Avianca Teams With Colombia’s Attorney General & Renacer Foundation To Combat Human Trafficking

Within the framework of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Avianca, in coordination with the Attorney General’s Office and the Renacer Foundation, reaffirms its commitment to the fight against this crime that violates human rights.

“Human trafficking, by its nature and characteristics, requires a multi-stakeholder response that transcends borders. That is why, together with Avianca and the Attorney General’s Office, we transform each flight into a platform for prevention, detection, and reporting: today, thousands of passengers travel informed, crews have clear protocol, and authorities receive timely alerts. This alliance confirms that when the State, private enterprise, and civil society join capacities, protective environments are strengthened, indifference is broken, and victims find real networks of protection,” said Luz Stella Cárdenas, director of Fundación Renacer.

Between 2022 and 2025, according to figures from the Ministry of the Interior, 1,157 cases of trafficking have been identified in Colombia, with 90% of the victims being women and girls. Given this, since 2023, the agreement between these three actors has established a collaborative work model to prevent, identify, and act in the face of possible cases in the airline’s operations.

In this framework, Avianca has made progress on two fronts to strengthen the prevention of human trafficking:

1. Training for more than 1,600 Avianca employees: prevention training, warning signs, and activation of service routes. In 2024, more than 1,100 employees were trained, and more than 500 additional employees joined in 2025.
2. More than 130,000 cards with key information were distributed on aircraft. Located in seat pockets, they include awareness messages, warning signs about human trafficking, and reporting hotlines for each country where the airline operates.

This alliance, consolidated in 2023, seeks to strengthen the prevention, detection, and reporting of possible cases of human trafficking in the airline’s operations. Photo credit: Avianca.

“Human trafficking is a silent crime that moves in everyday contexts. For this reason, at Avianca we are committed to acting with our allies to prevent, combat and expose it on all possible fronts: training our people, informing our passengers and working with the authorities to generate safer environments where synergies between the public and private sectors can benefit those who need it most,” said Felipe Andrés Gómez Vivas, Avianca’s vice president of corporate affairs and sustainability.

“In the framework of the commemoration of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, we highlight the commitment of the Attorney General’s Office, particularly in the city of Cartagena, in the fight against this crime that disproportionately affects children, adolescents, and women. We reaffirm the importance of a joint effort between the public sector, the private sector, and civil society to move towards a country free of exploitation and violence,” said Martha Andrea Romero Reyes, coordinator of the Special Unit for the Investigation of Prioritized Crimes Committed against Children and Adolescents.