CAST Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking

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September 30, 2010

GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER SIGNS SUPPLY CHAIN LEGISLATION TO END THE DEMAND FOR SLAVE MADE GOODS IN CALIFORNIA

ASSET and CAST co-sponsor Senate Bill 657by Senator Darrell Steinberg, now signed by the Governor, to give consumers a tool to purchase slave-free products

Governor Schwarzenegger announced today that he has signed Senate Bill 657  by Senator Darrel Steinberg and co-sponsored by the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST) and the Alliance to Stop Slavery and... [more]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact Lisette Arsuaga 213-365-1906, ext. 118

January 29, 2010. The Coalition Against Slavery and Trafficking is pleased to announce that the California State Senate has passed SB 657, which seeks the elimination of slavery and trafficking from product supply chains.

Sponsored by Senate Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg, and co-sponsored by CAST and the Alliance to Stop Slavery and End Trafficking, SB 657 acknowledges that California consumers and businesses have the opportunity to halt... [more]

COALITION TO ABOLISH SLAVERY AND TRAFFICKING
LAUNCHES MONTH-LONG CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN LOS ANGELES AND THE U.S.

Survivors of Trafficking to Share Stories of Resiliency as Federal, State and Local Officials Announce Plans to Increase Enforcement Efforts

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – January 11, 2010 – On the heels of President Obama’s declaration of January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST) today... [more]

INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUM and NOT FOR SALE CAMPAIGN

Embargoed until 12:01AM 11-25-09
Contact: Kilian Moote, Press@free2work.org, Tel: 415-307-1498

(www.Free2Work.org)
NEW WEBSITE HELPS HOLIDAY SHOPPERS STEER CLEAR OF
PRODUCTS MADE WITH SLAVE LABOR

Holiday Gifts Graded on Child-Labor-Free Status

The iPhone, Camp Rock, Zhu Zhu hamsters and over a dozen other popular holiday gifts are graded “A” to “F” for their performance on preventing forced labor and child labor from being used in... [more]

By Amanda Kloer

Today, we are at a crucial moment in the fight against human trafficking: the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies is about to decide whether or not to provide $15 million for services for survivors of human trafficking. Please, write to Committee Chairman Mollohan and Ranking Member Wolf to urge them to fund services for victims of human trafficking today! The upwards of 17,500 people who are trafficked into the... [more]

SIGN A PETITION DEMANDING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RELEASE ITS LIST OF SLAVE-MADE PRODUCTS!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact Lisette Arsuaga 213-365-1906 ext 118

In 1998, when the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST) first opened its doors in Los Angeles, few people in the U.S. were aware that slavery was still alive and well in the modern, Western world. There was no comprehensive policy or legislation to combat human trafficking on our soil, and social... [more]

COALITION TO ABOLISH SLAVERY AND TRAFFICKING MARKS ELEVEN YEARS OF FIGHTING SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD

Contact Lisette Arsuaga 213-365-1906 ext. 118

April 21, 2009: In celebration of its eleventh anniversary and in honor of its award nominees including La Opinión’s Publisher and CEO Monica Lozano, Actor and United Nations Ambassador Julia Ormond, Little Tokyo Service Center Executive Director Bill Watanabe and Trafficking Survivor Flor Molina, the Coalition to Abolish Slavery... [more]