Rural MUNICIPALITY of ROSSER — Extreme work conditions, unpaid wages and withheld documents are a reality for some in the trucking sector, industry leads say.

Now, billboards, posters, digital advertisements and a black SUV will dot Manitoba to draw awareness.

“If we can save even one person from being human trafficked, it’s worthwhile,” said Pauline Wiebe Peters, president of the Manitoba Trucking Association.

The association has partnered with Winnipeg Crime Stoppers and the Joy Smith Foundation, a non-profit educating Manitobans on human trafficking prevention, on a campaign to bolster reporting on labour trafficking.

The group announced their initiative in March. Tuesday — the third day of National Trucking Week — marked the campaign’s launch at the weigh scales on Highway 7, north

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