Fighting Human Trafficking
Hotel operators have a special obligation in the global fight against human trafficking. Human traffickers often gravitate to hotels as anonymous venues to conduct the illegal sale of sexual activities by trafficking victims, making it critical for hospitality companies to be vigilant in monitoring suspicious activities.
At Boyd Gaming, we recognize the important role we play in fighting human trafficking and helping both adults and children who are victims of this abhorrent criminal activity.
At Boyd Gaming, we recognize the important role we play in fighting human trafficking and helping both adults and children who are victims of this abhorrent criminal activity.
Examples of measures we have implemented across our operations include:
- We have implemented a companywide Anti-Human Trafficking Policy that applies across all of our nationwide operations.
- We are active participants in industry groups aimed at combatting human trafficking, including the Nevada Resort Association’s Anti-Human Trafficking Group.
- We work closely with law enforcement nationwide to identify and apprehend traffickers, assist trafficking victims, and reduce the demand for illegal sexual services.
- We work with law enforcement agencies to flag persons who have been convicted of human trafficking activities, and ban them from entering our properties.
- Our southern Nevada properties serve as the center of operations for “The Big Search,” a periodic citywide search by local law enforcement and non-profit organizations for victims of human trafficking.
- We post signage both front-of-house and back-of-house to raise public and team member awareness of the problem of human trafficking, and resources available to help victims.
- We also provide annual training so our team members learn what red flags to watch out for and how to report suspicious activity. And we provide detailed training for our security officers, with human trafficking survivor groups providing presentations at our security academies.
Should you know someone who is the victim of human trafficking, call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at (888) 373-7888, or text BE Free (233733).