Texas Senate Committee Passes Bill to Protect Victims of Labor, Human Trafficking
Today, the Texas Senate Committee on Criminal Justice unanimously approved a committee substitute to Senate Bill 1278, sending the bill to the Senate floor with recommendation of passage. Sponsored by Senator Parker (R–TX12), SB 1278 would provide an affirmative defense for survivors of human trafficking who commit crimes as a direct result of their victimization.
Forced Labor Funding on Michigan’s Big Show
Free Human Project co-founder Diana Rademacher joined Michael Patrick Shield on Michigan’s Big Show to discuss how state-level tax incentives and corporate subsidies can contribute to forced labor abroad. Two bills introduced in the Michigan House and Senate in September would prevent state tax dollars from being given to companies with known ties to forced labor.
Michigan bills would prevent state funding of companies using slave labor
“Taxpayers should never pay for the exploitation or forced labor of other citizens, here or abroad,” said Diana Rademacher, co-founder of the Free Human Project. “Untangling supply chains to end modern slavery will require every level of government intervention as well as private, corporate cooperation…Michigan now has an opportunity to set tremendous ethical precedent by ensuring no company who appears on that list receives even a dime of Michiganders’ hard-earned tax dollars in any form.”