Training for convenience store workers to recognize human trafficking
By Logan Bagett on Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories
JOHN DAY – In Our Backyard is a national organization headquartered in Bend, Oregon, and focuses on the prevention and cessation of human trafficking. Lilly Lawson, out of the organization’s Burns office was recently on KJDY’s Coffee Time in John Day. She said In Our Backyard will provide convenience store employees training to spot trafficking. She shared a story following one of those trainings:
“…two weeks later, we got an email [saying] ‘Thank you so much. Our employee was able to spot a trafficker. They did what you said.’
Law enforcement got there, a trafficker was picked up. An 11-year-old little girl was taken out of the hands of a trafficker.”
For more information, visit the organization’s website at inourbackyard.org.
Find the full Coffee Time visit here: https://omny.fm/shows/coffee-time/january-18-in-our-backyard
