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In December 2021, the White House released the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking (“National Action Plan”), which calls on agencies to “strengthen efforts to identify, prevent, and address human trafficking in product supply chains and ventures.” The National Action Plan’s emphasis on supply chains reflects lessons learned from COVID-19, echoing the National Strategy for a Resilient Public Health Supply Chain  (PDF) (“National Strategy”), published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in July 2021. Among other objectives, the National Strategy aims to “ensure equitable labor conditions by promoting best practices and U.S. adherence to child labor and forced labor laws and regulations” in health supply chains. 

The goal of this information memorandum is for all stakeholders in the healthcare and anti-trafficking fields to better understand how the federal government has enforced forced labor laws through criminal prosecution, how health professionals who have experienced trafficking have used civil litigation to seek justice, and how federal courts have handled cases involving forced labor in healthcare settings.

These recommendations were developed by fellows of Class 6 of the Human Trafficking Leadership Academy (HTLA), a fellowship organized by the National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center and Coro Northern California. A team of allied professionals and survivor leaders worked together to respond to the following question “How can communities assess and respond to risk factors among migratory families in order to reduce vulnerabilities and prevent labor trafficking?”

The HTLA fellowship is funded by the Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) in consultation with the Office on Women’s Health (OWH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The recommendations and content of this report do not necessarily represent the views of OTIP, OWH, or HHS. 

HTLA Class 6 Recommendations Report  (PDF)

This page contains resources that summarize the data collection, evaluation, and research efforts of the Office on Trafficking in Persons and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

This Information Memorandum (IM) highlights the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) contributions to human trafficking research, gaps in evidence, and open access policies.

The National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center hosted a 90-minute webinar that explored new tools and research for outreach, identification, response, and risk reduction strategies for foreign nationals and migrant workers, not only in the agricultural industry, but other industries that are also high-risk for trafficking. This webinar was moderated by Jenna Novak and included Gonzalo Martinez de Vedia (Buffett-McCain Institute Initiative to Combat Modern Slavery), Makini Chisolm-Straker (Mount Sinai Hospital), and Julissa Ponce (United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants) as speakers on the topic.
    
At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

• Identify person-centered approaches to outreach among foreign nationals who have experienced labor trafficking in the agriculture industry.
• Explore new research and tools for identifying potential labor trafficking and risk reduction strategies.
• Discuss ways to collaborate with community agencies that serve migrant populations.

Q&A Responses  (PDF)

Webinar Transcript  (PDF)

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