Posts Tagged ‘human trafficking’
Risk Management: The Key to Mitigating Sex Trafficking at Hotels
A lawsuit filed in U.S. federal court in Ohio in December against a number of high-profile hotel groups alleging they profited from sex trafficking on their properties puts the focus on this hidden crime. The hotel chains, according to Reuters, are accused of “knowing and ignoring warning signs that women and children were sold as…
Read MoreNew Bill Would Allow Victims to Sue Hotels for Trafficking
Florida may be the next state to pass a bill that allows victims of human trafficking to sue members of the hospitality industry that have turned a blind eye to the crimes committed behind their closed doors. Texas and Pennsylvania have already passed similar legislation, and now, a new bill is passing through the Florida…
Read MoreHuman Trafficking on the Rise—How Hotels Can Help
How can 1.6 million photos of empty hotel rooms help curb human trafficking? Hotel pics that are uploaded to the TraffickCam website (by anyone—hotel guests, staff, management) are digitally compared to current online photos advertising the victims of sex trafficking. This helps law enforcement locate and rescue the victims. It also helps identify which hotels are…
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