MPI Joins the Fight in Human Trafficking
MPI is taking advocacy a step further and has joined the fight against human trafficking—which affects an estimated 21 million people, including children, around the world—by raising awareness of this horrific tragedy.
Did you know traffickers are using hotels and airlines to carry out these heinous crimes? As meeting professionals, it is important to notice the signs in order to take action.
MPI currently uses our channels as well as our extensive chapter network to generate awareness about this important issue—the toll of trafficking and what can be done to help victims. On April 4, 2019, MPI signed the ECPAT-USA’s Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism (known as “The Code”), which is the only voluntary set of business principles that companies within our industry can implement to prevent child sex tourism and trafficking of children.
Together, we can learn more and make a difference in the fight to end human trafficking. And we hope in the near future we can look back at our collective efforts and be proud of the impact our community has made to end this tragedy.
National Human Trafficking Hotline 1-888-373-7888.
Contact EPCAT USA
ECPAT-USA is the leading anti-trafficking policy organization in the United States. As a member of ECPAT International, ECPAT-USA belongs to a network of organizations in 93 countries all working together to end the commercial sexual exploitation of children.