In a private, pandemic-safe ceremony held Jan. 28, 2021, at the Family Peace Center, the Milwaukee Joint Human Trafficking Task Force (MJHTTF) held its inaugural awards event to recognize individuals and organizations for outstanding work in the field of anti-human trafficking and exploitation. Awards recipients were selected for demonstrating notable efforts to combat human trafficking, promote victims’ rights and hold offenders accountable.
Read MoreToday, January 11, is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. It’s a time when we raise awareness for the issue of human trafficking and exploitation, publicly oppose this form of modern-day slavery and spread the message that help is available for exploited people everywhere.
Human trafficking and exploitation is a significant problem right here in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin. It’s also largely misunderstood. Many people don’t understand how the crime impacts people of all ages and backgrounds, living in cities, suburbs and rural communities alike.
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