AG, travel center and truckers team up against human trafficking
WEST LAKE, Ohio (WKBN) – Ohio Attorney General David Yost announced Tuesday that his office is teaming up with Ohio-based Travel America (TA) and Truckers Against Human Trafficking (TAT) to support his Human Trafficking Initiative (HTI).
TAT is distributing bumper stickers for truckers to place in their rigs that feature the hotline 844-END-OHHT. The hotline will also be displayed on screens inside TA stores throughout Ohio.
'If you see something, say something – under this new partnership, truck drivers and other motorists will be educated and reminded to report human trafficking to law enforcement,' Yost said. 'Their awareness on the road can save a life.'
Human trafficking awareness training is available to transportation industry groups and communities through both Truckers Against Trafficking and Yost's Human Trafficking Initiative.
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