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January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and Jan. 11 is recognized as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. In connection with the designations, ECPAT-USA, an organization seeking to end the commercial and sexual exploitation of children, released an update of its Unpacking Human Trafficking report, first released in May 2019, that highlights progress on that initiative related to the U.S. lodging industry.
The report details trafficking laws in all 50 states, including those that have required lodging facilities to display signage calling attention to the problem of human trafficking and those that have enacted legislation mandating training on the issue for hospitality workers. Additionally, some states have enacted laws addressing the criminal and civil liability of lodging facilities for incidents of human trafficking that occur on their properties.
You might see more people wearing blue than usual on Monday. Monday is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. According to Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey, human trafficking is the second biggest crime in the world, after the illegal drug trade. He says it’s not just happening in third world countries, but also the U.S. and even here in Alabama..
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – National Human Trafficking Awareness Day is on January 11th and Saved In America is working to help parents and Law Enforcement to locate missing, runaway and exploited children, the groups most vulnerable to sex trafficking.
Saved in America Case Manager and Law Enforcement Liaison, Joshua Travers, joined Good Morning San Diego to discuss the organization’s 2020 accomplishments and goals for 2021.
The organization is currently raising funds for an emergency transitional safe home for recovered children.
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