SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING JANUARY OF 2026, AS "RHODE ISLAND SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N
COMMEMORATING JANUARY OF 2026, AS "RHODE ISLAND SLAVERY AND HUMAN
TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

Introduced By:
Senators E Morgan, Bissaillon, Dimitri, Appollonio, LaMountain,
Acosta, de la Cruz, Famiglietti, Lauria, and Gu

Date Introduced:
January 15, 2026

Referred To:
Recommended for Immediate Consideration
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WHEREAS, Human trafficking, as recognized and defined by the United Nations in the
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"Trafficking Protocol" is the "recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of
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persons, by means of threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of
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deception,…for the purpose of exploitation." Exploitation can include forced prostitution and
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other forms of sexual exploitation as well as forced labor. Women and children are particularly
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vulnerable to being exploited in these ways; and
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WHEREAS, It is estimated that 27.6 million people are currently the victims of human
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trafficking worldwide and are being used as slaves in some capacity. The International Labour
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Office (ILO), estimates that human trafficking generates approximately $236 billion dollars in
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profit; and
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WHEREAS, National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month was first
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observed in January, 2018 and more than $45 million was contributed to the Global Fund to End
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Modern Slavery, which provided for enhanced collaboration amongst nations and their law
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enforcement and other community and business organizations in order to dismantle transnational
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criminal organizations that are involved in human trafficking activities. In 2024, more than $75
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million was raised; now, therefore be it
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RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby commemorates
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January of 2026, as "National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month" in the State of
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Rhode Island; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to
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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the President of the United States, Donald
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Trump, the Governor of the State of Rhode Island, Daniel McKee, and the Secretary-General of
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the United Nations, António Guterres.
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