Because traffickers often exploit the transportation system to move their victims, truckers are at an advantage in spotting signs and making reports. nbcnews.to/3aS7zlS (1/5)
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Truckers Against Trafficking, the Colorado-based nonprofit, trains truck drivers and others in the transportation industry to recognize human trafficking and alert authorities to potential victims. (2/5)
TAT says that since 2009, it has trained about 845,000 people in the transportation industry, over 700,000 of whom are truck drivers, to recognize human trafficking and alert authorities to potential victims.
That’s out of 3.5 million truck drivers employed in the US. (3/5)
That’s out of 3.5 million truck drivers employed in the US. (3/5)
"They've seen prostitution for years and years," says co-founder of TAT Kendis Paris. "But when they find out what's really going on, the No. 1 response we always get is 'I've got daughters, I've got granddaughters, how can I be a trucker against trafficking?'" (4/5)
In the past decade, truckers have made more than 2,000 calls, helping to generate more than 600 likely cases and possibly identify more than 1,000 victims, TAT says.
Most of the truckers were trained by TAT, says Caroline Diemar, director of Nat'l Human Trafficking Hotline (5/5)
Most of the truckers were trained by TAT, says Caroline Diemar, director of Nat'l Human Trafficking Hotline (5/5)
If you are a victim of trafficking or know someone who is being trafficked, text or call the National Human Trafficking toll-free 24-hour hotline at 1-888-373-7888. If you suspect trafficking, contact your local police.
