This year marks the Human Trafficking Legal Center's 10th anniversary. The The Human Trafficking Legal Center On My Side Awards honors courageous trafficking survivors and the community that stands with them.

BREAKING NEWS: The U.S. Government has approved the largest number of T-visas for #traffickingvictims ever issued in any year. In the first 3 quarters of FY2022, USCIS issued 1,270 T-visas to victims. We are still far from the 5,000 visa cap, but this is remarkable progress.

Are you a survivor-led organisation working to end exploitation and based in Thailand, Malaysia and or Indonesia ? Apply now for up to US $20K in trust-based grants through the Survivor Leadership Fund. freedomfund.org/programs/commu…

Thank you, Free the Slaves, for hosting several members of The Human Trafficking Legal Center's staff and board at this year's #FreedomFromSlaveryForum in Toronto. They will be hosting several discussions on #survivorleadership and #allyship. Join this hybrid event today: bit.ly/3gLky06

“No one rescued me, I rescued myself.” Evelyn Chumbow challenged the Hollywood narrative of “rescue" of trafficking victims. Speaking at the #Freedom from Slavery #Forum, Chumbow, a survivor of #forcedlabor, said survivors have agency and autonomy. #listentosurvivors

Abuses on U.S. military bases in the Persian Gulf ensnare legions of migrant workers. Defense contractors hire thousands of foreigners, and many are trapped by employment practices banned by the U.S. government. From Katie McQue with ICIJ washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/…

Large numbers of Ethiopian women continue to migrate to the Middle East for work despite risks of abuse & trafficking because recruiters fail their responsibility for clients' safety. ➡️ Join our in-person discussion in New York on Thurs, Nov 17 at 3pm! eventbrite.com/e/preventing-t…

Important development and another crack in the wall of diplomatic immunity. Thank you to The Human Trafficking Legal Center for highlighting.

Effective today, CBP personnel will detain at ports of entry raw sugar and sugar-based products produced in the Dominican Republic by Central Romana Corporation Ltd. based on information indicating #ForcedLabor in its operations. Learn more: go.dhs.gov/Zmv

Central Romana has exploited its captive and vulnerable workforce through its political power and deep connections in the Dominican government - it has been referred to as “a government within a government” motherjones.com/politics/2021/…

BREAKING NEWS: CBP Office of Trade has barred sugar produced by @centralromana in the Dominican Republic from entering the U.S market. The company's egregious forced labor practices are well-documented. The workers must now get the remediation they deserve. #WRO nyti.ms/3OvvlZb

A landmark legal case. Retailers and social auditors must be held accountable for labour abuses in their supply chains. We urge Tesco and other international retailers to step up and go beyond audit to address the root causes of forced labour. theguardian.com/business/2022/…

Important stats here from our colleagues at The Human Trafficking Legal Center - plaintiffs have won over a quarter of a billion dollars under the TVPRA since 2003, and the number of filings is increasing for both labor trafficking and sex trafficking cases

More than 2 years after it came into force, 🇨🇦's ban on importing goods made with #forcedlabour has brought meagre results, reports Alexander Panetta. "The sole intercepted shipment, clothing from China, was let in after an appeal by the importer." #cdnpoli cbc.ca/news/world/can…

As Board Chair, I’m thankful for the dedicated work of our intrepid staff at The Human Trafficking Legal Center for all your dedication & work this past year to eradicate modern-day slavery & exploitation and bring justice to survivors. #EndHumanTrafficking

January is #HumanTraffickingPreventionMonth. What can you do? Support survivors by purchasing their memoirs. Start with Bukola Oriola's book chronicling her years of #labortrafficking in the U.S. Oriola is a movement leader and founder of The Enitan Story: bit.ly/3nrc4Mk

BREAKING NEWS: legal challenge against UK Government on imports of #Uyghur #ForcedLabour cotton has FAILED. The High Court accepted the UK Gov's argument that as long as UK companies pay market price for #ForcedLabour goods, they cannot be prosecuted. 🧵 uyghurcongress.org/en/press-relea…

Child Forced Labor in the United States: Thank you to our amazing panel for the in-depth look at child #forcedlabor. Evelyn Chumbow moderated a discussion that covered trauma, prevention, poverty & the need for accountability. Thank you to King & Spalding for hosting this important event!

Kenya Davis Boies Schiller Flexner spoke on our child #forcedlabor panel, pointing to U.S. cases of children held in domestic servitude, children forced to labor on industrial egg farms, children held in forced labor in cults, & allegations that children cleaned slaughterhouse floors at night.

Child Forced Labor in the United States: Bella Hounakey, an expert on unaccompanied children & refugee minors in foster care, spoke powerfully at the #forcedlabor panel. She called for high quality resources to address complex trauma for children. "You must address the trauma."