The Advocates for Human Rights published their labour trafficking protocol guidelines on the 31st of January 2019. The guidelines are designed to help communities identify and respond to labour trafficking victims throughout Minnesota, with a particular focus on young victims in their early 20s and younger. The guidelines draw on data collected from over 100 experts and are designed to account for the complex needs of a region that has rural, suburban and urban environments.

The protocol guidelines consist of 6 sections which give:

1. Background and overview to labor trafficking.
2. The universal protocol, which provides guidelines to the provision of an effective and comprehensive response to labor trafficking, including sections on collaborative responses, identification, and victim protection.
3. A protocol implementation worksheet as a simple tool to assist communities plan their responses to labor trafficking.
4. Sector specific protocol guidelines for use in conjunction with the universal protocol;
5. Recommendations for changes to the law and policy to improve Minnesota’s response to labor trafficking victims.
6. Appendices.

 

The report was funded Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, and the Minnesota Department of Health. The content is solely the work of The Advocates for Human Rights.

The Full report can be found here.