Pam Bondi Recognizes January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi released a statement Wednesday joining President Barack Obama inrecognizing January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking PreventionMonth.

Raising awareness about the prevalence of human trafficking is a crucialcomponent to combating this $32 billion industry that exploits women,children and men, Bondi stated in a press release. I remain dedicatedto doing everything within my power to make Florida a zero-tolerance statefor human trafficking.

In 2011, the National Human Trafficking Resource Centerranked Floridathird in the number of calls about potential human trafficking casesreceived by the centers hotline.

Bondi worked with the Florida Legislature during the 2012legislative session to enhance penalties and provide additional measures tostop human trafficking.