Human Trafficking Awareness: Joint statement
Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women Leela Sharon Aheer, Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Kaycee Madu and Minister of Children’s Services Rebecca Schulz issued the following statements on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day:
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“Human trafficking is a serious crime that exploits people of all ages and genders; however, the majority of victims in Canada are women, and a disproportionate number of those women and girls are Indigenous. In all of its forms, trafficking of persons is a violation of basic human rights, and is largely hidden and pervasive.
CADILLAC â A partnership between a student group at the Wexford-Missaukee Career Technical Center and the Michigan State Police is trying to bring awareness to the community about an important social issue.
That issue is human trafficking and the partnership is hoping it will help to save the life of a person who finds themselves in a terrible situation. Recently, students belonging to the National Technical Honor Society and two troopers from the Cadillac Michigan State Police Post went to several area hotels to see if they would be willing to use soap and make-up removal wrapped with a red band printed with the National Human Trafficking Hotline number.
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Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci lighted Huntington Town Hall in blue on January 5 in coordination with The Safe Center LI to bring awareness to National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci in front of blue lights at Huntington Town Hall for National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month 2021. Photo Credit: Town of Huntington “Human trafficking is a modern-day form of slavery and it is an issue that is closer to home than most people are aware of,” said Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci. “More than 120 human trafficking survivors on Long Island have been rescued over the past ten years, and we need to be aware of the signs and tactics used by these criminals.”
This is real : Human trafficking survivor shares story ahead of Super Bowl, as hotels increase training
Officials fighting human trafficking in Tampa Bay
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TAMPA, Fla. â Tampa is less than a month out from the Super Bowl, a highlight for fans and a dark draw for human sex trafficking.
On Monday, Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Attorney General Ashley Moody joined hotel industry leaders and non-profits working to fight human trafficking, to outline the efforts leading up to the Super Bowl on Feb. 7.
The American Hotel & Lodging Foundation (AHLA Foundation), in partnership with the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association (FRLA), announced the launch of its No Room for Trafficking program, building upon the yearly training already taking place for thousands of hotel employees on how to identify and stop human trafficking.