Victim Services Huron has planned a one day workshop on human trafficking in Seaforth to promote awareness that human trafficking could be happening in Huron County.
The session on March 8 is open to the public, and is especially targeted at workers in law enforcement, social services, and hotel services.
The seminar will run from 8:30am to 4:30pm at the Seaforth Community Centre on Duke St.
A human trafficking survivor, author and social advocate, Timea Nagy, will present the workshop.
Nagy founded the non profit organization "Walk With Me Canada Victim Services" to provide shelter and services for victims, education for law enforcement and public awareness.
Nagy's journey was chronicled at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in the Turning Point Exhibition in 2014 and she is the recipient of the Prime Minister’s Volunteer Award and the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal.
“This will be a great opportunity for the community to come together as a united network to learn ways in which we can prevent, identify, and stop human trafficking,” says Deborah Logue, executive director at Victim Services Huron. “Participants will leave the workshop with general knowledge of the warning signs, how human trafficking can be reported, ways to communicate with victims, and be a part of building a support network within our community.”
The Ontario Network of Victim Services Providers reports 93% of Canada's trafficking victims come from Canada. The OPP say about 65% of all police reported human trafficking cases in the country are in Ontario.
Tickets for the workshop are available until March 1 at $40 each. Lunch is included. To register, contact Victim Services Huron at 519-600-4108 or email kathy@victimserviceshuron.ca.
