Check out this great resource to aid you in determining if someone is a victim of human trafficking.

See the PDF here –>  Human Trafficking Screening Questions

This tool contains key questions law enforcement officers should consider asking to determine whether someone is a victim of human trafficking. The questions will also help to secure information that can later be used as testimonial evidence.
Fraud/Financial Coercion Questions
• How did you get your job?
• How did you get into this country?
• Who brought you into this country?
• Did you come to this country for a specific job that you were promised?
• Who promised you this job?
• Were you forced to do different work?
• Who forced you into doing different work than what was promised?
• Was there some sort of work contract signed?
• Who organized your travel?
• How was payment for your travel handled?
• Are you getting paid to do your job?
• Do you actually receive payment or is your money being held for you?
• Do you owe your employer money?
• Are there records or receipts of what is owed to your employer/recruiter?
• Are there records/receipts of what was earned/paid to you?
• How were financial transactions handled?
• Are you in possession of your own legal (I.D.) documents? If not, why?
• Were you provided false documents or identification?
• Are you being made to do things that you do not want to do?
Physical Abuse Questions
• Were you ever threatened with harm if you tried to leave?
• Did you ever witness any threats against other people if they tried to leave?
• Has your family been threatened?
• Do you know about any other person’s family ever being threatened?
• Were you ever physically abused, or did you ever witness abuse against another person?
• What type of physical abuse did you witness?
• Were there any objects or weapons used in the physical abuse?
• Where are these objects or weapons located?
• Was knowledge of this abuse ever communicated to a person outside of this situation (e.g., police reports, domestic violence reports, hospital records, social service records)?
• Was anyone else ever abused or threatened with harm in your presence?
• How were medical problems handled, and who attended to them?

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