Human Trafficking Prevention: Free Training

Human trafficking is incredibly widespread, and our hotels and restaurants have an important role to play in keeping our community and our businesses safe from this harm. Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association is now partnering with Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST) to provide FREE human trafficking training for Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association members and their staff. This comprehensive course about human trafficking is just 30-minutes, but it can help protect your hotel or restaurant – and even save a life!

“ORLA needs to be a leader in forging stronger working relationships with like-minded organizations focused on anti-trafficking training,” said Jason Brandt, President & CEO for the Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association. “Our industry is a part of the solution and needs to be at the table in providing quality training at no cost as a foundational societal responsibility.”

To take the free training course, log in to the ORLA Member Portal to access the enrollment codes for either individual or group training courses.

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The Course: Inhospitable to Human Trafficking Training
BEST offers the most comprehensive human trafficking training available in the country for hospitality employees. BEST’s training is a proven tool that helps victims of human trafficking escape exploitation and helps trained hotels become less hospitable for traffickers. Survey research has shown that before receiving training, only 8% of trainees recognized a trafficking incident within the prior year. After taking BEST’s training, that number jumped to 44% of trainees identifying victims.

Everyone who completes the training course will receive a certificate. This certificate may satisfy state and/or local training requirements. It is your responsibility to verify whether the training meets any such requirements.

Taking this training course is free and easy. Just log in to the Member Portal to find your enrollment codes under Additional Resources.
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About Business Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST)
Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST) is the first nonprofit organization in the country dedicated entirely to working with businesses to disrupt human trafficking. BEST has provided consultation and training to hundreds of hotels focused on reducing human trafficking and mitigating the reputational, legal, and financial risks associated with it. BEST has trained thousands of hotel employees and equipped them to protect their hotel and employer from human trafficking.

More Resources on Human & Sex Trafficking Prevention

AHLA's No Room For Trafficking (NRFT) Campaign
No Room for Trafficking is an AHLA national awareness campaign that builds on the industry’s ongoing commitment and work to end human trafficking. Through elevating, assessing, educating and supporting the fight to end human trafficking, AHLA’s campaign will ensure hotel employees are continuously developing a better understanding of ways to identify traffickers and potential victims in hotels.

• Learn more on the initiative
• AHLA's No Room for Trafficking Toolkit

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Human Trafficking Prevention Resources​​

• ​National Human Trafficking Resource Center - Connect with a service provider in your area; call NHTRC at 1-888-373-7888
• Human Trafficking Response Guide for the Tribal Gaming and Hospitality Industry
• Hospitality Industry Response Guide
• Oregon DOJ Crime Victim and Survivor Services