Child Labor, Working Children
By Taylor Jenai Mooers, Undergraduate Student; B.S. in Public Health, Lindenwood University; Gateway Human Trafficking Intern **Note: This article provides our audience with information about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). There will be an article following...
Child Labor, Human Trafficking, Working Children
By Shima Rostami, Ed.D., Executive Director, Gateway Human Trafficking Halloween is a sweet holiday. According to the National Retail Federation, nearly two-thirds of Americans plan to celebrate Halloween in 2021, spending a record $10.1 billion, up from $8 billion...
Child Labor, Labor Trafficking, Working Children
The first time I heard about child labor trafficking was six years ago in a class where I thought I was only going to be learning about sex trafficking, because I did not know anything about labor trafficking. The videos shown were devastating. Children as young as...
Child Labor, Working Children
By Nicole Caldwell, Undergraduate Student: B.A. in French with a minor in Political Science, University of Missouri in St. Louis (UMSL); Gateway Human Trafficking Intern Did you know that 1 in 4 victims of human trafficking worldwide are children? (1) In honor of...
Child Labor, COVID-19, Human Trafficking
By Shima Rostami, Ed.D.; Executive Director, Gateway Human Trafficking Human trafficking is a hidden crime and there are many reasons that keep victims from seeking help such as language barriers, fear of traffickers, and/or fear of law enforcement. Additionally,...
Child Labor, Exploitation, Human Trafficking, Working Children
uthor: Dana Klar, J.D., LCSW, Child Advocate and Assistant Teaching Professor for the Child Advocacy Studies program, the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL). April is known as National Child Abuse Prevention Month when an annual observance in the United States is...
