California's new human trafficking legislation requires higher employee training standards

Matt Friedman (matt.friedman@themekongclub.org) is CEO of The Mekong Club in Hong Kong.

Over the past five years, the issue of human trafficking—both forced prostitution and forced labor—has continued to become more relevant to a full range of private sector companies. Once considered a public sector issue—with most of the emphasis on government, United Nations, and nongovernmental organizations (NGO) responses—the private sector is shifting toward the fight against human trafficking in industries like banking/finance, manufacturing, retail, technology, and hospitality. This article focuses on the new legislation in California that mandates that the hospitality, transport, and other related businesses train their staff and post public notifications of compliance.

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