Truckers, bus drivers learn to identify human trafficking

Truckers, bus drivers learn to identify human trafficking

16 WAPT'S SCOTTSIMMONS HAS REMO ON THE NEWCAMPAIGN CALLED, "BE THESOLUTION".<SCOTT SIMMONS/REPORTING:THE STATE IS LAUNCHING A NEWINTIATIVE REGARDINTHE GEVER GROWING PROBLEM OFHUMAN TRAFFICKING IT IS ACAMPAIGN THAT IS BRINGINGIN A HOST OF RESOURCESINCLUDING TRUCKERS.<JIM RICHARDS/KLLMTRUCKING CEO: IT DOES ND LEITSELF FOR US AND E THTRUCKERS TO TAKE A LEADROLE.IT IS A CAMPAIGN AGAINSTHUMAN AFTRFICKING KICKEDOFF ON THE GROUNDS OFK-L-L-M TRUCKI.

NGHUMAN TRAFFICKING IS AGROWING EPIDEMIC ACRS OSE THSTATE AND NATION OFYOUNG PEOPLE BEING FORCEDINTO DRUGS A NDPROSTITUTION...AND INSOME CASES BY THEIR OWNFAMILY.THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTME NTOF PUBLIC SAFETY SAYSTRUCKERS WILL BE ASKED TOLOOK OUT FOR THE SIGNSWHEREVER THEY GO.<SEAN TINDELL/DEPARTMENTOF PUBLIC SAFE TYCOMMISSIONER: A LOT OFTIMES IT IS A NEGLECD TECHILD THAT ENDS UP IN A HUMANTRAFFICKING BUSINESS ANDAS YOU MOVE ACROSS AMERI CAAND YOU SEE CHILDREN ATTRUCK STOPS THAT DON'T LOOKLIKE THERE ARE WITH THR EIPARENTS IT IS OK TO ASKQUESTIONS FOLLOW UP ANDLISTEN TO THE CHILD D ANAGAIN REPORT IT IF YOU SEESOMETHING.THE CAMPAIGN IS CALLED "BETHE SOLUTION" AND IT WL ILREACH OUT WI BTHILL BOARDS,SIGNS AND PUBLIC SERVICEANNOUNCEMENTSENCOURAGING PEOPLE TOREPORT THE SIGNS OF ABUSE.IT IS ESTIMATED TO BE AMULTI-BILLION DOAR LLDILEMMA ..

AND PROSECUTO RSSAY WITH MORE PEOPLE BEINGTRAINED ON WHAT TO LOOFOR KTHEIR CHANCES OFINVESTIGATING ANDSTOPPING IT WILL GETBETTER.<NN FLYITCH/(R) ATTORNEYNERAGEL: THE REAL KEY ISPEOPLE HAVE TO BE WILINGO TSTEP IN IT IS PERFECTLY OK TOCALL THE 1-800, PERFECY TLOK TO CALL ANY OF US WHO ARE INTHIS PARTNERSHIP AND KNOWWE ARE SO GRATEFUL BECAUSETHAT CAN BE A RESCUE THAT CANPOEMWER SOMEONE TO SEEANOTHER DAY BECAUSE EY THARE CAUGHT UP IN HUMANTRAFFICKING.IN THE COMING WEEKS ANDMONTHS, TRUCKERS WILL BETRAINED, ALSO SCHOOL BUSDRIVERS, EVEN CONVENIENCESTORE WORKERS ON HOW TO SP OTSIGNS OF HUMAN TRAFFIC