AUSTIN, TEXAS — In Tuesday's powerful final session at SpiceWorld 2018, AnnieCannons co-founders Jessica Hubley and Laura Hackney joined Spiceworks Vice President of Business Operations Nicole Tanzillo to discuss their organization's work: empowering survivors of human trafficking by equipping them with the skills they need for careers in technology.
Merriam-Webster defines human trafficking as "organized criminal activityin which human beings are treated as possessions to be controlled and exploited (as by being forced into prostitution or involuntary labor)." This global business reaps hundreds of billions of dollars annually from the forced labor of vulnerable people, especially women. Without other skills and training to support themselves and their families, millions of people are trafficked every year — whether into forced...
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