Being forced to engage in any activity where you cannot leave is illegal. This includes: commercial sex, housework, farm work, construction, factory, retail, restaurant work, or any other activity
Editor's Note: A couple of days ago, we had to go to an Urgent Clinic when my husband's car was rear-ended. It was near the end of the Christmas/New Year's break time. I was in the waiting room of the John Muir/UCSF Health Berkeley Outpatient Center when I noticed the following notice posted prominently on the wall of the Center:
AB-2034 Human trafficking: notice. (2017-2018) ... Amended
If you or someone you know is being forced to engage in any
activity and cannot leave, please call the National Human
Trafficking Resource Center at 1-888-373-7888 or the
California Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST)
at 1-888-539-2373 to access help and services. Victims of
slavery and human trafficking are protected under United
States and California Law.
The hotlines are:
- Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Toll-free
- Operated by nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations
- Anonymous and confidential
- Accessible in more than 160 languages
- Able to provide help, referral to services, training. And
general information
SECTION 1.
Section 52.6 of the Civil Code is amended to read:
“If you or someone you know is being forced to engage in any activity and cannot leave—whether it is commercial sex, housework, farm work, construction, factory, retail, or restaurant work, or any other activity — text 233-733 (Be Free) or call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or the California Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST) at 1-888-KEY-2-FRE(EDOM) or 1-888-539-2373 to access help and services.
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Victims of slavery and human trafficking are protected under United States and California law. |
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