Four Week Campaign Will Run On Over 20 Digital Billboards in
Chicago and Chicago O’Hare International Airport to Alert Human
Trafficking Victims How to Reach Out for Help
Polaris and Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA), (NYSE:CCO) a
subsidiary of iHeart Media, Inc., together with Illinois Lieutenant
Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti, today launched a four week anti-human
trafficking awareness campaign to run on over 20 digital billboards
across the city of Chicago and throughout Chicago O’Hare
International Airport (ORD). The campaign alerts victims how to
reach out for help through the National Human Trafficking Hotline
(NHTH) (1-888-373-7888), and informs local residents of the facts
surrounding the true nature of modern day slavery, including that
human trafficking is a major problem in Illinois, and throughout
the US, 365 days a year.
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Illinois Lieutenant Governor Evelyn
Sanguinetti helps launch an Anti-Human Trafficking digital
billboard campaign in Chicago with Polaris and Clear Channel
Outdoor. (Photo: Business Wire)
The estimated $150 billion a year trafficking industry forces
approximately 20.9 million people worldwide to live in modern day
slavery. In 2016, human trafficking was reported in all 50
states—with 198 cases of human trafficking reported to the NHTH
from Illinois, a 64 percent increase over all of 2015 when 121
cases were reported. In total, the NHTH has received reports of 941
cases of human trafficking from Illinois since 2007.
In a news conference earlier today held in downtown Chicago,
Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti was joined by Deputy
Governor Leslie Munger, Senator Karen McConnaughay, Illinois State
Police Director Leo Schmitz, Illinois Department of Children
and Family Services Director George Sheldon, NHTH Director for
Polaris, Caroline Diemar and Carlos San Jose, President,
CCOA-Chicago, with local and state law enforcement officials to
speak with an audience of reporters and supporters to underscore
the need for preventing and combatting human trafficking across the
state of Illinois and the country.
Governor Bruce Rauner signed HB 2822 which takes action in
combatting human trafficking across Illinois. It established a
human trafficking task force comprised of legislators, members of
the Chicago Regional Human Trafficking Task Force and the Director
of the Illinois State Police. It also helps protect victims who
often have language barriers, emotional challenges or economic
hardships by creating a Task Force to look at how the State of
Illinois can partner with agencies across the state to counter
these egregious offenses of human exploitation. The Task Force
shall submit a report with its findings and recommendations to the
Governor and the General Assembly on or before June 30, 2017.
"Human trafficking is unacceptable," said Governor Rauner. "That
is why we must fight to bring it to an end here in
Illinois. Our administration proudly signed legislation
creating a Task Force to combat human trafficking, and we
are working every day to protect victims. Together,
we can put an end to human trafficking."
"People exploited in forms of modern slavery are receiving help
and services to rebuild their lives every day in America, including
throughout Illinois. From the young man exploited in a peddling
ring who can now be connected to a jobs program to the woman forced
into a commercial-front brothel who has access to counseling and
therapy support, survivors are reaching out to the National Human
Trafficking Hotline more than ever," said Caroline Diemar,
Polaris's National Hotlines Director. "Too often, though, survivors
aren't aware the National Hotline exists or that they can be
connected to a network of support across the country. Illinois's
awareness campaign is critical to ensuring survivors of sex and
labor trafficking get the help they need."
“We are so proud to partner with Polaris and Governor Rauner to
help the victims of human trafficking across the state of
Illinois,” said Carlos San Jose, President, CCOA – Chicago. “Those
who fall victim to human trafficking might think it’s too late or
might not know there’s support available to help them rebuild their
lives and we want to send a clear message to the Chicago community
that it’s never too late to reach out for help. I am truly thankful
to Governor Rauner for all the work he has done to raise awareness
of this modern slavery and his ongoing support, along with Polaris’
continued efforts, are crucial to helping bring survivors to
safety.”
Three years ago, Polaris and CCOA forged a national partnership
to combat human trafficking with campaigns in cities across
America. CCOA launched its first anti-human trafficking campaign
alongside Polaris in Philadelphia in 2012, and has since supported
campaigns with Polaris and/or local partners in Baltimore, Iowa,
Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New Jersey,
New York, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle, and across the state of
Texas. This is CCOA’s 21st anti-human trafficking campaign and data
show that the campaigns drive calls to the hotline, including tips
and requests by victims for help. And this latest billboard
campaign will deliver over 16 million impressions over its
four-week span in Chicago.
The NHTH is operated by Polaris, and funded by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services and other private donors.
The NHTH (1-888-373-7888) is a confidential, multilingual service
that connects survivors of all forms of human trafficking to
nationwide available services to get help and stay safe. It also
provides the anti-trafficking community with actionable tips and
insights. By offering a robust 24/7 infrastructure and sharing data
and resources, the NHTH unites local efforts into a national
movement that is helping survivors restore their freedom and
eradicating human trafficking at scale.
About Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., (NYSE: CCO) is one of the
world’s largest outdoor advertising companies, with more than
650,000 displays in over 35 countries across five continents,
including 43 of the 50 largest markets in the United States. Clear
Channel Outdoor Holdings offers many types of displays across its
global platform to meet the advertising needs of its customers.
This includes a growing digital platform that now offers over 1,100
digital billboards across 29 U.S. markets. Clear Channel Outdoor
Holdings’ International segment operates in 19 countries across
Asia and Europe in a wide variety of formats.
More information is available at www.clearchanneloutdoor.com and
www.clearchannelinternational.com.
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About Polaris
Polaris is a leader in the global fight to eradicate modern
slavery. Named after the North Star that guided slaves to freedom
in the U.S., Polaris acts as a catalyst to systemically disrupt the
human trafficking networks that rob human beings of their lives and
their freedom. By working with government leaders, the world's
leading technology corporations, and local partners, Polaris equips
communities to identify, report, and prevent human trafficking. Our
comprehensive model puts victims at the center of what we do –
helping survivors restore their freedom, preventing more victims,
and leveraging data and technology to pursue traffickers wherever
they operate. Learn more at www.polarisproject.org.
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