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Read. Follow. Verify.Senate Hearing on Global Efforts to End Modern Slavery
Record date · January 1, 2020
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What This Bill Does
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held a hearing to discuss international efforts to combat , including human trafficking and forced labor. The session highlighted the progress of a global fund that has secured over $110 million through public-private partnerships.
The hearing confirms the status of a $110 million global fund aimed at eliminating , which impacts international labor standards and U.S. foreign policy priorities.
Who It Affects
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Hope for Justice
The organization's co-founder provided testimony regarding the movement to end modern slavery.
Solidarity Center
The organization's executive director provided testimony regarding forced labor and workers' rights.
Key Facts
- The global fund to end modern slavery has reached over $110 million in total contributions.
- The fund operates as a public-private partnership involving the United States, the United Kingdom, and private donors.
- The hearing was held on November 28, 2018, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
- John Cotton Richmond was recently sworn in as the Ambassador-at-Large to monitor and combat trafficking in persons.
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- The committee identified sexual exploitation, forced labor, and forced marriage as the primary forms of modern slavery being addressed.
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Public-Private Funding Model
The initiative to end modern slavery relies on a hybrid funding model combining government contributions from the U.S. and U.K. with private donations.
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