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Hotels, lodging groups back bill requiring annual human‑trafficking awareness training for staff

2784385 · March 25, 2025
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The House Corporations Committee heard near‑unanimous support March 25 for a bill requiring hotel employees and short‑term rental hosts to receive annual human‑trafficking awareness training; industry groups said training already exists and the bill would standardize and expand it.

Representatives of the Rhode Island Hospitality Association, the American Hotel and Lodging Association and industry operators told the House Committee on Corporations on March 25 that human‑trafficking awareness training for hotel employees is effective, already used by many brands, and should be required annually for hotel staff and short‑term rental operators.

Farooq (a hospitality association representative)…

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