REMARKS
Addressing human trafficking concerns in New York City hotels
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Council Member Menin highlights the issue of human trafficking in hotels and outlines measures in the proposed bill to combat this problem.
- New York ranks 4th in the nation for human trafficking cases
- Hotels can be attractive locations for human traffickers due to privacy and anonymity
- The legislation requires core employees and security guards to undergo human trafficking recognition training
Julie Menin
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In additions, hotels can be especially attractive locations for all sorts of human trafficking.
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Who traffickers taking advantage of the privacy and anonymity accessible in these very settings.
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It's unacceptable that New York ranks 4th in the nation.
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I wanna repeat 4th in the nation for human trafficking cases according to the National Human trafficking Resource Center.
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That is why the legislation requires core employees to undergo human trafficking recognition training and that security guards undergo the same training as well.
