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Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy

Human Trafficking Training for Hotel Staff

Section 15-210 of the Maryland Business Regulation Article requires hotel operators (innkeepers) to provide training that helps employees recognize the signs of human trafficking and report suspected trafficking to the appropriate authorities.

The following training programs meet this requirement:

PACT (formerly ECPAT-USA)

Training: Your Role in Preventing Human Trafficking: Recognize the Signs

Access the PACT: Your Role in Preventing Human Trafficking: Recognize the Signs training.

Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST)

Training: Inhospitable to Human Trafficking

Access the BEST: Inhospitable to Human Trafficking training.

Marriott International

Training: Recognize and Respond: Addressing Human Trafficking in the Hospitality Industry

This training is available to current Marriott employees.