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This resolution, passed by the Senate of the State of Rhode Island, officially designates January of 2026 as "Rhode Island Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month." The resolution acknowledges the global issue of human trafficking, which the United Nations defines in its "Trafficking Protocol" as the recruitment, transportation, or receipt of persons through force, coercion, abduction, fraud, or deception for the purpose of exploitation, including forced labor and sexual exploitation, with women and children being particularly vulnerable. It highlights that millions worldwide are victims of human trafficking, generating billions in profit, and notes the success of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, observed since 2018, in raising funds and fostering collaboration to combat these criminal activities. Finally, it directs the Secretary of State to send certified copies of this resolution to the President of the United States, the Governor of Rhode Island, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

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