www.calodging.com January + February 2024 19 Human trafficking happens when force, fraud, or coercion are used to compel a person into work or prostitution. Or anytime a minor exchanges a sex act for anything of value—money, a place to stay, or food—that is human trafficking. One indicator alone may not signify a trafficking incident. IN AN EMERGENCY or if a child is involved, follow the company’s emergency protocols. In the U.S., call 911. If a trafficker or controller is present, do not intervene. Call law enforcement or your local victim services hotline. If an adult victim is alone, ask “Are you OK?” or “May I help you?” Offer assistance or a printed resource card. In the U.S., call 1-888-373-7888 For hotlines outside the U.S., go to: globalmodernslavery.org REPORT any details about individuals or vehicles involved to a manager or security. Managers take additional steps: B E S TAL LI A NC E . O RG EM A I L : I N F O@ B E S T A L L I A N C E . O R G | TR A I N I N G: B E S T - T R A I N I N G . O R G HUMAN TRAFFICKING INDICATORS • Threatening, isolating, tricking, lying, or speaking for others • Holding money or documentation • Watching or waiting in the lobby, hallway, or parking lot • Controlling lodging or movement • Requesting suspicious room location or number of keys • Concealing identities or license plates • Suspicious booking behaviors A person displays unusual control over another person or group of people CONTROL • Unsure of where they are, where they are going, who their companions are, or who they are meeting • Person did not receive pay they were promised, owes debt, or cannot keep wages • Answers sound rehearsed A person shows an unusual level of confusion CONFUSION • Arranging to buy sex from a person, talking or joking about it, requesting adult services, accessing websites to buy sex • Checking in without luggage • High level of calls or visits to a certain room, especially at regular intervals • People visiting or calling without knowing the name of the guest • Complaints from guests about unusual noises or door closing repeatedly A person solicits sex from a minor or a person coerced into the sex trade SEX BUYING • Distress or fear; discomfort with companions • Injury (bruising or a cut) • Malnourished, unusually fatigued • Signs of trauma (hostility, fleeing, freezing up) • Avoiding eye contact • Asking for help, free food, or money • Few or no personal items • Minor behaving like an adult (checking in, paying bill) A person appears distressed or injured DISTRESS or INJURY RESPONDING TO POTENTIAL TRAFFICKING INCIDENTS
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