The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) recently hosted a training session centred around human trafficking.
The goals of the event on April 16 were to raise awareness and understanding about human trafficking, as well as promote strategies to prevent it within the gambling industry. Speakers ranged from survivors of trafficking like Jessica Kay to representatives from Anchored Hope, a nonprofit organization based in southwest Detroit that provides support to survivors of trafficking, and Ring True, a jewelry company that supports survivors with employment and business learning opportunities, as well as Tiffany Martinez, Project Director with the Division of Victim Services at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).
“Raising awareness through training is one of the most effective tools we have in preventing human trafficking,” said MGCB Executive Director Henry Williams in a statement.
