Not For Sale Launches Blog

• April
• 9

5:59 pm Not For Sale

Today Not For Sale’s senior staff launches its first blog so that you can keep current on the fight against modern slavery. Visit our home page daily and receive breaking news and commentary from David Batstone, Kique Bazan, Mark Wexler, and Allison Trowbridge. Or sign up for the RSS feed and keep abreast of each new post. Here’s the latest…

How We Rescued a Teen from Sex Slavery in Peru Last Week
Marissa is one of the many people from Peru abandoned by their parents as a baby… Slave recruiters have an eye to recognize people that are naive and vulnerable. If the victims have any social tie with a group or person that would speak up on her or his behalf, they find ways to break up that connection. . . READ MORE

The Underground University:
How One Campus Hit the Classroom & Streets to Fight Modern Slavery

China Olympics Give New Opportunity for Anti-Slavery Work

International scrutiny of China is at an all-time high as we come closer to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Companies with operations or supply chains in China have a choice: lead by example or risk the media spotlight being turned on you. Having just returned from China, I can assure you there is increased sensitivity on the ground to international scrutiny. Further evidence: Just last month Nike released a corporate responsibility report focused exclusively on its supply chain in China, citing the increased attention from the Beijing Olympics as the main reason for its publication. READ MORE

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