbying. They work with ―liberators‖ to free individuals and<br />
groups from slave-like conditions and to provide safe harbors for rehabilitation and<br />
recovery; raise awareness and educate the public about modern-day slavery; conduct<br />
research the factors that enable slavery to flourish and the potential solutions that will end<br />
it. A wide range of resources is available in their research section, from academic reports<br />
to documentaries complete with study guides. They also present Freedom Awards every<br />
year in honor of individuals and groups who have made significant strides in eradicating<br />
slavery.<br />
Friends of Maiti Nepal<br />
www.friendsofmaitinepal.org<br />
Founded by award-winning activists Anuradha Koirala, Friends of Maiti Nepal is an<br />
innovative nonprofit organization that engages in border monitoring and surveillance,<br />
hosts <strong>In</strong>tervention Outposts with safe houses, developing vocational training for<br />
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