PACT At Work: Collaborating With Companies to Keep Kids Safer- Part One

Mission + Vision

Protect All Children from Trafficking (PACT™), originally known as EPCAT-USA, protects every child’s right to grow up free from sexual exploitation and trafficking. With nearly 35 years of impact, PACT drives systemic change through advocacy, prevention, and education. PACT’s vision is to build a world in which no child is bought, sold, or used for sex.

The PACT Survivors’ Council provides subject matter expertise that strengthens the organization’sprograms and public awareness efforts, while young people actively participate in shaping educational initiatives.

Rooted in the communities that PACT serves, the team includes experts and educational staff with deep local ties, bringing cultural understanding and credibility. PACT advocates for expanding reach, advocating for stronger protections, and providing critical resources to the children and communities that need them most. 

Impact

PACT has shared its knowledge through interviews with the media, speaking events, conferences, webinars, training programs, and partnerships.

In 2024, the organization earned 75+ placements, garnering an estimated reach of 2 billion media impressions.From May 2024 to April 2025, PACT also facilitated 212 CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material) Prevention Workshops, reaching 2,290 parents. It engaged with 1,264 youth through its Y-ACT programs and participated in 21 tabling events in New York City to spread anti-trafficking awareness, reaching 849 community members.

JOIN THE CODE

●               The Code: The Code is a global initiative that aims to raise awareness and provide resources to eliminate the commercial sexual exploitation of children. Fifty-three U.S. members and 340 global members from the travel, tourism, and event industries have committed to 6 criteria that enhance their businesses’ anti-trafficking efforts.

TRAIN YOUR STAFF

●               Travel Professional Training: Private sector companies can license Travel Professional Training to educate their staff on human trafficking and how to report suspicious activity.

PACT has partnered with 5 private sector companies to license this training, and with additions from its Learning Management System, this resulted in 7,255 trainings.

●               Hotel E-Learnings: PACT’s hotel anti-human trafficking e-learning courses were created in partnership with the American Hotel and Lodging Association Foundation and Marriott International.  PACT partners with 67 private-sector hotels to provide these courses to their employees, which are also available to the public at no cost. As of April 2025, 2.2 million e-trainings have been completed.

About the author

Michael Billet

Michael Billet, director of policy research for Employment Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, keeps members and internal Chamber policy staff abreast of pending labor, immigration, and health care legislation, as well as federal regulatory and subregulatory activities. He is also responsible for planning the Chamber’s annual workplace and community wellness forum.

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