2012 Policy Agenda

Written By castla

CAST 2012 STATE POLICY AGENDA

Vacating Convictions for All Trafficked Children
Vacating Adult Convictions For Child Trafficking Victims Tried as Adults Because They Are Misidentified as An Adult
Creation of an Affirmative Defense for All Crimes Related to Human Trafficking for Child and Adult Trafficking Victims
Safe Harbor Provisions For Child Sex Trafficking Victims

Require posting the National and a State Human Trafficking hotline number in public places to educate the public about modern-day slavery as well as provide access to assistance and services to trafficking survivors and the good Samaritans who identify them.
Increase protections for workers in home and care facilities to ensure they have the same rights as other workers and reduce risk of exploitation and human trafficking in these hidden environments
Instigate a statewide plan for child welfare and juvenile delinquency programs to better address the needs of trafficked children

Ensure the California Attorney General’s Office publishes regulations for SB 657 the California Business and Transparency Act to allow consumers greater information about slavery in supply chains.
Ensure the California Tax Board makes public the list of companies required to comply with SB 657
Assist in developing an effective protocol for the District Attorney’s response to child trafficking under SB 1279 in the Los Angeles area.

Ensure passage of the Trafficking Victims Protect Act of 2011 (TVPRA) which for the first time since its enactment in 2000 has not been reauthorized
Increase protections, resources and data tracking for trafficked children in the child welfare system
Increase business transparency about slavery in their supply chains in both manufactured and service goods
Increase access to information for workers lawfully entering the United States, prohibit workers from paying fees to foreign labor recruiters, require companies to utilize registered foreign labor
recruiters to prevent cases of exploitation and modern day slavery in the United States.
Increase funding for services and law enforcement efforts to combat modern-day slavery in the US and abroad for all trafficking survivors, men, women, and children, sex and labor, foreign national and US citizens.

Ensure all Wage & Hour Inspector at Department of Labor receive comprehensive, standardized training on human trafficking
Ensure Wage & Hour will sign T-visa certifications not just U-visa certifications
Request USCIS comply with federal statutory requirement to issue temporary employment cards to trafficking survivors while their T- visa application is pending

Support survivor led advocacy in the human trafficking movement and
policy recommendations made by survivors

2012 CAST Policy Agenda