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Supervisors approve plan to prevent human trafficking after disasters
Summary
The board unanimously directed county departments to develop worker‑protections, public‑awareness and contractor safeguards to reduce human trafficking and labor exploitation risks during wildfire recovery and other disasters.
The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion directing county departments to develop a coordinated strategy to prevent human trafficking and labor exploitation following natural disasters.
Supervisor Holly Mitchell authored the motion after citing research and post‑disaster examples showing increases in trafficking and labor exploitation in the wake of major disasters. The motion asks the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA), the Department of Public Health’s Office of Worker Safety and Health, the LA…
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