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At a macro level, governments can create (and organizations and individuals can support) policies that will provide social supports, such as affordable housing, continued eviction moratoriums, accessible and affordable healthcare, fair wages, and continued pandemic unemployment assistance, which can help prevent the desperation that can increase susceptibility to trafficking. These policies are likely to originate at the federal or state levels. On a more micro level, state and local governments can create policies and programs that will help to address human trafficking during the pandemic. This may include targeted trainings for those more likely to encounter survivors (for example hotel workers, landlords, and flight attendants), as well as employment programs to help survivors integrate safely into the workforce. Employment programs would need to focus specifically on the challenges that the pandemic presents, such as the loss of service and tourism jobs, and ensure that survivors can learn the skills necessary for jobs that are more likely to be available during times of social distancing while also protecting their health.