Resources to Counter Human Trafficking in the Transportation Sector
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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.
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
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.
Public Awareness & Outreach Guide
The Counter-Trafficking Public Awareness & Outreach Guide provides guidelines for creating evidence-based, person-centered, and accessible public awareness materials to help transportation stakeholders safely and effectively communicate human trafficking risks and reporting resources.
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
- 2024 Advisory Committee Report: Preventing and Addressing Human Trafficking in the Transportation Sector
- 2019 Advisory Committee Report: Combating Human Trafficking in the Transportation Sector
Laws
Multilateral: Aviation
- 2025: ICAO Circular 362: Guidelines for Combatting Trafficking in Persons in the Air Operator’s Supply Chain
- 2023: ICAO Document 10171: A Comprehensive Strategy for Combating Human Trafficking in the Aviation Sector
- 2021: ICAO Circular 357: Guidelines for Reporting Trafficking in Persons by Flight and Cabin Crew
- 2018: ICAO Circular 352: Guidelines for Training Cabin Crew on Identifying and Responding to Trafficking in Persons