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Story County Board proclaims January 2025 Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Summary
The Story County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a proclamation recognizing January 2025 as Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and heard remarks from a statewide anti‑trafficking network about local and state needs, prosecution data and service funding gaps.
The Story County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 2 unanimously adopted a proclamation recognizing January 2025 as Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and urged residents to report suspicious activity.
The proclamation, presented by Supervisor Fazel and read into the record, notes the 13th Amendment outlawed slavery, says modern slavery most commonly appears as forced labor and trafficking, and calls for increased community education and vigilance. "We do hereby proclaim January 2025 as Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month," the board said before voting…
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