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Charges Against Microsoft and Amazon Former Directors Prompts Employers to Explore Policies

Since May, King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office filed charges against numerous men for promoting prostitution

Online training for hotel staff & managers launched

When Noel walked through the lobby of a downtown luxury hotel, front desk staff knew that she was heading to meet a...

BEST Employers Alliance Partners Have a National Impact

Organizations that have joined the BEST Employers Alliance together employ approximately 200,000 employees.

Society for Human Resource Management Raises Awareness for HR Professionals

The Society for Human Resource Management published this recent article that features BEST's resources and effectivel...

BEST Partner Radisson Hotel Seattle Airport wins "Outstanding Property of the Year"

Congratulations BEST Board Member, Sanjay Mahajan, General Manager of the Radisson Hotel Seattle Airport, for being awar

Washington Tech Industry Leading Charge to Reduce Sex Trafficking

On May 10, the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) partnered with Businesses Ending Slavery & Trafficking

Washington State Leads Initiative to Shed Light on Issue of Sex Trafficking

Startling Statistic Shows 63% of Prostituted People Have Visited Company Properties

What My Startup is Doing to Fight Sex Trafficking

For me, personal safety is a mission. In college, my roommates and I were the victims of an armed robbery and hostage si

Sex Trafficking: Is it Affecting Your Company?

Very few people who are bought for commercial sex are voluntarily selling their bodies. Quite the opposite.

Tuesday Trafficking Tidbit

Businesses Ending Slavery & Trafficking helps businesses understand how their premises could be used by traffickers and

Tuesday Trafficking Tidbit

An estimated 15-20% of American men report having solicited sex.

The Siren Agency Joins The BEST Employers Alliance

The Siren Agency has joined the BEST Employers Alliance.

From Our Newest Member....

From the most recent email newsletter of uniquelyHR, the most recent addition to our Employers Alliance. Thank you for s

BEST on I Heart Radio

Catherine Manney, Program Manager for BEST, and Steve Esau of Passport Unlimited, member of the BEST Employers Alliance

Tuesday Trafficking Tidbit

In one 24-hour period in Settle, an estimated 6,847 people solicited sex on one of the 100+ available websites

Upcoming Event: Sex Trafficking and the Tech Industry

The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) is hosting a morning conference in Seattle on May 10, 2016 to enga

Tuesday Trafficking Tidbit

A peak time people are procuring sex online is 2:00pm, when most people are at work.

uniquelyHR joins BEST Employers Alliance

uniquelyHR is the newest member of the BEST Employers Alliance.

Tuesday Trafficking Tidbit

What is sex trafficking?

VIDEO: Impact of Sex Trafficking and Sex Buying on Your Business or Organization

Watch this short video to understand the issues of sex trafficking and how it can impact your business or organization.

Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition Joins BEST Employers Alliance

The Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coaliation (BAATC) is the newest member of the BEST Employers Alliance.

React Mobile Joins BEST Employers Alliance

React Mobile is the newest member of the BEST Employers Alliance. The Seattle-based company is an innovative provider of

Sex Buyers are Putting their Employers’ Reputations at Risk

Very few people living in the Seattle area will have failed to hear about the law enforcement operations that took place

Hotels Become Inhospitable to Human Trafficking

To date, BEST has provided Inhospitable to Trafficking training for over 700 people at over 100 different hotels in the

Survivor Pursuing a Safe Career

Last December we introduced you to "Teresa,"* a brave survivor of sex trafficking who wanted to pursue a career in cosme

Cross-Sector Collaboration to End Human Trafficking

Listen to Kirsten Foot, Ph.D., author of "Collaborating Against Human Trafficking: Cross-Sector Challenges and Practices

BEST Launches First Public/Private Partnership to End Sex Trafficking and Buying

Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST) today joined King County business leaders and national employers for th

Sex Trafficking Is Bad For Businesses

The recent scandal involving former Subway spokesperson, Jared Fogle, highlights the harm that sex trafficking poses not

Polaris Project Publishes Report on U.S Citizen Victims of Sex Trafficking

Sex Trafficking in the U.S.: A Closer Look at U.S. Citizen Victims provides crucial insight into the realities of sex tr

A New Report by the Urban Institute

A new report by the Urban Institute finds that legal loopholes and lax enforcement enable labor traffickers to commit cr

BEST Partners with Carter Center

Executive Director, Dr. Mar Brettmann, pictured with former President Jimmy Carter, was honored to facilitate a working

Presidential Proclamation

Presidential proclamation on Slavery & Human Trafficking.