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
- Is the person free to leave the work site?
- Is the person physically, sexually or
psychologically abused?
- Does the person have a passport or valid
I.D. card and is he/she in possession of such documents?
- What is the pay and what are the
conditions of employment?
- Does the person live at home or at/near
the work site?
- How did the individual arrive at this
destination if the suspected victim is a foreign national?
- Has the person or a family member of this
person been threatened?
- Does the person fear that something bad
will happen to him or her, or to a family member, if he/she leaves the
job?
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If you’re a Victim
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done anonymously and you may be able to claim a reward.
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