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Detroit City Council Passes Ordinance Requiring Lodging Businesses to Post Educational Signs about Human Trafficking

May 22, 2024 | 11:42 AM

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May 22, 2024 ~ Detroit City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that requires hotels to post signage to combat human trafficking. Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds talk with council member Angela Whitfield-Calloway about how the signs would help vulnerable people in need, and the next steps for the Human Trafficking Task Force in Detroit.

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