PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 

COMMISSION AGENDA             Item No.:       6c 
ACTION ITEM 
Date of Meeting:     January 10, 2012 
DATE:    January 5, 2012 
TO:      Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    Mary Gin Kennedy, Director, Commission Services 
Colleen Wilson, Chief, Port of Seattle Police Department 
SUBJECT:  Human Trafficking Motion 
ACTION REQUESTED: 
Adopt a motion of the Port of Seattle Commission to: (1) recognize January 11, 2012, as
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day and January 2012 as National Slavery and Human
Trafficking Prevention Month; (2) note a joint media event is planned for January 11, 2012, with
participation by the King County Council, the Seattle City Council, the Mayor of Seattle, and the
Port Commission highlighting the issue of human trafficking and the importance of awareness
and prevention; (3) commend the Port's on-going cooperation with other government agencies
and non-profit organizations to strengthen anti-trafficking efforts in King County and
Washington state and especially at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (the "Airport"); (4)
direct the Port to make additional efforts to increase the awareness of human trafficking by
conducting training and other activities which help Port employees and Airport workers identify
signs of possible trafficking, give victims information on how to obtain help, educate travelers
about human trafficking and provide information on how to report suspicious situations or
concerns; (5) urge businesses operating at Port facilities to attend local meetings or seminars
where efforts to prevent human trafficking are discussed to become more knowledgeable about
this issue; (6) encourage all King County residents to become informed about human trafficking
and to join efforts to combat all forms of modern-day slavery. 
SYNOPSIS: 
This memo requests the Port of Seattle Commission to adopt a motion recognizing January 11,
2012, as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day and January 2012 as National Slavery and
Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery
which controls and exploits children, men and women through sexual slavery, forced labor, debt
bondage, involuntary servitude and child labor. It is the fastest growing and most lucrative
criminal enterprise in the world and is tied with arms dealing as the second largest international
criminal industry behind drug dealing. Seattle is part of a trafficking circuit, and Washington
state is a center for recruitment, transportation and sale of people for sexual purposes or forced
labor. Some trafficking victims may enter the United States through the Port of Seattle.

COMMISSION AGENDA 
Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
January 5, 2012 
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The motion summarizes the Port's cooperation with other federal, state and local governments
and non-profit organizations to strengthen anti-trafficking efforts, directs Port staff to make
additional efforts to increase awareness about human trafficking and urges King County
residents to become informed about human trafficking and to join efforts to combat all forms of
modern-day slavery. 
OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REQUEST: 
Human Trafficking Motion. 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS: 
None.