Day 3
Hi! Geoffrey and Chloe here. Today, we went to Free The Slaves and The Solidarity Movement. The goal of going was to learn more about what they do to help combat human trafficking.
Free The Slaves
We first visited FTS, an organization focused on human trafficking globally – in 6 countries so far. As service we wrote appreciation letters to Rabbis to thank them for their donation and increasing awareness in their respective communities. Although tired, the team thoroughly enjoyed the documentary and their drive to end human trafficking. To me (Geoff), the way FTS tackled the problem is extremely unique in the sense that they partner up with local NGOs in the different countries instead of a top down approach. For Chloe, the Executive director, Maurice Middleberg’s family history of enslavement in concentration camps in World War II made a huge impact on her.
The Solidarity Movement
Second place that visited today was more focused on worker’s right and issues on labor trafficking. Our speaker from the organization was Neha Mistra. She was a former lawyer and now is the Senior Specialist on Migration and Human Trafficking. She inspired the group with her speech of how labor trafficking affects everyone but sex trafficking has more awareness in the political and social media. Her viewpoint on the issue from a judicial perspective painted a viewpoint that most don’t think about when discussing about human trafficking. Her detailed recount of how workers are moved across countries using legal visas were extremely shocking. Her optimism for equality of all in this world is refreshing change of tone when discussing about modern slavery.
We’ll leave you with this statement from Neha that really stuck with us: “There is always more than two choices, always push for a third!”
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