California Assembly adopts ACR 9, designating January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month
The California State Assembly unanimously adopted Assembly Concurrent Resolution 9 (ACR 9) recognizing January as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month after members and survivor leaders spoke in support of survivor-centered responses and greater awareness.
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Assemblymember Pellerin presented Assembly Concurrent Resolution 9 to designate January as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month and asked colleagues to support a survivor-centered approach to addressing trafficking in California. "Human trafficking is a crime that involves the use of coercion to recruit and harbor a person for their forced labor or commercial exploitation," Pellerin said, noting the resolution was drafted "in close partnership with human trafficking survivors from across the state."
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