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March 5, 2018
Rabbi Jill Jacobs, T'ruah's Executive Director, sought to align the values of Passover with her organization's anti-slavery commitments. In particular she admonishes: “chocolate should not be plagued by child slavery.” In order to kosher-certify Passover's slave free chocolate, Alexander initiated a specificÃâà...
Inequality.org
March 5, 2018
A farmworker most of his life, he heard about the coalition from roommates who were taking part in one of the group's anti-slavery cased in the late 1990s. Now, he's one of the group's key leaders. Reyes joined an Aspen Institute panel last month to discuss the methods behind the Coalition of ImmokaleeÃâà...
EUobserver
March 5, 2018
EU anti-slavery mission in Libya at risk, UN says ... The pledge was made on the margins of an EU-Africa summit in Abidjan in November, where French president Emmanuel Macron described the anti-slavery mission ... The group had met wit the Libyan foreign minister, deputy interior minister and others.
CNN
March 5, 2018
(CNN) If you are looking for a way to help fight against human trafficking, here's a list of global anti-trafficking organizations, as well as organizations active in ... Through Anti-Slavery International you can donate financially, become a campaign member, start up a student or local anti-slavery group, run forÃâà...
The North Africa Post
March 3, 2018
Despite international outcry against slavery across the globe, Mauritanian authorities continue their crackdown on anti-slavery activists with the arrest recently ... In a recent report issued in February 2018, Human Rights Watch (HRW) deplored that anti-slavery groups endure police repression in Mauritania.
Retail Gazette (blog)
February 22, 2018
Stakeholders in the event include executives from fashion brands manufacturing in Mauritius including Adidas, zLabels, Puma, Woolworths and Whistles, as well as lopbby groups such as the International Labour Organisation, the IndustriALL Union, the Ethical Trading Initiative and Anti-SlaveryÃâà...
The Irish World Newspaper
February 21, 2018
Ciara Pryce, group services director, said: “VGC has an ethical approach to how we treat our people and deliver our activities. It is a culture that is embedded in the fabric of the organisation. We will continue to build on this foundation and raise the bar in the support, development and protection of ourÃâà...
Christian Science Monitor
February 16, 2018
... anti-slavery charity Liberty Asia, the Honolulu-based Sustainable Fisheries Partnership, a non-profit group that helps to rebuild depleted fish stocks, and ... with help from agencies including the United Nations International Labour Organization, the environmental activist group Greenpeace and the UnitedÃâà...
Middle East Monitor
December 31, 1999
A Mauritanian opposition figure and leading anti-slavery activist, Biram Ould Abeid, was arrested and interrogated by authorities this week following three ... Anti-slavery groups are the most vocal against this practice with leaders often in opposition groups to the country's president and ex-coup general,Ãâà...
