Transit Industry Resources to Counter Human Trafficking
Survivors of human trafficking report being subjected to the crime through all modes of transport, including transit. Human traffickers recruit, transport, and exploit their victims via local buses, subways, light rail, commuter rail, trolleys, and ferries in urban and rural communities.
This page offers information, training, printable materials, graphics, and resources for transit industry personnel to counter human trafficking.
Indicators of Human Trafficking in Transit
As a transit-sector employee, you play a critical role in preventing, recognizing, and reporting suspected instances of human trafficking in and around local transit vehicles and transit hubs.
Learn the signs or indicators of human trafficking, which can be observed on local buses, subways, light rail, commuter rail, trolleys, and ferries, and at bus depots and train stations.
Initiatives and Training
Transportation Leaders Against Human Trafficking
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Transportation Leaders Against Human Trafficking (TLAHT) initiative is comprised of transportation and travel industry stakeholders working jointly to maximize their collective impact in combating human trafficking. TLAHT offers a 20-minute multimodal training video for transportation employees and the traveling public. Access TLAHT’s multimodal human trafficking awareness training.
Awareness Materials and Resources
Download, share, and display posters, pocket cards, social media graphics, and other graphics to help spread the message on how to identify and report suspected instances of human trafficking. Posters and social media graphics include a QR code that links to the TLAHT awareness campaign page. We request that users sign the TLAHT pledge to utilize the materials.
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Poster |
Bus Poster - Transit 8.5" x 11" (English) Bus Poster - Transit 24” x 36” (English) |
Bus Poster - Transit 8.5" x 11" (Spanish) Bus Poster - Transit 24” x 36” (Spanish) |
Poster |
Rail Poster 8.5” x 11” (English) Rail Poster 24” x 36” (English) |
Rail Poster 8.5” x 11” (Spanish) Rail Poster 24” x 36” (Spanish) |
Pocket Card |
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Public Transit Pocket Card (English) |
Public Transit Pocket Card (Spanish) |
Social Media Graphic |
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Social Media Graphic |
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Horizontal Logo |
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Horizontal Logo |
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Vertical Logo |