Resource Hub

This resource hub is intended to provide a central repository for resources on understanding the risk of modern slavery to business, modern slavery policy and legislation, and how this can be applied to the hotel industry.

“The launch of this resource hub shows the effectiveness of collaboration and is a significant step-up in trafficking prevention measures. It is a practical and useful step towards aiding businesses in identifying and preventing modern slavery where is occurs.”
Professor Alexandros Paraskevas, COMBAT

COMBAT Toolkit – Aide Memoire

The COMBAT Toolkit is designed specifically to help hotels tackle the problem of human trafficking by helping staff to identify specific signs of trafficking. It comprises reference guides with accompanying powerpoints, case studies with accompanying powerpoint for training sessions, a trainer's manual, a series of 10-minute trainers, aide memoires and example awareness-raising posters. The aide memoire is a physical prompt that can be distributed to all hotel staff and employees, to remind them of the signs of trafficking and how to report it.
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COMBAT Toolkit – Case Studies: Bonded Labour

The COMBAT Toolkit is designed specifically to help hotels tackle the problem of human trafficking by helping staff to identify specific signs of trafficking. It comprises reference guides with accompanying powerpoints, case studies with accompanying powerpoint for training sessions, a trainer's manual, a series of 10-minute trainers, aide memoires and example awareness-raising posters. These three case case studies about bonded labour are written in the first person, so that trainees are better able to identify with victims. These case studies are intended to provide discussion point for trainees to identify whether or not the case is an example of human trafficking, what signals there are if so, and what barriers could be erected to prevent this example from happening in their hotel. Credit: COMBAT Case Study 1: Osama
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Case Study 2: Matus
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Case Study 3: Cabdi
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COMBAT Toolkit – Case Studies: Sexual Exploitation

The COMBAT Toolkit is designed specifically to help hotels tackle the problem of human trafficking by helping staff to identify specific signs of trafficking. It comprises reference guides with accompanying powerpoints, case studies with accompanying powerpoint for training sessions, a trainer's manual, a series of 10-minute trainers, aide memoires and example awareness-raising posters. These three case studies about sexual exploitation are written in the first person, so that trainees are better able to identify with victims. These case studies are intended to provide discussion point for trainees to identify whether or not the case is an example of human trafficking, what signals there are if so, and what barriers could be erected to prevent this example from happening in their hotel.
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Georgia's Story: Sexual Exploitation
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Abigail's Story: Child Sexual Exploitation
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Estella and Angelica's Story: Domestic and Sexual Exploitation
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COMBAT Toolkit – Case Study: Forced Criminality

The COMBAT Toolkit is designed specifically to help hotels tackle the problem of human trafficking by helping staff to identify specific signs of trafficking. It comprises reference guides with accompanying powerpoints, case studies with accompanying powerpoint for training sessions, a trainer's manual, a series of 10-minute trainers, aide memoires and example awareness-raising posters. COMBAT's seven case studies are written in the first person, so that trainees are better able to identify with victims. These case studies are intended to provide discussion point for trainees to identify whether or not the case is an example of human trafficking, what signals there are if so, and what barriers could be erected to prevent this example from happening in their hotel.
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COMBAT Toolkit – Example Posters (multi-language)

The COMBAT Toolkit is designed specifically to help hotels tackle the problem of human trafficking by helping staff to identify specific signs of trafficking. It comprises reference guides with accompanying powerpoints, case studies with accompanying powerpoint for training sessions, a trainer's manual, a series of 10-minute trainers, aide memoires and example awareness-raising posters. These example posters can be reproduced and distributed around hotels to raise awareness of human trafficking and encourage reporting via appropriate channels. They come from a range of campaigns (some non-English) and are intended for back-of-house display to hotel employees.
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COMBAT Toolkit – Reference Guide and Slides

The COMBAT Toolkit is designed specifically to help hotels tackle the problem of human trafficking by helping staff to identify specific signs of trafficking. It comprises reference guides with accompanying powerpoints, case studies with accompanying powerpoint for training sessions, a trainer's manual, a series of 10-minute trainers, aide memoires and example awareness-raising posters. The following links to reference guides accompanied by slides consist of what different staff members should know about trafficking; it provides the background to human trafficking, and offers practical advice on the development of policies and procedures to counteract and disrupt trafficking and support victims. It offers trainers a ‘pick and mix’ approach so that they can tailor the contents to meet the needs of their training audience.
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COMBAT Toolkit – Trainer’s Manual

The COMBAT Toolkit is designed specifically to help hotels tackle the problem of human trafficking by helping staff to identify specific signs of trafficking. It comprises reference guides with accompanying powerpoints, case studies with accompanying powerpoint for training sessions, a trainer's manual, a series of 10-minute trainers, aide memoires and example awareness-raising posters. This training manual provides an overview of the Toolkit, and is a supporting document providing guidance on setting training objectives according to participants' level of knowledge, and the time available to participants. With that in mind it emphasises the necessity to tailor your training plan accordingly with guidance on delivery (presentations and materials), questions and answers, group interaction and activities.
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COMBAT Toolkit: 10 Minute Trainers

The COMBAT Toolkit is designed specifically to help hotels tackle the problem of human trafficking by helping staff to identify specific signs of trafficking. It comprises reference guides with accompanying powerpoints, case studies with accompanying powerpoint for training sessions, a trainer's manual, a series of 10-minute trainers, aide memoires and example awareness-raising posters. These 10-minute long trainers are designed and tailored as training materials both for those working outside the industry, and for staff working in hotels. Some are department specific such as food and beverage or management, others are more generic. There is also a trainer to educate more generally on how to spot the signs of trafficking in hotels. These are intended for managers and shift leaders to offer as short training at the beginning of shifts, for the trainer to offer as a refresher or as entry into deeper discussion on specific issues.
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Spotting the Signs
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Framework for Working with Suppliers: Mitigating Risk of Modern Slavery

The Framework for Working with Suppliers: Mitigating Risk of Modern Slavery is a tool intended to be used by stakeholders at various levels of management within the hotel industry. It recommends specific responsibilities for brands, hotel owners and management companies, based on best practice and the experience and input of the Stop Slavery Hotel Industry Network (the "Network") membership. The Network brings together representatives from across the hotel industry to combat human trafficking and modern slavery within the sector. Its ethos stems from the acknowledgement that actors across the industry, whether international brands, bespoke hotel groups, independent owners, managers or employee agencies are all responsible for combating this horrific crime.
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General Manager Handbook

This Handbook is to be used by General Managers in conjunction with the Stop Slavery Blueprint. It offers practical tools to help operationalise the guidance from the Blueprint and provides example documents that can be adapted and used accordingly. The Stop Slavery Blueprint has been created by Shiva Foundation and was initially trialled in a group of hotels, with its implementation coordinated and supported by the Foundation. The Blueprint sets out the key principles for hoteliers wishing to implement their own anti-slavery initiatives.
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Hospitality Toolkit

The Blue Campaign is an anti-trafficking campaign run by the US Department for Homeland Security. This toolkit contains instructions for staff at the different levels within US hotels and information about the signs of human trafficking.
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Human Trafficking and the Hotel Industry Factsheet

This infographic factsheet from Polaris has been put together using statistics from the National Human Trafficking Resource Centre hotline and texts from the Polaris BeFree texting helpline. It specifically references human trafficking in hotels and motels in the US. The data is used to identify trends in cases and indicators of sex and labour trafficking in hotels, and the factsheet provides recommendations for the hotel industry.
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Know-How Guide for addressing Trafficking in Hospitality industry

The ITP engages with the world's leading hotel companies to drive responsible business in the hotel industry. They offer best practice, practical tools and programmes to facilitate collaboration. This guide was developed to help hoteliers understand human trafficking, the risk of the issue affecting them and their business, and what they can do to combat the problem.
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Modern Slavery and the Hotel Industry: Best Practice Guidance for Franchising

This guide, drafted by Liberty Shared, recognises the risks the hotel industry, and in particular hotels operating under major international brand franchises, face in regards to human rights abuses. This guide provides franchisors with an overview of the risks associated with modern slavery in relation to hotel franchise agreements and sets out practical solutions aimed at increasing the prospect that a franchisee's operations are free from these risks. Liberty Shared aims to prevent human trafficking through legal advocacy, technological interventions, and strategic collaborations with NGOs and corporations in Asia and globally.
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No Vacancy for Child Sex Traffickers Report

The report, "No Vacancy for Child Sex Traffickers Report: The Efficacy of ECPAT-USA’s Work to Prevent and Disrupt the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Hotels", highlights the efforts of ECPAT-USA in engaging the US travel and tourism industry in protecting children from sex trafficking and exploitation.
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Stop Slavery Blueprint

The Stop Slavery Blueprint has been created by Shiva Foundation and was initially trialled in a group of hotels, with its implementation coordinated and supported by the Foundation. The Blueprint sets out the key principles for hoteliers wishing to implement their own anti-slavery initiatives. It provides guidance and recommendations in the form of: • Policies and practices, • Procedures and protocols, and • A checklist of suggested actions. The Blueprint also sets out guidance on transparency, reporting, performance measurement, business partner engagement, risk assessment, business authentication, and investigation and remediation. It is meant to be used in conjunction with the Stop Slavery General Manager Handbook which provides practical guidance and materials.
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