UN wants more airlines to play human trafficking detection role

BTN News
Tuesday, 13 June 2017

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime wants airlines to train flight attendants to spot signs that a person is being trafficked - and also to distribute information cards to passengers, cargo workers and airport staff that advise how to recognise when a person might be a victim of exploitation. Felipe De La Torre, program management officer at the UN agency said: “Airlines have the power to detect possible signs of human trafficking victims, they have the power to channel this information to the airport authorities and they also have the power to disseminate short videos or documentaries about human trafficking.”
Almost 21 million people are in forced labour world wide, according to the International Labour Organization, which estimates that trafficking earns profits of roughly US$150 billion a year for criminals involved. 
In the US, more than 70,000 airline staff aready have been trained to identify traffickers and their victims through initiatives including Blue Lightning.

UN wants more airlines to play human trafficking detection role

BTN News
Tuesday, 13 June 2017

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime wants airlines to train flight attendants to spot signs that a person is being trafficked - and also to distribute information cards to passengers, cargo workers and airport staff that advise how to recognise when a person might be a victim of exploitation. Felipe De La Torre, program management officer at the UN agency said: “Airlines have the power to detect possible signs of human trafficking victims, they have the power to channel this information to the airport authorities and they also have the power to disseminate short videos or documentaries about human trafficking.”
Almost 21 million people are in forced labour world wide, according to the International Labour Organization, which estimates that trafficking earns profits of roughly US$150 billion a year for criminals involved. 
In the US, more than 70,000 airline staff aready have been trained to identify traffickers and their victims through initiatives including Blue Lightning.