Resources to Counter Human Trafficking in the Transportation Sector

The pages linked below provide a range of resources and materials to help raise awareness, provide education and training, and empower transportation employees and the traveling public to recognize and report suspected instances of human trafficking.  

Transportation Leaders Against Human Trafficking (TLAHT) Awareness Campaign

The TLAHT Awareness Campaign page includes bilingual and multimodal posters, pocket cards, visor cards, and person-centered signage in addition to logos and social media graphics that 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.

Human Trafficking 101 

Human Trafficking 101 discusses what human trafficking is, who may be vulnerable, how victims are lured and recruited, and potential risk factors, and provides transportation-related data on human trafficking.

Indicators of Human Trafficking

The Indicators of Human Trafficking page provides information on how to identify potential individuals being subjected to human trafficking. Recognizing the indicators of human trafficking is the first step.  

Training

The Training to Counter Human Trafficking page provides training for transportation employees and the traveling public on recognizing and reporting suspected instances of human trafficking.

Webinars

Webinars on Counter-Trafficking provides information and recordings from DOT webinars to enhance public awareness and outreach efforts to combat human trafficking.

Leader Statements

Leader Statements Against Human Trafficking highlights videos by DOT leadership and provides talking points and a sample leader statement to help you in your organization’s efforts to take a stand against human trafficking.

Report a Tip

Learn how to Report a Tip of suspected instances of human trafficking and get guidance on what type of information to include when speaking to a hotline advocate. 

Victim and Survivor Resources

• Information and Assistance, National Human Trafficking Hotline 
• Local Services, National Human Trafficking Referral Directory 
• Worker Rights, U.S. Department of Labor

Guidance Documents

• DOT/DHS Human Trafficking Response Guide for the Transportation Industry
• TLAHT Compendium of Human Trafficking Awareness State and Territory Laws: A Resource Guide (2024)
• Document 10171: A Comprehensive Strategy for Combating Human Trafficking in the Aviation Sector, International Civil Aviation Organization, 2023
• A Comprehensive Strategy for Combating Human Trafficking in the Transportation Sector Within APEC Economies, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Transportation Working Group, 2022