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Now, learn how every employee in your organization—regardless of role—can combat human trafficking.
Learn MoreHuman trafficking – or modern-day slavery – is a global crime in which people are bought and sold for forced labor or commercial sex. Traffickers use violence, manipulation and false promises of work opportunities or romance to lure, control and exploit their victims. Of the estimated 50 million victims worldwide, thousands of girls, boys, women and men are trafficked for sex or labor in the U.S. and Canada.
In response to these realities, TAT recognizes that trucking, along with other members of the transportation industry, are perfectly positioned in the course of their everyday jobs to provide an extra set of eyes and ears to law enforcement in helping to identify both victims and perpetrators of human trafficking. The very nature of their jobs — with their extensive travel, the variety of venues they visit, and their sheer numbers – creates opportunities for members of these industries to interact with potential victims of human trafficking regularly. They just need training to both identify and report human trafficking when they see it.
people trained on how to recognize and report human trafficking.
“Since our inception in 2009, TAT has been characterized by a commitment to scaling sustainably … extending our boundaries, stepping up and stepping out to invite more organizations, agencies and associations to play a role in the fight against human trafficking.”
Esther Goetsch
Executive Director of TAT
In the Spotlight
In the Spotlight: Chris Tinkler
When Chris Tinkler of CN/CNTL first talks to anyone about human trafficking, he describes the reaction he gets as shock, “as until very recently, it seems that incidents of human trafficking don’t really make national news here in Canada, and, when they do, it’s very few and far between.”
TAT Releases Our 2024 Annual Report
To celebrate TAT’s 15th year, the 2024 annual report not only highlights four key milestones achieved in 2024 but provides a backward look to showcase memorable moments of TAT’s journey to this point.
TAT Announces Release of Training for Corporate Employees
Traffickers count on their victims being “unseen” by the people around them, making them basically “hidden” in plain sight. It’s vital for everyone to realize how trafficking occurs in the seemingly ordinary moments of life. Preview TAT’s latest video, You’ve Seen Us Before, and consider how you can implement this training across your organization.
TAT Announces 2024 Harriet Tubman Award Winner
Bernsen, one of 18,000 TA employees who receive TAT’s human trafficking training annually, noticed a distressed young woman hanging around the store. She would disappear for periods of time into the restroom but then reappear in the lobby area.
Our Partners
TAT’s partners make a real-world impact in the fight against human trafficking by enabling millions of people to receive knowledge and inspiration and move from passive bystanders to active disruptors. As TAT educates, equips, empowers and mobilizes key industries and agencies to combat human trafficking, its partners are playing a significant role in preventing and disrupting this crime. From training their workforce, to adopting policies, to posting victim-centered information, to leveraging their networks to spread awareness, to making financial contributions, TAT’s partners make this work possible.
A special thanks to our plus partners (designated with a blue border at the beginning of the categories) for choosing to support TAT with multi-year commitments.
Click on the logos to learn more about our partners.
Driving Force
$1,000,000+ over three years
North Star
$250,000+
Freedom Driver
$100,000+
Diamond
$50,000+
Platinum
$25,000+
Gold
$10,000+
Silver
$5,000+
Bronze
$2,500+
Copper
$1,000+
