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United States requires Labor Department trafficking training within 180 days
The president signed H.R. 4307, the Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act, on October 20, 2026. The Act directs the Secretary of Labor to implement, within 180 days after enactment, a training and periodic continuing-education program for Department of Labor employees selected by reference to their official duties, including referral of potential trafficking cases to the Department of Justice.
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Key points
- For Wage and Hour Division employees, the Secretary considers training needs in a State with a significant increase in oppressive child labor.U.S. Government Publishing Office
- Training covers current trends and best practices, detection information, methods for identifying suspected victims and traffickers, and a referral course of action.U.S. Government Publishing Office
- Training may be conducted through in-class or virtual learning, and employees evaluate the training or continuing education after completing it.U.S. Government Publishing Office
- Annual reports to two congressional committees begin one year after the program is first implemented and cover training, effectiveness, completions, and referrals.U.S. Government Publishing Office
- Reports state the processes used to measure and track responses by the Department of Justice and other appropriate authorities to referred cases.U.S. Government Publishing Office
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