January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month as first declared in 2010. This month is a time to acknowledge those experiencing enslavement and those who have escaped. Although slavery is commonly thought to be a thing of the past, human traffickers generate hundreds of billions of dollars in profits by trapping millions of people in horrific situations around the world, including here in the U.S. Traffickers use violence, threats, deception, debt bondage, and other manipulative tactics to force people to engage in commercial sex or to provide labor or services against their will.
We can do something to help.
There is a free combat human trafficking presentation through education available to the public. As workers in law enforcement and public safety, members of Local 3778 can further their mission to public service by enrolling in this short course.
You can log onto (https://www.iamonwatch.org) to access free training. The training has 10 modules and takes one hour to complete.