On Tuesday, March 14th, 2017, GAIN's Lead Attorney/ Victims of Violence Attorney will be speaking at the Atlanta International School's Anti-Human Trafficking Pannel Discussion in celebration of #MyFreedomDay. To RSVP, email aisahumatrafficking@gmail.com.
Sex trafficking victims are the least likely to receive any compensation in courts. A three year study shows that courts ordered compensation in only 36% of trafficking cases. Labor trafficking has seen more success in this than sex trafficking cases, with the request for restitution at 94% and an 87% order [...]
It is well known that human trafficking exists in the U.S., in our cities and neighborhoods, but what are the signs to spot a trafficking victim? How to know whether a situation is more than just suspicious in today's society? What happens if it turns out it is trafficking? What [...]
Chinese police plan to more strictly enforce anti-trafficking efforts through the shutting down of websites that promote group tours for foreign men to meet Southeast Asian women and take them back to their countries as "foreign brides." Most of these websites start with kidnappings and end with the women being sold to [...]
Join GAIN next Wednesday, October 1, for (1) a discussion on modern-day slavery in America at the Dekalb County Courthouse, followed by (2) a dinner at Chai Pani, with 20% of the proceeds benefitting GAIN. 1. MODERN DAY SLAVERY IN AMERICA: A DISCUSSION ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND CHILD EXPLOITATION October [...]
Did you know that the shrimp you eat may be linked to forced labor? Immigrants from Cambodia and Myanmar, as well as local Thai are made to work on Thai fishing boats 18 hours a day, 7 days a week, under the threat of jail or deportation. Read the New [...]
As news of the reach sex trafficking has in the United States becomes a reality to local law enforcement and courts across this country, states have taken it into their own hands to pass anti-trafficking laws. The following states have most recently passed these laws protecting trafficking victims in their [...]