Sunday was National Human Trafficking Awareness Day.
On Monday, to commemorate the day, the Province of Saskatchewan announced the launch of a video awareness campaign to draw attention to the issue in the province.
The video campaign will show how individuals can become victims of human trafficking.
The government is providing a dedicated website for the video where information can also be found on resources and help.
That website is available here.
“We are committed to increasing public awareness about human trafficking and exploitation in Saskatchewan and across Canada,” said Justice Minister and Attorney General Tim McLeod. “This campaign educates and encourages us, as a province, to take a stand against this serious issue and shares available resources to support victims and bystanders.”
The government says the campaign was soft launched in mid-February and will run until the end of March.
The campaign is also done in collaboration with the Status of Women Office and support from 211, a service under the United Way.
Funding for the campaign was made available through the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence – an agreement that provided over $20 million in federal dollars for programs and services to address interpersonal violence and abuse.
MBC’s Joel Willick spoke with Alana Ross, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women about the campaign, common myths around human trafficking, and what the public can do if they suspect human trafficking.
(Top photo – Courtesy of the stoptrafficking.ca website)