BY A STAFF REPORTER
LOS ANGELES, CA - The Asian Pacific Islander Human Trafficking Task Force of the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council (A3PCON) launched a new outreach campaign to raise awareness of human trafficking in API communities in Los Angeles County and help survivors secure necessary services.
LOS ANGELES, CA - The Asian Pacific Islander Human Trafficking Task Force of the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council (A3PCON) launched a new outreach campaign to raise awareness of human trafficking in API communities in Los Angeles County and help survivors secure necessary services.
The South Asian Network is among the community-based organizations that are part of the task force collaborating on the outreach. These organizations will provide free counseling, case management, legal services and mental health services to API human trafficking victims and survivors. Services will be offered in various locations throughout Los Angeles County in a number of languages including Gujarati, Hindi, Urdu, Bangla, Nepali and English.
Working in conjunction with the API Human Trafficking Task Force, the press conference’s first speaker, Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer made it emphatically clear that, “ Today I call on victims who’ve suffered this despicable form of modern day slavery to come forward–we are here for you.”
In support of the stepped up outreach and educational campaign, LA Community College Board Trustee Mike Eng remarked, “This outreach campaign is critical in helping identify API community members who have been trafficked and enabling them to receive services in their language by organizations who understand their experiences.”
As part of a grant from the US Department of Justice Office of Victims of Crime, the collaborative was able to produce the first outreach materials to educate the public about the endemic and growing problem of human trafficking in the API community and how and where victims can access immediate aid and services. The brochures were produced in eight different languages including English, Hindi, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, Khmer, and Tagalog and were distributed at the conclusion of the press conference.
Working in conjunction with the API Human Trafficking Task Force, the press conference’s first speaker, Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer made it emphatically clear that, “ Today I call on victims who’ve suffered this despicable form of modern day slavery to come forward–we are here for you.”
In support of the stepped up outreach and educational campaign, LA Community College Board Trustee Mike Eng remarked, “This outreach campaign is critical in helping identify API community members who have been trafficked and enabling them to receive services in their language by organizations who understand their experiences.”
As part of a grant from the US Department of Justice Office of Victims of Crime, the collaborative was able to produce the first outreach materials to educate the public about the endemic and growing problem of human trafficking in the API community and how and where victims can access immediate aid and services. The brochures were produced in eight different languages including English, Hindi, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, Khmer, and Tagalog and were distributed at the conclusion of the press conference.
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