by angelarr | Jul 27, 2022 | HT, Research
Former U.S. Ambassador to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons John Cotton Richmond visited the Blum Center last week. At a luncheon with community leaders, he emphasized how academic research plays a key role in catalyzing the anti-trafficking movement....
by angelarr | May 20, 2020 | Blog, HT, Research
Blum Center doctoral student Kelsey Morgan has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation graduate fellowship. The award recognizes the importance of her research on effective interventions for survivors of human trafficking. Kelsey plans to utilize her...
by angelarr | Jan 15, 2020 | HT, Press Coverage, Research
Blum Center Distinguished Visiting Scholar Siddharth Kara was quoted in a recent Forbes article about a lawsuit alleging that the exploitation of child workers is providing cobalt that powers some of the most popular devices made by major technology companies. The...
by angelarr | Dec 23, 2019 | HT, Press Coverage, Research
Blum Center Director Richard Matthew recently wrote about how holiday consumerism fuels the economy, but it can also fuel the demand for cheap exploitative labor and modern slavery. Dr. Matthew shares how we can all take steps to ensure that the right accountability...
by angelarr | Dec 16, 2019 | HT, Press Coverage, Research
Blum Center Distinguished Visiting Scholar Siddharth Kara recently published an op-ed in the Guardian titled, “I saw the unbearable grief inflicted on families by cobalt mining. I pray for change.” The piece tells the story of some of the children and...