What are the signs of trafficking?



The signs that Trafficking is happening in your city.

  • Heavy security at the commercial establishment including barred windows, locked doors, isolated location, electronic surveillance. Women are never seen leaving the premises unless escorted.
  • Victims live at the same premises as the brothel or work site or are driven between quarters and “work” by a guard. 
  • For labor trafficking, victims are often prohibited from leaving the work site, which may look like a guarded compound from the outside.
  • Victims are kept under surveillance when taken to a doctor, hospital or clinic for treatment; trafficker may act as a translator.
  • High foot traffic-especially for brothels where there may be trafficked women-often by a stream of men arriving and leaving the premises

  • Groups of men escorting victim in public
Health characterics of a trafficked person

poor hygiene, malnutrition,
signs of rape or abuse
nervourness around people
Fear of public places

Signs they are being held as  a slave.
  • Does not hold his/her own identity or travel documents;

  • Suffers from verbal or psychological abuse designed to intimidate, degrade and frighten the individual;

  • Has a trafficker or pimp who controls all the money, victim will have very little or no pocket money; 

  • Is extremely nervous, especially if their “translator” (who may be their trafficker) is present during an intake

 Questions you can ask but must be careful of this
Do not ask if unsure of  reaction

  1. Is the person free to leave the work site?

  2. Is the person physically, sexually or psychologically abused?

  3. Does the person have a passport or valid I.D. card and is he/she in possession of such documents?

  4. What is the pay and what are the conditions of employment?

  5. Does the person live at home or at/near the work site?

  6. How did the individual arrive at this destination if the suspected victim is a foreign national?

  7. Has the person or a family member of this person been threatened?

  8. Does the person fear that something bad will happen to him or her, or to a family member, if he/she leaves the job?

What to do and who to contact if reporting a crime

CONTACT UKHTC

If you’re a Victim

The police can help. In the case of important urgent information that requires an immediate response contact a Police Officer, your local Police force or dial 999.

Alternatively if you are a victim, or have information that will help lead to the identification and recovery of victims in the UK, you can contact CRIMESTOPPERS on 0800 555 111 and give information, this can be done  anonymously and you may be able to claim a reward. 

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