Disrupting Human Trafficking within the Massage Industry.

The Issue

How would you feel if you knew that your regularly visited Massage Spa/Studio was associated with Human Trafficking.

 

Human trafficking is an ongoing crisis that affects 27+ million people worldwide, with many victims, hidden in plain sight—especially within the Massage Therapy industry. 
In Florida particularly, is a state with one of the highest rates of human trafficking in the U.S.; where unethical and illicit massage businesses exploit vulnerable individuals and practitioners while trapping them in all sorts of cycles of abuse and coercion.

We must take action to ensure legitimate massage brands, studios, and spas uphold ethical hiring, transparent business practices, and compliance with stronger state regulations. 
By signing this petition, you are advocating for stopping Human Trafficking within the massage industry in Florida, calling for:

1) Stronger and more holistic systems, assessments, and enforcement processes to prevent traffickers from operating illegitimate massage dwellings.

2) Public awareness campaigns to help consumers identify and report suspected trafficking.

3) Ethical hiring initiatives that promote fair wages and proper working conditions for licensed massage therapists.

People need to realize that there is a scary world that is target You, Me, and any children that walk the planet.  If we don't act on it, it may be created as a New Norm.  People who innocently need therapeutic healing for their pain are suffering--they are being attacked, assaulted sexually, or Taken away. 

Your support can drive change by helping us apply pressure on lawmakers to take accountability and encourage moral & ethical business practices across the industry. 
Together, we can protect victims, empower legitimate massage professionals, and assist with putting an end to human trafficking in our communities.

Please Sign now if you stand for Holistic Healing, Disrupting Human Trafficking, and systemizing Justice in Florida’s massage industry.

 

Let's Heal the wounds and apply pressure to the situation.

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Antoine CottlePetition StarterI am a Therapeutic Consultant. I joined the Army as an Airborne Infantryman one month before 9/11 which, in turn, led me to be deployed in the first wave to Iraq. I also graduated from Massage School with flying colors.

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The Issue

How would you feel if you knew that your regularly visited Massage Spa/Studio was associated with Human Trafficking.

 

Human trafficking is an ongoing crisis that affects 27+ million people worldwide, with many victims, hidden in plain sight—especially within the Massage Therapy industry. 
In Florida particularly, is a state with one of the highest rates of human trafficking in the U.S.; where unethical and illicit massage businesses exploit vulnerable individuals and practitioners while trapping them in all sorts of cycles of abuse and coercion.

We must take action to ensure legitimate massage brands, studios, and spas uphold ethical hiring, transparent business practices, and compliance with stronger state regulations. 
By signing this petition, you are advocating for stopping Human Trafficking within the massage industry in Florida, calling for:

1) Stronger and more holistic systems, assessments, and enforcement processes to prevent traffickers from operating illegitimate massage dwellings.

2) Public awareness campaigns to help consumers identify and report suspected trafficking.

3) Ethical hiring initiatives that promote fair wages and proper working conditions for licensed massage therapists.

People need to realize that there is a scary world that is target You, Me, and any children that walk the planet.  If we don't act on it, it may be created as a New Norm.  People who innocently need therapeutic healing for their pain are suffering--they are being attacked, assaulted sexually, or Taken away. 

Your support can drive change by helping us apply pressure on lawmakers to take accountability and encourage moral & ethical business practices across the industry. 
Together, we can protect victims, empower legitimate massage professionals, and assist with putting an end to human trafficking in our communities.

Please Sign now if you stand for Holistic Healing, Disrupting Human Trafficking, and systemizing Justice in Florida’s massage industry.

 

Let's Heal the wounds and apply pressure to the situation.

avatar of the starter
Antoine CottlePetition StarterI am a Therapeutic Consultant. I joined the Army as an Airborne Infantryman one month before 9/11 which, in turn, led me to be deployed in the first wave to Iraq. I also graduated from Massage School with flying colors.

The Decision Makers

James Uthmeier
Florida Attorney General

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