United Airlines joining fight against human trafficking

United Airlines is on a mission to help end human trafficking for sex or other purposes. The carrier issued a manifesto Wednesday that articulates the carrier’s stance on an issue the FBI has cited as the third-largest criminal activity in the world. The federal govt passed legislation in 2016 that made it mandatory for US-based airlines to train flight attendants in how to spot suspected instances of human trafficking, and what to do if they believe human trafficking is present on flights they may be working. United completed the training of all the carrier's flight attendants last year. But Wednesday the carrier said it is going further and training the remainder of its 54,000 customer-facing employees, including pilots, airport operations personal, and customer contact centre agents by the end of 2018. <br/>