Saturday, November 26, 2011

Training Opportunity: Rescue & Restore on Labor Trafficking

HHS Rescue & Restore to Host WebEx Training

“U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division:
Combating Human Trafficking"


Tuesday, November 29, 2011
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)


Summary
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hosting a series of free, online WebEx training sessions on a variety of topics related to human trafficking.  The information session on Tuesday, November 29, will focus on how the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) within the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) combats human trafficking and address the following:

·         How to determine labor violations vs. labor trafficking
·         WHD investigations and enforcement; and
·         WHD partnerships with social service and law enforcement agencies.
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Presenter

Michael Kravitz, Director of Communications
Wage and Hour Division (WHD), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)

Mr. Kravitz is currently the Director of Communications for the WHD within DOL.  His responsibilities include overseeing external and internal messaging for the agency, including outreach, partnerships, and media activities.  In addition, he oversees coordination of human trafficking activities for the Division. 




How to Register:

To register for the Tuesday, November 29th, 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) training session, please click on the link below (or place it into your Internet browser):


 Multiple participants from an organization are encouraged to register one individual for the session; participants can view the training through one computer and a speaker phone. 

For those of you not familiar with WebEx trainings, all you need is access to a computer, the Internet, and your phone. 

After you register, the WebEx system will send you a confirmation e-mail with login information for both the web and the teleconference portions.  Please save the confirmation email because it includes the following information:

         Toll-free phone number and participant passcode for the audio portion of the training session; and
         Web site link and passcode (same as the phone passcode) so you can view the PowerPoint (ppt) presentation as it is being presented.  The ppt will advance automatically during the training session. 

As part of the WebEx session, you can ask the presenter questions.  Once on the call, the technician will guide you on how to ask questions orally.  The speaker will answer questions during the last 15 minutes of the presentation.

Accommodation Request:
In the event that any participant requires reasonable accommodations, such closed-captioning services, please submit your request to ATIP at trafficking@acf.hhs.gov by COB November 23, 2011.    

We look forward to your participation!

Sincerely,

Jay Womack
Acting Director, Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division
Rescue & Restore
National Human Trafficking Resource Center • 1-888-3737-888

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