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Sioux City declares 2025 Human Trafficking Prevention Month; local events planned
Summary
Mayor Robert E. Scott read a proclamation declaring 2025 Human Trafficking Prevention Month and city officials and advocates highlighted awareness events, a “Light Up in Blue” display and a Jan. 26 survivor presentation at the Public Museum.
Mayor Robert E. Scott read a proclamation at the Sioux City Council meeting declaring 2025 as Human Trafficking Prevention Month and encouraged citizens to learn about the issue and support prevention efforts.
The proclamation notes the Thirteenth Amendment’s prohibition of slavery and describes modern trafficking as “forced labor and trafficking,” saying it “weakens our social fabric, increases violence and organized crime, and debases our humanity.” Mayor Scott read the…
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