§ 26A-2. Requirements.

(1) The prime contractor must post a sign that states the following:

"LABOR TRAFFICKING 101

Labor trafficking includes recruiting, harboring, transporting, providing, or obtaining people for forced or coerced labor.

The coercion could be threats directed at the victim or someone else. Labor trafficking is often linked with exploitation of a worker. To learn more, visit www.mdhumantrafficking.org.

If a worker ...

(1) lacks possession of their own identification and travel documents,

(2) lives at their place of work and in isolated conditions,

(3) experiences verbal or physical abuse from their employer or supervisor,

(4) is made to work in unsafe conditions, prevented from taking adequate breaks, or forced to meet daily quotas

... they may be a victim of labor trafficking.

For immediate assistance

call the National Human Trafficking Hotline

+1 (888) 373-7888 or text "BeFree" to 233733"

(2) The sign must:

(i) be at least 16 by 20 inches in size;

(ii) contain the text required under subsection (1) of this section in English, Spanish, and any other languages required by the federal Voting Rights Act for voting materials in Baltimore City; and

(iii) draw attention to the phone and text numbers of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline by showing the phone and text numbers in bold type.

(3) The prime contractor may meet the requirements of this section by creating their own signs using a font size of not less than 30 points for the hotline and text numbers and a font size of not less than 12 points for the body text, or using copies of the signs created and made available online by the United States Department of Homeland Security's Blue Campaign website.