There's a rising tide of slavery in the world, luckily the smart minds behind these technologies are fighting back. Today marks Britain’s official Anti-Slavery Day, while this may sound like something Read more ...
Meenal Sachdev, Founder and Director of Shiva Foundation, and Nishma Jethwa, Strategy Lead at the organisation, reflect on why modern slavery presents such a problem for the hotel industry and what can Read more ...
In the United States alone there are more than one million people enslaved today. Many of them were brought into the country by smugglers who specialize not in drugs, but in human trafficking. According Read more ...
Meeting planners can truly be lifesavers in the battle against human trafficking, but only when they are trained to see and anonymously report suspected incidents at the hotels they so often visit for Read more ...
traffickcam2 We start to get used to that there are apps existing literally for everything. There are apps to do sports, to loose weight, for messaging your friends, for taking, editing and sharing photos. Read more ...
For Matt Osborne, finding exploited children typically starts with a walk on the beach, and it ends with hands cuffed behind his back. It’s almost always the same—Osborne and a few friends Read more ...
The next time you check into your hotel room, you could very well help put an end to sex trafficking, using just your smartphone. That’s the idea behind the TraffickCam mobile app. Developed by Read more ...
During the past decade, law enforcement agencies across the country have confronted the alarming trend of sex trafficking. The crimes often take place in hotel rooms, with perpetrators widely sharing Read more ...
The working conditions on the tomato farm were extremely difficult. There was no access to water on hot days, no bathrooms in sight, and workers regularly experienced harassment at the hands of their bosses. Read more ...
The free TraffickCam app for iOS and Android lets travelers anonymously photograph and upload pictures of their hotel rooms for its database, which can aid law enforcement agencies seeking victims of human Read more ...