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WASHINGTON, DC – The AHLA Foundation proudly announced today that Foundation-funded human trafficking awareness trainings have been completed more than one million times by hotel employees across the industry. Developed by Marriott International and administered by PACT (previously known as ECPAT-USA), the trainings are part of an industry-wide initiative to help hotel employees recognize and…
The story so far: “There are 160 million children waiting for your action. How long will they have to wait?” asked Kinsu Kumar, a survivor of child labour and rights advocate, while speaking at a panel organised on the occasion of World Day Against Child Labour. Mr. Kumar started working at the age of six,…
Hard Rock International marked January 11 as the National Human Trafficking Awareness Day by expanding action to strengthen the industry’s role in combating and preventing human trafficking. Human trafficking, which includes commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor, is “a complex challenge for the entire global hospitality industry because it intersects a range of organized criminal…
SURVIVORS of human trafficking have described Ireland as a “haven” for traffickers, with a “huge number” of them exploiting women, children and men. Child trafficking is not just confined to …
Perhaps no industry has experienced as great of a rollercoaster ride as hospitality throughout the pandemic. Thanks to stay-at-home orders and travel restrictions in early 2020, the leisure and hospitality sector experienced the greatest job losses of any industry. Now, companies in the industry are fighting to hire workers as demand for travel soars. Hilton…
For a victim of trafficking, having a safe place to go can mean the difference between staying in their situation or being able to break free. In 15 years of operating the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline, Polaris has responded to thousands of requests for emergency shelter to meet this need and provide this opportunity….
23 August 2022 In our latest blog, Eloise Savill, Private Sector Adviser, explains the reality of modern slavery in Qatar and the implications for Qatar hosting the World Cup 2022. Image credit: Sven Hansche via Shutterstock. In under three months’ time, the men’s FIFA World Cup 2022 – the most watched sporting event in the…
A CORK man helping in the fight against child trafficking voiced concern that the safety of vulnerable children is being left to the public, and is calling for much stronger action by authorities in Ireland. JP O’Sullivan from MECPATHS (Mercy Efforts for Child Protection Against Trafficking with the Hospitality Sector) offers training to help those…
Vienna (Austria), 31 May 2022 – Migrants on their way from Asia to Europe are being forced to work in the construction, agriculture, and hospitality sectors by human traffickers who abuse their irregular status and fear of deportation. Children, often exploited by their own family members, are compelled to commit crimes that include pickpocketing, robbery,…
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