The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a new toolkit entitled the Human Trafficking Response Guide for the Tribal Gaming and Hospitality Industry.
Developed by the DHS, the National Indian Gaming Commission, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, it’s the first interagency-created resource for the tribal gaming and hospitality industries.
DHS Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas said in a statement, “Successfully combating human trafficking is a multidisciplinary, ‘whole-of-society’ effort. The Human Trafficking Response Guide for the Tribal Gaming and Hospitality Industry, the first of its kind, will assist an industry that is vulnerable to traffickers and will help protect potential victims. The survivor-informed toolkit will aid in the detection and prevention of human trafficking crimes in tribal gaming and hospitality settings.”
According to DHS, the resource provides culturally appropriate, survivor-informed tips for front line tribal gaming and hospitality employees at all levels working in security, surveillance and transportation; casino gaming; food and beverage and housekeeping, maintenance and room service. The toolkit also includes specific definitions and examples of human trafficking, printable posters with indicators of the crime and appropriate reporting information.
DHS Center for Countering Human Trafficking Director Cardell T. Morant said, “This culturally tailored, survivor-informed toolkit combines the Department’s human trafficking knowledge, tools and resources with the invaluable expertise, perspective and guidance of the tribal gaming and hospitality industry, and Indigenous communities. The toolkit empowers Indigenous communities to protect victims and provides them with the tools for identifying and reporting potential human trafficking situations to the proper authorities.”
