Human trafficking is incredibly widespread, and our hospitality industry has an important role to play in keeping our community, hotels and restaurants safe from this harm.

SCRLA is partnering with Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST) to provide FREE human trafficking training for members and their staff. This 30-minute course can protect your establishment and even save a life.

BEST offers the most comprehensive human trafficking training available in the country for hospitality employees and is a proven tool that helps victims of human trafficking escape exploitation and helps trained hotels and restaurants become less hospitable for traffickers.

Survey research has shown that before receiving training, only 8% of trainees recognized a trafficking incident within the prior year. After taking BEST’s training, that number jumped to 44% of trainees identifying victims.

Training Objectives:

• Provide an overview of sex trafficking and labor trafficking and their impact on the hotel industry
• Discuss common indicators of human trafficking and case examples
• Give action steps for how to respond to and prevent human trafficking
• Discuss key takeaways and provide additional resources, including modules to address real scenarios or receive more in-depth training

Everyone who completes the training will receive a certificate. This certificate may satisfy state and/or local training requirements. It is the responsibility of hotels and restaurants to verify whether the training meets any such requirements.