Stop Migrant Trafficking in Fiji

ARE YOU IN A TRAFFICKING SITUATION?

Ask yourself:

› Is someone withholding your passport or money?

› Are there locks on your doors or windows to stop you from leaving?

› Do you need to ask permission to eat / sleep / go to the bathroom?

› Do you have no time off e.g. to shop and socialise?

› Are you being paid too little money or none at all?

› Are you being forced to work to pay off debt?

› Have you or your family been threatened (with violence, jail-time or deportation) if you do not  cooperate?

› Have you travelled or been recruited for work that has turned out to be illegal, paid less than you were promised, or not paid at all?

REPORT IT

People trafficking is a violation of human rights – don’t ignore it

A person may need help if they:

› Live at their place of work (look for locks on the outside of doors)

› Have ‘rehearsed’ statements and stories 

› Do not have money or any form of ID (passport withheld)

› Work long hours of work and / or have no time off

› Are spoken for and observed by an ‘escort’ or ‘translator’

› Have an unusual fear of their employer and authorities

› Show signs of neglected mental or physical health (possible substance abuse or self-harm).