A bill introduced in Congress in July would provide training to U.S. Department of Labor inspectors to spot signs of human trafficking at job sites. A co-sponsor of the legislation, Sen. Jon Husted, was in Akron Thursday, to get some feedback from Northeast Ohio agencies working to combat human trafficking.

Husted met with a dozen representatives from local agencies, including Asian Services in Action, Summit County’s the juvenile court and public defender’s office, as well as various human trafficking task forces. Survivors were also in the room and shared their experiences with him in a discussion closed to media.

Under the legislation, Labor Department inspectors would refer tips to local police, Husted said.

“What the Department of Labor has is a team of people out there, every day,

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