Modern slavery thrives in the invisible.
We make it visible.

We bring Lisa Kristine’s photographs of modern slavery into every sector that can end it: governments, companies, international institutions, and classrooms.

Modern slavery thrives in the invisible.
We make it visible.

We bring Lisa Kristine’s photographs of modern slavery into every sector that can end it: governments, companies, international institutions, and classrooms.

We have worked with

Modern slavery happens in every country.
It’s in the supply chains of the products we use every day.

50M

Modern slavery

people live in modern slavery

28M

Forced labor

people are in forced labor

86%

Private economy

of forced labor occurs in the private economy

Source: ILO, Walk Free, and IOM, Global Estimates of Modern Slavery (2022)

What we do

We bring human evidence to these statistics, because behind every number is a person with a name, hopes, and a story.

Lisa Kristine’s photographs show the humanity of people in modern slavery: their dignity, their strength, and their stories. We take them into every sector that can end it.

“To see a human being is to be changed.”

Lisa Kristine, Founder

Where we bring it

Every sector that can end it.

Exhibition at the Romanian Parliament

01 · Institutions and organizations

Human evidence where policy is made

Exhibitions in parliaments, at the United Nations, and at the Vatican, so the people making policy see who it affects.

Lisa Kristine at an HPE studio

02 · Companies

Human evidence in the supply chain

Forced labor hides in supply chains. We bring the images into leadership, employee, and supplier conversations.

Lisa Kristine speaking

03 · Classrooms and the public

Human evidence for the next generation

Lisa’s talks, from TED to university classrooms, plus student sessions and public exhibitions.

Exhibitions

Where we have brought the human evidence

  • Coming soon

    November 2026

    The Human Thread Foundation’s new exhibition on modern slavery, forced labor, and sexual exploitation.

    NOV 3 - 5 | European Parliament NOV 5 - DEC 20 | Géopolis Museum

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The film · In production

A film that asks us to question “us” and “them.”

Muse Storytelling is making a documentary about Lisa’s three decades of photographing forced labor and human trafficking around the world.

“When people look into the eyes of another human being, the numbers become real.”

Lisa Kristine, World Economic Forum

 

Get involved

Where do you fit in?

Individuals

Donate to help bring the photographs to more places.

Foundations

Fund a project, from new photography to a touring exhibition.

Companies

Like HPE, bring the photographs into your leadership and supply chain conversations.

Institutions and organizations

Host an exhibition at your parliament, ministry, or policy event.

There are places we haven’t reached yet.
You can help us get there.

There are places we haven’t reached yet.
You can help us get there.