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Governor of Indiana, USA Signs Human Trafficking Bill in Time for Football Super Bowl
A bill to toughen Indiana’s penalties for sex trafficking is now the law in Indiana.

Child Labor for Fair-Trade Cotton Probed by U.S. Investigators
US investigators are conducting a preliminary inquiry into forced child labor used in an organic and fair-trade cotton program that supplies the American lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret, a federal law enforcement official confirmed this week.

US Calls for Burma Military to Account for Human Trafficking
The US ambassador for human trafficking, Luis CdeBaca, is calling for Burmese military officers to be held accountable for any involvement in human trafficking or the recruitment of child soldiers.  Human rights advocates say an end to impunity by Burma’s military’s involvement with human trafficking is seen as a key test for the new civilian government.

How to End Sex Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery
An interview with Siddharth Kara, fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and one of the world’s foremost experts on human trafficking and modern day slavery, covers the evolution of Kara’s anti-trafficking efforts, and the current landscape of these issues, challenges and opportunities to making progress.

Presidential Proclamation - National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
United States President, Barack Obama, proclaimed January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month on January 4th, 2011.  January 12th already marks the National Global Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the US.   See the White House's National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month press release for the President’s remarks.    .

California cracks down on global slave labour - Law forces firms to check supply chains
A new California law will force retailers and manufacturers to disclose how they guard against slavery and human trafficking throughout their supply chains, ratcheting up scrutiny of some of the largest U.S.

U.S.Department of State Releases 11th Annual Trafficking in Persons Report
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Announces Release of 11th Annual Trafficking in Persons Report.

US Ranked on Human Trafficking Report for First Time
The United States was ranked for the first time in the 10th annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report documenting human trafficking and modern slavery, released on Monday by the Department of State.

U.S.Department of State Releases 10th Annual Trafficking in Persons Report
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Announces Release of 10th Annual Trafficking in Persons Report.

New Task Force Aims to Fight Human Trafficking in Texas
Human trafficking in Texas is nothing new, but the state's previous efforts to end this practice have fallen short.

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