Port of Seattle leaders reaffirmed their efforts to fight human trafficking with a new pledge Wednesday.
“We know that King County is a hotspot for the international circuit for human trafficking,” Toshiko Hasegawa, Port of Seattle Commission Vice President, said on Wednesday. “People move through Sea-Tac Airport and maritime facilities across the globe. So the Port of Seattle is actually uniquely positioned to lead on addressing human trafficking and leading on the efforts to combat it. Human trafficking is one of the largest underground economies in the world.
Promote participation in awareness training for staff to recognize typical trafficking signs and behaviors“We urge all interested organizations and Port of Seattle partners to join us,” said Sam Cho, Port of Seattle Commission President. “Take the pledge today, so that your employees can add to our eyes and our ears to report suspected human trafficking behavior.”
On Wednesday, Cho also announced the port is a recipient of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 2022 Human Trafficking in Transportation Impact Award. The port will receive $50,000 of funding for Sea-Tac Airport to work “with other U.S. airports to develop a common educational program to raise awareness for how to spot and stop human trafficking,” Cho said on Wednesday.
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