New Laws Take Aim at Human Trafficking in Government Contracting Although federal government contractors have long been prohibited from engaging in human trafficking, in recent years, allegations of labor trafficking and sex trafficking in federal contracting have surfaced.[1] In Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. government, particularly Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of State (DoS), […]

GCF Serving as Subject Matter Expert to the Department of Defense One of the most horrific abuses we encounter in our work atGlobal Centurion Foundation(GCF) is when those entrusted to protect and defend wittingly or unwittingly exploit and abuse the most vulnerable among us. These tragedies often serve as a wake-up call for the government […]

The Only Effective Method For Eradicating Modern Slavery is to Target Demand Earlier this week, I was walking past what used to be a massage parlor that specialized in selling sex. Just a mile from the White House and two miles from the Nations Capitol, this parlor was located near one of the trendiest neighborhoods […]

Letter From the President Earlier this month, I joined law enforcement personnel, community leaders, artists, social workers, healthcare practitioners and other anti-trafficking activists atThe Response: 2013 Courage Worldwide Summit on Trafficking in Persons. The event focused in large part on professionals who work with or desire to work with victims of sex trafficking. There were […]

>> Full Toolkit:Strategy_Action_Plan_toolkit_5-10-13_Final >> Original Letter:Strategic_Plan_of_Action_letter may 13 2013 2-1 ________________________ President Obama The White House Washington, DC May 16, 2013 Re: Federal Strategic Action Plan for Services to Victims of Human Trafficking Dear President Obama: We write to you on behalf of organizations from across the United States and worldwide working to end sex […]

Free the Captives launched its new Reducing the Demand marketing campaign, targeting the Johns by unveiling acommercialthat will air on television this spring and summer. In this commercial, Sheriff Garcia makes it clear that men who purchase women and girls will no longer be tolerated in Harris County. Besides television, this marketing campaign will also […]

Global Centurion Foundation in the News Earlier this month, Global Centurion Foundation President and Founder, Laura J. Lederer made a keynote presentation to open a Training Conference on Human Trafficking hosted by the U.S. Attorneys Office. The conference was to prepare the New Orleans community for the Super Bowl. The Clarion Herald interviewed Lederer about […]