Warnings about risks of human trafficking

There are many that will want to help you, but not everyone is who they say there are. There are persons who want to take advantage of your situation.

For example, they may promise you accommodation, transport, or free food, and use this as a way to pressure you into sexual acts, work or services you do not agree with. Or they may want to harm you or take your belongings.

• is asking for your passport or other identification documents (apart from public authorities, for example at border check points);
• is asking for your phone, laptop or other means of communication;
• wants to remove you from your family or others you are travelling with;
• is offering you a job that sounds too good to be true;
• is pressuring you to perform work, services or sex (including to repay ‘debts’);
• is offering you assistance – such as food – only if you carry out certain ‘services’;
• is promising to help you get registered, relocated or resettled to another country against payment (except for regular transportation fees);
• is hiring you but not paying you, or paying only part of what was promised;
• is hiring you, but not giving you decent working conditions or limiting your movement, for example by taking your documents or locking the door.

• Be alert and follow your own intuition about people you don’t know.
• Always hold onto your documents. Take copies of them on your phone and send them to someone you trust.
• Keep in touch with your family and other people you trust.
• Know your rights and where you can get help.
• Seek reliable information from trusted sources.

• Use organized accommodation by known organizations, if possible.
• If using an online service provider, make sure to select hosts that have a positive rating and look at the reviews on the page.
• If you stay with private individuals, try to ask around about the person first. Don’t accept to be removed from your family or those you arrived with, and don’t give away your documents. Ask if anything is expected of you in return and always agree on a price beforehand.

Call the police at 📞 112 if you need immediate help. If there is no urgency, call 📞 02800

You have the right to feel safe/protection in Norway. You can get free help if:

• you feel unsafe where you live and need a new place to live
• someone pressures you to do something you don’t want in return for travel or housing
• someone exploits you or pressure you sexually
• someone forces or pressure you to work, do services or crime
• you are a victim of violence or abuse

You can talk to these people who can help you:

• Healthcare and medical staff
• The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI)
• The police
• Staff or volunteers at the reception centre you are staying at
• The refugee service or others who work in the municipality you are staying at

You can call these helplines and talk to independent organizations. You do not have to say who you are if you do not want to.

• Caritas helpline is available in Ukrainian and Russian free of charge through WhatsApp. Open Monday-Thursday between 10:00 am and 16:00 pm. Please call 📞 +47 31 40 23 00
• ROSA helpline on human trafficking available in Norwegian and English. Always open. They can assist with an interpreter. Please call: 📞 +47 22 33 11 60

You can call Alarmtelefonen (an emergency phone) for children and young people on 📞 116111. This emergency telephone is a 24-hour telephone and chat service in Norwegian and English. They can assist with an interpreter.