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U.S. Department of Transportation |
Human Trafficking
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) combats human trafficking by working with public and private sector stakeholders to empower transportation employees and the traveling public to recognize and report possible instances of human trafficking.
Counter-Trafficking Resources
The counter-trafficking in persons resources below include materials from DOT’s Transportation Leaders Against Human Trafficking (TLAHT) initiative, DOT’s Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking, and additional domestic and international collaborative documents.
Federal Transit Administration Awareness videos
APTA Human Trafficking Awareness Programs
Human Trafficking: Awareness to Action (APTAU Learning video)
Transit Agency Campaigns
APTA members and federal partners are involved in fighting human trafficking. Example of these efforts can be found below:
County of Los Angeles
Valley Transportation Authority
Sunline Transit
Greenville Transit Authority
Additional Resources
2023 APTA TRANSform Conference presentation
ELERTS Corporation
Department of Homeland Security
If you or someone you know needs help, call the National Human Trafficking Hotline toll-free hotline, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-888-373-7888 to speak with a specially trained Anti-Trafficking Hotline Advocate. Support is provided in more than 200 languages.
Callers can dial 711 to access the Hotline using TTY.
You can also email the hotline at help@humantraffickinghotline.org.
To report a potential human trafficking situation, call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888, or submit the tip online.
