World Without Exploitation

April 9, 2020

How is COVID-19 Impacting online commercial sexual exploitation?

The COVID-19 virus is impacting the United States, and the world, in unprecedented ways. In response to our changed social, economic and political landscape, online commercial sexual exploitation is changing as well. In “Online Exploitation Ecosystems: Short-term impact of COVID-19 on human trafficking in the US,” Rob Spectre, a technologist and the creator of childsafe.ai, an artificial intelligence platform protecting kids from online predators, considers how and why this global pandemic is affecting the online ecosystem that fuels human trafficking.

March 15, 2020

Better together.

As a new decade begins, World Without Exploitation is more focused than ever on the fight to create an exploitation-free world. We’re advocating for the adoption of The Equality Model, a survivor-focused response to sexual exploitation. We’re reaching out to candidates from across the political spectrum and at all levels of government. And we’re continuing to educate the public on the impact that trafficking and exploitation have on victims, families, and communities.

January 31, 2020

Put this business out of business.

Sex trafficking happens every day in America. The Super Bowl is an opportunity for us to connect the dots and illustrate the devastating harms to prostituted people that occur when men purchase sex. When large numbers of men with disposable income are concentrated in one place for major sporting events, demand for sex buying increases.

December 31, 2019

Not without you.

In 2019, World Without Exploitation - the national coalition to end human trafficking and sexual exploitation – created more change in more ways than ever before. What made this possible? The survivor leaders who inspire and drive our work. The 160+ member groups at the heart of our national network. And partners like you. Click the link to see highlights from our year.

December 2, 2019

Power to the survivors.

The movement to end human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation is powered by survivor-leaders.

November 12, 2019

Winning the battle against exploitation means fighting it together.

Creating an exploitation-free world starts with holding those who buy and sell other human beings accountable. This is why over 100 World Without Exploitation (WorldWE) allies traveled to Washington, DC on October 17th to stand in opposition to the “Community Safety and Health Amendment Act of 2019.” If passed, this bill would decriminalize pimps, sex buyers and brothel owners in the District, leading to an increase in commercial sexual exploitation.

September 3, 2019

All Together Now.

Creating space and coming together.

July 1, 2019

Register today for the 2019 Youth Summit.

See you in Brooklyn, July 26.

May 7, 2019

It's the journey, not the destination.

When someone has lived through gender-based violence or exploitation, what does it really take to heal? Here’s what we know for sure: True healing doesn’t happen easily. It doesn’t happen overnight. And it definitely doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It happens in community with other survivors, and with the economic support that is necessary for any person seeking to exit “the life.” Put another way: It’s not just about survivor strength. It’s also about social support. And that’s on all of us.

April 23, 2019

It's time for a new narrative.

In a world that too often glamorizes, sensationalizes, or minimizes the damage done to those in the sex trade, creating a counter-narrative is critical to creating change. No one knows that better than Ada Trillo, an award-winning photographer who documented the stories of prostituted Juarez women in her groundbreaking exhibition, “How Did I Get Here?”