Item No. 8a supp 
Meeting Date: July 24, 2018 
Human Trafficking Strategy
Implementation 6 Month Update 
July 24, 2018 

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Port Human Trafficking Strategy 
On January 9, Commission passed a motion committing
staff to finalizing and implementing a Port-wide strategy to
combat human trafficking with four main focus areas: 
1.  Training 
2.  Communications 
3.  Partnerships 
4.  Policies & Protocols

Why a Port Anti-Trafficking Effort?

Commission Motion Timelines 
By March 31, 2018: 
developing a curriculum and planning trainings for the most relevant
Port employees; 
joining key alliances and committees to ensure the Port's engagement
on this topic regionally; 
conducting initial awareness raising through media and
communications efforts to users of the Port's facilities and local
residents; 
advocating at the state and federal level for policy changes that further
the Port's and region's human trafficking reduction efforts; and 
planning for the implementation of a broader set of tactics. 
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Commission Motion Timelines Con't 
By June 30, 2018: 
developing a curriculum and planning to making training broadly
available to all Port employees; 
ensuring that Port policies and our Code of Conduct fully restricts
employee engagement in any aspect of trafficking; 
installing signage in Port facilities that helps increase awareness of this
issue and reduces trafficking in our region; and 
exploring implementation of a final tier of tactics. 
By December 31, 2018, staff shall have begun implementation of those
final tier tactics that not only are most achievable but also have the
broadest return on investment in terms of multiplying the Port's impact on
reducing human trafficking. 
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Implementation Progress to-Date Overview 
Required Tactic                   January Motion Deadline                   Deadline Met? 
Developing a curriculum, planning     March 31, 2018                       No 
trainings for key Port employees 
Joining key alliances and committees  March 31, 2018                        Yes 
Conducting initial awareness raising   March 31, 2018                         Yes 
Advocating for policy changes         March 31, 2018                        Yes 
Developing a curriculum, planning     June 30, 2018                         No 
trainings for all Port employees 
Ensuring Port policies restrict          June 30, 2018                           Yes 
engagement in trafficking 
Installing signage in Port facilities to   June 30, 2018                            No 
increase awareness 
Exploring implementation of a final    June 30, 2018                         Yes 
tier of tactics

Training

Public Awareness

Public Awareness

Partnerships

Policy Policy
In relerence to the port poltcy regardtng travel and bustness expenses (My employees are
Progress:                                                    prohtbtted tront buytng sex on port expense accounts, on corporate credtt cards, or Submlttlng
expense retmbutsements tor buylng sex. Employees are prohtotted trom buylng sex whtle
traveling on bustness for the port.
In rererence to the port policy regarding promotional hosttng and trade development (Ml,
- The Port is finalizing an Executive Policy that         employees are prohlbited from buying sex as a promotlonal hostlng expendlture.
Under the Port of Seattle's Code of Conduct Poltcy (E, w, and w], employees are
prohlblted from uslng Port of Seattle resource (as deflned above) to engage m or promote the
buying or selling oi sex, sex ttatttcklng, or labor tratttcklng. included tn this prohlbttlon are:
outlines the restriction on trafficking activity.      a. Creattng, downloading, yiewmg, stortng, copytng, or transmttttng content that ts sexually
explictt, sexually-ortented, or crrmtnal during work hours, while trayeltng on bustness tor
the company, while engaged to any workcrelated actttnttes, or uSlng port resources,
b. Vlewmg/searchlng onllne advertisements for commerclal sex, durlng work hours, whlle
worktng on company busmess, whtle engaged tn any worksrelated acttvtttes, or ustng
port resources.
c. Viewmg/searching websites where adult entertainment IS offered for sale, durlrtg work
Next Steps:                                                    hours, whtle worktng on company bustness, tyhtle engaged tn any worksrelated
acttvttles, or using port resources.
at  Ustng port resources to lure tndtyrduals tnto a labor tratttcktng sttuatton, or to engage a
Education about the policy will be incorporated         labor trafflcker to purchase an lndlvldual for work agalnst lhelr wlll,
e, knowtngly aecepttng work trom an tndtytdual who ts being compelled agatnst their wilt

to provide those services,
Soltctttng prostttutton tn any state tn whtch it is unlawful
into the training curriculum.                       g. Even where not prohtbtted by law, soltctting prostttutton during workrng hours, whtle
worktng on company oustness, whtle engaged in any worksrelaled actttnttes, or ustng
port resources,
h. Attettdtttg a venue that provtdes erotic entertatnment/massages during worktng hours,
while worktng on company business, while engaged tn any work-related atttytttes, or

ustng port resources.
t.  Exchanglng money, employment, goods or serytces, or the protntse thereor, tor sex or
sexual acts.
j.  Exchanging port resources (or sex or sexual acts.
In accordance thlt rederal setuttty requtrements  including 49 (FR 1542 &1570 - any
employee who loses securlty clearance due to a dtsoualitytng (rlme ttntludtttg trartttktng related
offenses) and Is therefore unable to perform essentlal rob lunctlons ls subject to potentlal
dlsctpltne or termination,
In accordance wtth lederal and state requlremettts, any law enforcement oiilcer or health and
safety officer who engages tn conduct detrlmental to the dunes of tltetr toie (including
trafftcktng related offenses) ls subtect to potential dlsttpllne or termination.
In accordance wrth the values and rntsston, the Port ot Seattle and its employees comply yvtth all

state and federal law related to workers right's.

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