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Showing posts with label Trafficking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trafficking. Show all posts
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
TravelCenters of America to use Truckers Against Trafficking Training Materials
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TravelCenters of America to use Truckers Against Trafficking Training Materials
Marietta, PA, May 19, 2011 – Chapter 61 Ministries, in cooperation with a key trucking industry participant, TravelCenters of America (TA), is expanding its educational outreach on the issue of human trafficking.
Human trafficking training materials, made available to members of the trucking industry through Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT), an initiative of Chapter 61 Ministries, will be used by TravelCenters of America (TA) to educate its workforce and help raise awareness about TAT’s key issues to its community of customers.
“We’re extremely encouraged by TA’s participation to help get our message across,” said Kendis Paris, TAT national director. “Their decision to use TAT materials will disseminate the message to thousands of members of the trucking industry and better equip them to understand and help fight human trafficking, which is why TAT exists.” Commenting on TA’s decision to participate in this educational role, Barry Richards, executive vice president of TravelCenters of America, stated, “Truckers are among our country’s most caring, upstanding individuals, and trucking-related initiatives like TAT work to address issues important to the trucking community.
TA is proud to be part of that community and to play a small part in furthering TAT’s mission among its many trucking community supporters.”
The TAT initiative has a four-fold purpose: to educate members of the trucking/travel plaza industry about human trafficking and the role they can play in fighting it, equip them with tools, empower them with steps to take and mobilize them to take a stand against one of the world’s most lucrative and destructive crimes.
The initiative includes a website, www.truckersagainsttrafficking.com where the TAT video can be viewed; webinars; Human Trafficking 101 classes; wallet cards with questions to ask, red flags to look for and the National Hotline number to call if trafficking is suspected; posters; and publicity and promotion.
Human trafficking, a term for modern-day slavery, is a $32-billion worldwide industry with more than 27 million people enslaved in the world today. In the United States, it has been reported in all 50 states, and the number of victims is estimated in the hundreds of thousands.
For more information, please email: chapter61@gmail.com or contact Kendis Paris at 720-202-1037.
For more information about TFC’s Initiative Against Human Trafficking, please contact our coordinator Tammy Stauffer at 717-426-9977, Ext. 104 or email : Tammys@transportforchrist.org.
Transport For Christ is a non-profit, non-denominational ministry to the trucking community.
For more information about TFC contact: Jane Evans, Director of Communications P.O. Box 117 Marietta, PA 17547
Phone: 717-426-9977 – ext. 101
email : jane@transportforchrist.org
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Filed under: Education • Press Release • Safety • Truck Stops • Womens World
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Truckers Against Human Trafficking - Sep 22,2010
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Saturday, January 29, 2011
Link between Human Trafficking, CDL Training, and Jason’s Law
by Donna Smith
Recently the awareness for human trafficking within truck stops has been a serious topic of discussion, and truckers are being educated and made aware in order to help combat the problem. The human trafficking industry is a billion dollar industry, destroying millions of lives worldwide, including hundreds of thousands in the United States.
To understand human trafficking one must understand that many human trafficking victims within the USA are runaways , kidnap victims, or immigrants brought to the US with hopes of a better life. All groups are forced into either slave labor or prostitution , much of which occurs at truck stops. This is no secret to truckers as truck stop prostitutes have been known as, “lot lizards” or “fender lizards.” What truckers haven’t known in the past however, is that many of these, “lot lizards” that are walking the truck stops, are actually victims of human trafficking, being forced into the world of prostitution.
Now that a national awareness is occurring for the human trafficking crimes taking place, truckers are becoming the ears and eyes for these types of incidents. More and more truckers are realizing that these “lot lizards” who many times were annoying to them, roaming the truck stops and knocking on their doors during the night and interrupting their sleep, are actually victims of horrific crimes.
The new truck driver awareness brought on by Truckers Against Trafficking and Chapter 61 Ministries has encouraged drivers to call the national hotline number 1-888-373-7888 when they see suspicious activity ( very young girls, bodily bruising/ scratching, do not speak English) This was the case for a trucker who saved 9 lives and broke up an organized multi state trafficking ring. Recently on FaceBook, we were made aware of another trucker who called authorities in Laredo, TX as he noticed suspicious activity and was able to save victims lives from human trafficking and forced prostitution.
Truckers Against Trafficking, Kendis Paris, will be conducting a seminar at the Memphis Trucking Expo on Octobers 23rd which we will be attending.
Kylla Leeburg, who is also one of the founders of the group has been on Truth about Trucking “Live” as well as other radio shows such The Truckstar Radio with Daniel Audet and Road Dog on Sirius satellite radio, discussing the need for truckers to become involved with the human trafficking problem.
Kylla, Kendis, and mom Lynn ( TruckersAgainstTrafficking) will also be having a series of webinars, which can be watched from your computer, designed to educate people (especially truckers) on how they can help eliminate human trafficking as it hides behind the mask of “willful prostitution.” The webinars will be brought to you with the assistance of Transport for Christ.
We’d like to bring to the attention an article that was in USA Today , which we believe actually ties together much of the criminal activity that truck drivers experience and face due to their lifestyle, specifically: the truck driver shortage, cdl training, lack of safe truck parking, and human trafficking.
The article basically spoke about the 459 unsolved highway murders that have occurred over many years, stating that most of the 200 suspects are long haul truckers. The fact is, that the lifestyle of trucking is an appealing cover for someone with a criminal mind. How easily they could blend in with the other 4 million drivers, having a legitimate job, and moving from state to state legally as they conduct their series of criminal acts.
At a time when the fear of a truck driver shortage is igniting CDL schools and Company training programs to be on peak recruitment, it is crucial that these schools and programs conduct a complete background check on all individuals, especially since many of these programs are funded through government grants and subsidies paid by our tax dollars. It would be unimaginable to think that a serial killer is being sent through CDL school and training on the backs of the American Tax Payer.
The article also brought up the problem with prostitution within the truck stops and travel plazas, but nowhere did it mention the problem of human trafficking with regards to prostitution , which we felt was odd that not one of those interviewed made the connection( NATSO or OOIDA), even though the topic has been of major concern within the trucking world. Also, no one mentioned the need for more safe trucking parking! This would have been a golden opportunity to discuss the need for Jason’s Law and how many of the drivers who are already suffering from the lack of available safe truck parking (which has drastically interfered with their ability to obtain their federally mandated 10 hours rest), also complain that their sleep is additionally interrupted by the many prostitutes who roam the truck parking areas knocking on their cabs. This should have been mentioned as most of the murdered victims discussed in USA Today were prostitutes!
See all the connections now?
We see the many of these problems relating:
1-The criminal suspects within the trucking industry can be deterred by a more complete and thorough background investigation of CDL student and driver applicants. This is a must if we are to maintain a well deserving respectable image for the professional truck driver.
2-the need for more safe truck parking ( Jason’s Law) which would alleviate much of the problems for drivers having to drive fatigued because of the lack of parking and also interrupted sleep by pan handlers, pimps and prostitutes….who very well could be human trafficking victims.
3- The human trafficking problem which exists in much of the truck stops and travel plazas, which also requires the need for more safe truck parking…the key word is “safe”
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Filed under: Jobs and Careers • Politics • Safety • Truck Driving Jobs • Truck Stops • otr trucking • truck driving schools
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Nebraska Attorney Involved in Human Trafficking
Human Trafficking Alert:
Human Trafficking AlertWe have been contacted by Chapter 61 Ministries and Truckers Against Trafficking for help in the case of a human trafficking victim being held by an attorney in Nebraska. However, the attorney is not assisting in the case . . . the attorney is the trafficker.
Here is what we have been told:
The women’s daughter has been trafficked for 7 years. She has located her daughter in Omaha, Nebraska and desperately wants to rescue her and yet despite talking with hundreds of agencies and organizations help has eluded her. Her daughter is being held by an attorney who has beaten, drugged, raped and sold her, along with other children and uses the law to keep the mother penniless and away from her daughter.
The mother has been unsuccessful in receiving the help she needs. She has spoken with the national hotline and plans to contact the Omaha FBI. However, her attempts with local law enforcement have proven unsuccessful as of yet. They are asking for your help in any way you can give it.
The mother has followed her daughter not just around the states, but also overseas in order to rescue her and is living in a roach motel at this point still trying to save her. If you know anyone locally in Omaha, particularly a police officer, or other law enforcement or know of a great anti-trafficking organization, or a civil or government attorney there that could help, please contact Chapter 61 Ministries so they can get this information to the mother.
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Filed under: Safety • trucking
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Saturday, November 27, 2010
Semi Trucks and Drug Trafficking
Drug dealers and smugglers use all forms of transportation in order go keep up with the supple and demand of this underground industry. Since semi trucks move all over the country, it is only practical to assume they are used for this purpose as well. Under the pretense of delivering actual goods, many trucks travel along the highways with drugs in the trailers. In these types of instances, the truck drivers are aware of what they are hauling. They often due it for the amount of money they can earn hauling it.
In other instances, the truck driver and the trucking company aren’t aware of the drugs on their vehicles. The drugs are placed behind the wheels of the vehicle or even in some of the merchandise in the trailer. The drug smuggling is a process that is done behind the scenes among individuals at various cargo pick up and delivery points.
The FDA is always on the look out for suspicious activities that take place with semi trucks. They pay close attention to the trucks that are coming in and out of docks. Suspicious activity that is reported is quickly investigated. They have the right to use drug dogs in order to check the inside of the cab if they suspect drugs are on board. They also have special gauges and tools they can use to check for drugs stored in gas tanks or under the vehicle.
Sometimes the drugs found in semi trucks are for personal use. That is quite dangerous when you consider the professional responsibilities that come with being a truck driver. To help alleviate such issues, most truck drivers have to belong to a drug pool. These are in place by the companies they drive for and owner operators can sign up to become part of one on their own. If the driver is randomly pulled for a drug test they will be contacted. They have a set period of time to comply with taking the test. If they drive over the road they will be given instructions on where they can go in the area to have the drug testing done.
While most truck drivers are hard working individuals who strive to make a living doing what they enjoy, others take the easy way and want to earn the money associated with drug trafficking. The risks are very high though and any truck driver caught with drugs in or on the vehicle can be charged with possession. It can be very difficult for a truck driver who is innocently the transport without knowing it to prove they are not part of the process.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Human Trafficking - Truckers Call to Action - Feb 18,2010
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