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Finding merchandise that fits your company or organization's values isn't always easy. We want to make it easy for people that are asking the question "where can I find ethical merchandise?" We have partnered with Purnaa to promote their custom print gear line. They have; t-shirts, hats, beanies, drawstring backpacks, and tote bags. We want to make it easy for the company or organization that is wanting to find t-shirts that aren't slave-made. If you are looking to get t-shirts for your employees, an event, or as merchandise to sell we would love to work with you. Our minimum orders...

  Where can I find ethically made products in Colorado Springs? If this is a question that you have we would love to tell you about our work. Kairos Traders is a local business partnering with ethical businesses overseas that are making high-quality, beautiful products. Each business we partner with is engaging the issue of human trafficking and exploitation. Both on the prevention side - through job creation in vulnerable communities and the restoration side - through hiring survivors. We want to be a business that does things differently, that helps connect these businesses with socially conscientious shoppers here in...

The US impact on human trafficking is unique. In 2000 the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) was created. This act requires the Secretary of State to send a list of countries that need to be watched, as well as what improvements have been made. This is a method of determining what countries are or are not making efforts to eradicate human trafficking.  The Trafficking in persons (TIP) report provides deep purview of the trafficking problem in each country or territory and the government response. The report highlights countries that require the most analysis through the creation of three tiers. Tier...

By the end of the 1800’s most countries had abolished slavery. However, by the early 1900’s slavery had increased to a larger demographic and gained the name of “white slavery.” Many women were speaking out against white slavery, but there is a small debate on whether it was a concern of trafficking in persons or losing young women to jobs in Europe. In 1927 the League of Nations was created after World War 2. The League of Nations, as part of world inclusion, changed the focus from suppression of “white slavery” to suppression of “traffic in women and children.” While...

While doing their ten year study the UNODC identified no country is exempt from human trafficking, which led into a broader awareness of regional human trafficking. Identifying the nine sub regions led to insight into migration, person profiles and trend information. The nine sub regions are Western and Southern Europe, Central and Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, North America, Central America and the Caribbean, South America, East Asia and the Pacific, South Asia, Sub Saharan Africa, and North Africa and Middle East. For most of these regions women were the most victimized. Eastern Europe and Central Asia, South...