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Resources to Counter Human Trafficking in the Transportation Sector

Whether you are shaping organizational policy, addressing supply chain risk, strengthening data practices, educating employees, or launching an awareness campaign the resources below offer practical tools and authoritative guidance to counter human trafficking across the transportation sector.
 

LEARN & RECOGNIZE

Human Trafficking 101 

Human Trafficking 101 explains what human trafficking is, who is most vulnerable, how traffickers lure and recruit victims, and what the data reveals about trafficking in transportation.

Indicators of Human Trafficking

Indicators of Human Trafficking outlines the warning signs for individuals at risk as an essential first step toward an effective response.

Leader Statements

Leader Statements Against Human Trafficking offers a sample organizational proclamation and sample leadership talking points to help your organization publicly take a stand.

Report a Tip

Learn how to Report a Tip of suspected human trafficking, including what information to share with a hotline operator.

Training

The Training to Counter Human Trafficking page offers courses for transportation employees and the traveling public on recognizing and reporting suspected human trafficking.
 

TAKE ACTION

Awareness Campaign

The TLAHT Awareness Campaign offers bilingual, multimodal materials including posters, pocket and visor cards, social media and digital display graphics, public service announcements, and more. Assets are tailored for use in airplanes and airports, buses and bus stations, trains and rail stations, rest areas and travel centers, ports, and other places where human trafficking may occur.

Data Collection

The Sample Transportation-Related Data Collection Fields help transportation entities capture counter-trafficking reports consistently, enabling sector-wide comparison and analysis.

Roadmap 

USDOT's Roadmap for Countering Human Trafficking in Transportation organizes action into eight scalable operational categories, drawing on the comprehensive approach of the DOT Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking.

Supply Chain Due Diligence 

Explore mode-specific risks and apply the Responsible Sourcing Toolset for the Transportation Sector to identify and mitigate labor trafficking in supply chains.

 

GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS

DOT Advisory Committee Reports

Laws

Multilateral: Aviation

Multilateral: Multimodal

 

VICTIM AND SURVIVOR RESOURCES