State launches task force on human trafficking in Alaska

State officials are launching a new task force on human trafficking in Alaska.
The Department of Labor approached Mayor Ethan Berkowitz’s administration about finding new enforcement strategies for combating state-wide problems with labor and sex trafficking.
The task force meets for the first time this Monday in Anchorage, with partners from law enforcement, non-governmental, and tribal entities all at the table.
Though there are no details yet about funding, the Department of Labor