People gathered in Winter Park to raise awareness about human trafficking. Dozens of organizations partnered together for the 12th annual Human Trafficking Awareness Day and Film Festival at Calvary Orlando Church. “Florida has the third highest number of calls to the National Trafficking Hotline. Orange County has the highest number of cases, according to DCF,…
As an Abolitionist Partner, you’ll give $18 a month for all the 18th birthdays. #18fortheir18th As a Florida based non-profit, we fight human trafficking across the entire United States. Teenagers are targeted in the most “innocent” ways. This isn’t a life that discriminates. Imagine you have a 17-year-old niece named Stephanie. She loves dancing, movies,…
The University of Central Florida is teaming up with the non-profit organization United Abolitionists to train the future leaders of hospitality on how to combat human trafficking. The UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management will soon start training students on how to identify and report sex and labor trafficking through a series of three internship…
The UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management in Orlando is teaming up with United Abolitionists, an agency that fights against slavery and exploitation, to train “future leaders of the hospitality industry to combat human trafficking in hospitality, tourism, events, attractions, hotels and on campus.” Last year, UCF established the Center for the Study of Human…
By: Noah Bradon ORLANDO — In 2018, the state of Florida saw the third-highest number of reported cases of human trafficking in the entire country, trailing only portions of California and Texas. The largest concentration of occurrences happened in urban centers, led by Central Florida. In 2016, greater Orlando ranked third in the nation in…
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By January 1, 2021, Massage establishments will be required by law to post a sign regarding human trafficking in a conspicuous place accessible to employees. Here are some quick sign requirements. The sign must: Be at least 11 x 15 inches Be at least 32-point type Contain statutorily required language and be posted in English…
Story originally published by: The Orlando Sentinel Hotel industry vows united front against sex traffickers The nation’s hotel industry association vowed Wednesday to fight widespread sex trafficking on its properties, in part by training every employee on warning signs for the crime and how to respond. The announcement from the American Hotel & Lodging Association…
How sex traffickers use drug addiction to recruit and control their victims… Thousands of people flock to the recovery capital in Florida every year for the treatment of addiction and substance abuse. Sex traffickers know this and are constantly patrolling the streets looking for vulnerable people who are addicts or are looking to get high.…
In a case that shocked the South Florida community and made headlines across the country, a young girl who is being called “Z” ended up caught in a brutal sex-trafficking operation. It happened in 2013. The girl was only 13 at the time. Six years later, she decided to share her story exclusively with Local…
