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Chamber joins anti-trafficking group
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Chamber joins anti-trafficking group

ByEyes on Trafficking News

WASHINGTON — The Washington Chamber of Commerce has joined a statewide coalition called Iowa Businesses Against Trafficking. Chamber Director Michelle Redlinger said all local hotels and some of the community’s Airbnbs had completed trafficking prevention training required for public officials to stay there, under state rules enacted in 2021. “Our mission for the Chamber is…

Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce joins coalition to end human trafficking in Iowa
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Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce joins coalition to end human trafficking in Iowa

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(ABC 6 News) – The Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce has joined a statewide coalition to end human trafficking in Iowa. The Iowa Businesses Against Trafficking (IBAT) initiative is spearheaded by the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office. The goal is to have Iowa’s business community raise awareness and help prevent human trafficking. Membership in…

Cedar Rapids woman recognized for work in human trafficking prevention | The Gazette
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Cedar Rapids woman recognized for work in human trafficking prevention | The Gazette

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Tish Young of Cedar Rapids has spent more than eight years volunteering with Chains Interrupted, a nonprofit that combats human trafficking. Young received an award on Jan. 12 from the Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking for her work. (Submitted) Tish Young, (second from the left) poses with other volunteers with Chains Interrupted, a nonprofit that…

New training, laws take aim at human trafficking in Iowa | The Gazette
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New training, laws take aim at human trafficking in Iowa | The Gazette

ByEyes on Trafficking News

A young woman pours red sand in the cracks of a Cedar Rapids sidewalk at a July 30, 2021, Chains Interrupted Red Sand Project event. The sand symbolizes the need to watch for human trafficking and for victims who have fallen through the cracks. New Iowa laws and training programs are raising awareness of the…