Human Trafficking Awareness
According to the International Labor Organization, 24.9 million people are victims of modern slavery and human trafficking, and those victims are often transported on aircraft and pass through airports. By creating awareness in the aviation industry, trained personnel can better recognize and understand behaviors consistent with trafficking situations and report their observations.
This module includes information on the collaborative campaigns by the United Nations and their Office on Drugs and Crime, as well as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Blue Lightning Initiative (BLI). We review ICAO Circular 352 Guidelines for Training Cabin Crew on Identifying and Responding to Trafficking in Persons, which creates guidance on recognition, and ICAO Circular 357 Guidelines for Reporting Trafficking in Persons by Flight and Cabin Crew that contains a flow chart of possible actions.
InFO 19002 is referenced, which informs Title 14 CFR Part 135 operators of the statutory requirements in sections 44734 and 44738.