AHLA Unveils Human Trafficking Advisory Council, Survivor Fund
The American Hotel & Lodging Association Foundation has launched an advisory council of industry leaders dedicated to preventing human trafficking and supporting trafficking victims, it announced Tuesday.
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The American Hotel & Lodging Association Foundation has launched an advisory council of industry leaders dedicated to preventing human trafficking and supporting trafficking victims, it announced Tuesday.
The No Room for Trafficking Advisory Council will develop and oversee a fund support human trafficking survivors and further "collective anti-trafficking efforts that meet the needs of today’s hospitality employers, employees and the communities they serve," according to the AHLA Foundation. According to the association, recipients of the NRFT Survivor Fund will be announced this summer and the AHLA Foundation will match contributions up to $5 million.
The NRFT Advisory Council is co-chaired by G6 Hospitality general counsel and chief compliance officer Farah Bhayani, alongside Hyatt Hotels Corp. CFO Joan Bottarini.
Other NRFT council members include:
IHG Hotels & Resorts COO of the Americas Jay CaiafaWyndham Hotels & Resorts general counsel and chief compliance officer Paul CashRed Roof Franchising president George LimbertHilton Worldwide EVP of corporate affairs Katherine LugarSonesta International Hotels president and CEO John MurrayVision Hospitality Group president and CEO Mitch PatelExtended Stay America EVP and chief commercial officer Kelly PolingMarriott International EVP and chief global communications and public affairs officer Tricia PrimroseAimbridge Hospitality SVP of operations Marsha RayReal Hospitality Group president and CEO Ben SeidelChoice Hotels International SVP and general counsel Simone WuAHLA Foundation a few years ago launched the NRFT program, in partnership with Brooklyn-based nonprofit ECPAT-USA, offering free anti-trafficking training for hotel employees.
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