Sex trafficking prevention training now required at North Shore hotels

Human trafficking is a public health issue and a violation of human rights that occurs throughout the world and in communities across Minnesota, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. Sexual exploitation and human trafficking in Minnesota is commonly overlooked, misidentified and goes underreported.
 
Those working in the hospitality industry have a unique opportunity to identify and help prevent sex trafficking.
 
Minnesota law now requires sex trafficking prevention training for all hotels and motels in the state. The Minnesota Department of Health, in partnership with the Minnesota Lodging Association, created the 'Sex Trafficking Prevention and Response Training' program for hotels and motels to use to satisfy this law.
 
WTIP’s Joe Friedrichs spoke with Caroline Palmer, the safe harbor director in the Violence Prevention Programs Unit for the Minnesota Department of Health, about this new law and its relevance on the North Shore and throughout Cook County.