Tag Archives: human trafficking

GIVEN: The new line of apparel inspired by World Vision

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Guest blogger in Causes, Partnerships

GIVEN: Inspired by World Vision | World Vision Blog

When I interviewed Kevin back in April, he spoke of Jedidiah’s unique ability to connect fashion with social causes, his heart for the child trafficking issue, and how combined, these two things have fueled a partnership between Jedidiah and World Vision. At the tail end of our chat, he mentioned Jedidiah’s newest venture — creating a brand consortium that will leverage the Made For Good mission statement and embedded generosity model. Today, he guest blogs to let us know exactly what he’s been up to the last six months…. -Lindsey, managing editor, WV Blog * * * A lot has been happening since the last time I interviewed on this blog. We recently wrapped up our spring/summer partnership with World...

Your chance to fight human trafficking [Livestream]

Posted on September 27, 2011 by James Addis in Advocacy, Causes

Your chance to fight human trafficking | World Vision Blog

It’s easy to get disillusioned with political debate. Frequently, it degenerates into petty point-scoring and partisan bickering. Constructive dialogue, it seems, often disappears out the window. So it’s nice when an issue comes along on which nearly everybody can agree. One such issue is the problem of human trafficking — the use of fraud, force, or coercion to exploit a child or adult for profit. It’s estimated that there are more than 12 million trafficked people in the world today — a $32 billion industry. Every day, children are forced to perform sexual acts or work long hours in filthy, dangerous conditions for the financial benefit of someone else. Sometimes, I imagine my own children forced into this position, and...

Trafficking victims protection: Keeping a law that works

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Jesse Eaves in Advocacy

Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 | World Vision Blog

Debating the effectiveness of laws is a tradition as old as our nation itself. But I want to share a story that illustrates how one law is accomplishing exactly what it was passed to do. From 2003 to 2007, the owners of the U.S. company Global Horizons trafficked more than 600 Thai workers to U.S. soil. The company lured the men with promises of high-paying agricultural jobs. When the men arrived after having paid exorbitant recruitment fees, their passports and immigration papers were taken from them. Instead of receiving high-paying jobs, the men were forced to work on farms in Washington state and Hawaii to pay off the “debt” they were told they incurred. In 2007, the owners of the...

Hard facts about labor trafficking

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Peter Warski in Advocacy, Causes

Workers cleaning old shoes so that they can resell them in the markets in Thailand and Cambodia. ©2007 Haidy Ear-Dupuy/World Vision

When I was 15 years old, I got my first job as a lifeguard. Before I started, I had to obtain a work permit with my parents’ consent and the consultation of my school. There were strict rules governing the hours between which I was allowed to work, as well as how many hours I was allowed to work per week while school was in session. All of these regulations were in place because I was a minor. I resented them at the time. As an adolescent who longed to be treated as an adult — and who wanted to earn my own money — I thought the state had no business telling me when, where, or for how long...

When commerce and charity share a mission

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Lindsey Talerico-Hedren in Partnerships

Whoever said that fashion can’t make a difference in our world? Surely, if people can wear their hearts on their sleeve, they can definitely wear their cause. I recently chatted with Kevin Murray, CEO of Jedidiah, who talked about the company’s unique ability to artistically connect fashion to social causes so everyone can make a measurable difference in the world. Their collections are available online and in select retailers. *World Vision is the beneficiary of Jedidiah’s Spring and Summer 2011 collections. Tell me about the humanitarian mission behind Jedidiah… Jedidiah’s mission is “to use apparel sales as a vehicle to provide care, support and financial resources to those in need.” We do this by partnering with amazing NGO’s each season....