“It’s a hard reality that the industry has to face but we have to acknowledge it. We have to ask ourselves, ‘What do we do to combat?’” – Paul Pellizzari, Vice President of global social responsibility, Hard Rock International
One of the ugly truths of the hospitality and gaming industries is the prevalence of human trafficking victims and perpetrators passing through hotels and casinos, more often than anyone would want to know. Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming have acknowledged the issue and have implemented Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) programs to train employees to spot certain warning signs that could possibly be an alert of human trafficking situations.
