The Minnesota lodging industry is an important partner in preventing sex trafficking.

Two groups co-created training about sex trafficking awareness:

• The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
• The Minnesota Lodging Association

In this section

• Training requirements for businesses
• Corporate training
• Excluded employees

State training

Training is required annually. Visit the State resources for the Minnesota lodging industry.

See Minnesota Sex Trafficking Prevention and Response Training

Training topics include:

• The role of hotels and motels in preventing sex trafficking
• Support for trafficked youth at Safe Harbor Minnesota
• Answers to frequently asked questions
• Other topics

Training materials

Training materials are available in:

• English
• Somali
• Spanish
• Hmong

In Minnesota, youth who engage in prostitution are viewed as victims and survivors, not criminals.

Get approval from the Minnesota Department of Health

Businesses may use their own training if the training is approved by the MDH.

For approval, contact:

• Email Caroline Palmer or call 651-201-5492
• Email Beatriz Menanteau or call 651-201-4154

For other questions: 

• Email Minnesota Department of Health Human Trafficking Exploitation Prevention and Response

Required training topics

Approved training must include instruction on:

• What sex trafficking is
• How to recognize potential victims of sex trafficking
• How to identify activities commonly associated with sex trafficking
• Effective responses to trafficking situations, including how to report suspected sex trafficking to proper law enforcement officials

Some employees do not need to attend sex trafficking prevention training.

This includes employees who:

• Are under the age of 16 years, unless they clean guest rooms
• Work only in a restaurant, providing catering services or both
• Do not have contact with guests or guest rooms