Item No. 8a supp
Meeting Date: July 24, 2018

Human Trafficking Strategy
Implementation 6 Month Update
July 24, 2018

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Port Human Trafficking Strategy
On January 9, Commission passed a motion committing
staff to finalizing and implementing a Port-wide strategy to
combat human trafficking with four main focus areas:
1. Training
2. Communications
3. Partnerships
4. Policies & Protocols

Why a Port Anti-Trafficking Effort?

Commission Motion Timelines
• By March 31, 2018:
• developing a curriculum and planning trainings for the most relevant
Port employees;
• joining key alliances and committees to ensure the Port's engagement
on this topic regionally;
• conducting initial awareness raising through media and
communications efforts to users of the Port's facilities and local
residents;
• advocating at the state and federal level for policy changes that further
the Port's and region's human trafficking reduction efforts; and
• planning for the implementation of a broader set of tactics.
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Commission Motion Timelines Con't
• By June 30, 2018:
• developing a curriculum and planning to making training broadly
available to all Port employees;
• ensuring that Port policies and our Code of Conduct fully restricts
employee engagement in any aspect of trafficking;
• installing signage in Port facilities that helps increase awareness of this
issue and reduces trafficking in our region; and
• exploring implementation of a final tier of tactics.
• By December 31, 2018, staff shall have begun implementation of those
final tier tactics that not only are most achievable but also have the
broadest return on investment in terms of multiplying the Port's impact on
reducing human trafficking.
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Implementation Progress to-Date Overview
Required Tactic
Developing a curriculum, planning
trainings for key Port employees

January Motion Deadline
March 31, 2018

Deadline Met?
No

Joining key alliances and committees March 31, 2018

Yes

Conducting initial awareness raising

March 31, 2018

Yes

Advocating for policy changes
Developing a curriculum, planning
trainings for all Port employees

March 31, 2018
June 30, 2018

Yes
No

Ensuring Port policies restrict
engagement in trafficking

June 30, 2018

Yes

Installing signage in Port facilities to
increase awareness

June 30, 2018

No

Exploring implementation of a final
tier of tactics

June 30, 2018

Yes

Training

Public Awareness

Public Awareness

Partnerships

Policy

A Port-Wide Collaboration