September 2022 Update on Ohio's Anti-Trafficking Efforts

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September 2022 Human Trafficking Update

A brief overview of current news and updates on Ohio's anti-trafficking movement


news

The International Labour Organization released the 2021 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery: Forced Labour and Forced Marriage Report. 

All 11 defendants were convicted by a federal grand jury in a large Scioto County human trafficking case. 

A 52-unit facility coming to Columbus in 2023 will provide housing for survivors of human trafficking. 


tools & technical assistance

United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking Annual Report 
The U.S. Department of State released the 2022 United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking Annual Report

Program Instruction: Prohibition on Inclusion of Adverse Information on Consumer Reporting in Cases of Human Trafficking 
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Trafficking in Persons released the Program Instruction: Prohibition on Inclusion of Adverse Information on Consumer Reporting in Cases of Human Trafficking.  

Federal Statutory and Regulatory Framework on Forced Labor in Healthcare and Public Health Supply Chains
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Trafficking in Persons released the Federal Statutory and Regulatory Framework on Forced Labor in Healthcare and Public Health Supply Chains


meetings & events

Fundamentals of Human Trafficking 
Oct. 4, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., virtual 
The Collaborative to End Human Trafficking will host a training on the Fundamentals of Human Trafficking.  

Supporting Survivors of Human Trafficking in Tribal Communities 
Oct. 6, 3 p.m., virtual 
The Human Trafficking Capacity Building Center will host a training on Supporting Survivors of Human Trafficking in Tribal Communities

Human Trafficking 101 
Oct. 20, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., virtual
The Summit County Collaborative Against Human Trafficking will host a Human Trafficking 101 training. 

Resource Fair - Bridging the Gaps: Survivor Voices
Oct. 28, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Akron-Summit County Public Library, 60 South High Street, Akron, OH 
The Summit County Collaborative to End Human Trafficking will host a resource fair and conversation about gaps in services for survivors of human trafficking. 

Multidisciplinary Team Response to Child Sex Trafficking
Dec. 12 - 15, Columbus, OH, location tbd
The National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College will host a training on the Multidisciplinary Team Response to Child Sex Trafficking