- You are forced to do work you not agree with your salary is not paid?
- You are flattered into prostitution?
- Proposed to enter into a sham marriage, agreements with you are violated?
- you are threatened? You are confused and don´t know what to do...
Please, make this call to human trafficking prevention and victim assistance counseling line +372 660 7320 or send e-mail: [email protected]
Where can I turn?
If you have become a victim of sexual (prostitution) or professional exploitation (long working hours, unpaid salary, threats, etc.), entered into a fictitious marriage or have been forced to commit a crime, then:
- call the human trafficking prevention and victims assistance counseling line +372 660 7320 on weekdays from 8.30 am to 5 pm
- write to the address [email protected]
- follow us and write to us on Facebook
- call the Social Insurance Board's victim assistance crisis phone number 116 006, which works 24/7
Please remember:
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human trafficking is crime and it´s organized
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human trafficking is a process, doesn't happen in a moment
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there is no excuses for human trafficking
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victim can´t be guilty being trafficked
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exploiter can look really nice (oral manipulation, intimidation, threats etc) it doesn't reduce the seriousness of the situation
You can use the following check list of indicators of deceptions, abuse, exploitation, coercion, to notice any violation what is going on towards you or your familiar person:
Indicators of deceptive recruitment
- Deceived about the nature of the job, location or employer
- Deceived about conditions of work
- Deceived about content or legality of work contract
- Deceived about travel and recruitment conditions
- Deceived about wages/earnings
Indicators of exploitation
- Excessive working days or hours
- Low or no salary
- No respect of labour laws or contract signed
- No social protection (contract, social insurance, etc.)
- Wage manipulation
Indicators of recruitment by abuse of vulnerability
- Abuse of illegal status
- Abuse of lack of information
Indicators of coercion at destination
- Debt bondage
- Threat of denunciation to authorities
- Threat to impose even worse working conditions
- Under strong influence
- Withholding of wages
Indicators of abuse of vulnerability at destination
- Dependency on exploiters
- Relationship with authorities/legal status
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- Attitudes of Estonian inhabitants in relation to gender-based violence and human trafficking. Tallinn 2014
- E-recruitment. Research on Prostitution in Latvia and Estonia: Current Tendencies of internet recruitment. 2013
- Estonia. Report on Cooperation between Stakeholders at the National Level in Estonia to Address Trafficking for Labour Exploitation. Stockholm 2012
- Global Monitoring Status of Action Against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children. Estonia. ECPAT 2012
- Trafficking for Forced Labour and Labour Exploitation in Estonia. Tartu 2011
- On the meaning of prostitution in Estonia: critical attitudes are increasing. Tallinn 2008
- The hidden side of prostitution: sex buyers speak. Tallinn 2007
- Prostitution in Estonia: a Survey of the Situation of Women Involved in Prostitution. Tallinn 2006
- The Meaning of Prostitution in Estonian Society: Internal Security or Economic Benefit. Tallinn 2006
- Prostitution – a social problem? The views on prostitution’s nature, causes and effects in the Baltic states and north-western Russia. Tallinn 2004
- Combating Trafficking in Persons in Estonia: Experts opinion about problems and solutions. Tallinn 2004
The TIP Report is worldwide report on the efforts of governments to combat severe forms of trafficking in persons and is yearly published by the Department of State. Read more
- 2021 TIP report – Estonia´s country narrative (page 228)
- 2020 TIP report - Estonia´s country narrative (page 201)
- 2019 TIP report - Estonia´s country narrative (page 188)
- 2018 TIP report - Estonia´s country narrative (page 180)
- 2017 TIP Report - Estonia´s country narrative (page 165)
- 2016 TIP Report - Estonia's country narrative (page 166)
- 2015 TIP Report - Estonia's country narrative (page 153)
- 2014 TIP Report - Estonia's country narrative (page 170)
- Navigating through your supply chain. Toolkit for prevention of labour exploitation and trafficking. 2020 Helsinki. Anni Lietonen, Anniina Jokinen Natalia Ollus
- Uncovering labour trafficking. Investigation tool for law enforcement and checklist for labour inspectors. 2020 Helsinki. Pekka Ylinen, Anniina Jokinen, Anna-Greta Pekkarinen, Natalia Ollus and Katja-Pia Jenu
- Guidelines for business and employers for risk management in subcontracting chains. HEUNI
- Shady business. Uncovering the business model of labour exploitation. Bulgaria: Anton Kojouharov & Atanas Rusev, Estonia: Simone Eelmaa & Anna Markina, Finland: Anniina Jokinen, Latvia: Dace Kavasa & Lasma Stabina
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- Making Integration Work. Refugees and others in need of Protection. OECD 2016
- Labour Exploitation, Trafficking and Migrant Health: Multi-country Findings on the Health Risks and Consequences of Migrant and Trafficked Workers. IOM 2015
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- Severe labour exploitation: workers moving within or into the European Union. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2015
- Review of EU Projects – Promising Practices in Combating Human Trafficking. TRACE Project, 2015
- Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2014. UNODC, Vienna 2014
- Guidelines to prevent abusive recruitment, exploitative employment and trafficking of migrant workers in the Baltic Sea region. HEUNI, Helsinki 2014
- The Global Slavery Index 2014. Australia 2014
- ADSTRINGO: “Trafficking in Human Beings for Labour Exploitation and Irregular Labour Migration in the Russian Federation: Forms, Trends and Countermeasures“. Moscow/Stockholm, 2014
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- Managing the risk of hidden forced labour. A guide for companies and employers. The Danish National Board of Social Services 2014
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- The Global Slavery Index 2013. Walk Free Foundation, 2013
- Actors against Trafficking for Labour Exploitation.Report on Cooperation between Stakeholders at the National Level in the countries of the Baltic Sea region to Address Trafficking for Labour Exploitation. The Council of the Baltic Sea States, January 2013
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- Children Trafficked for Explotation in Begging and Criminality: A challenge for law enforcement and child protection. A CBSS Project in Lithuania, Poland, Norway and Sweden 2013
- Safer Path - System Action for the Empowerment of Refugees and Protection against Trafficking in Human Beings. Transnational report. Italy 2012
- Handbook for Diplomatic and Consular Personnel. Stockholm 2011
- Trafficking for Forced Labour and Labour Exploitation in Finland, Poland and Estonia. Helsinki 2011
- Comparing Sex Buyers with Men Who Don’t Buy Sex. Boston 2011
- Human Trafficking in the Baltic Sea Region: State and Civil Society Cooperation on Victims’ Assistance and Protection. CBSS-UNODC assessment, New York 2010
- Beyond Borders: Exploring Links between Trafficking and Labour. GAATW Working Papers Series 2010.
- Men who buy sex. Who they buy and what they know. London 2009
- Trafficking in persons. Analysis on Europe. Vienna 2009
- Men, Masculinities, Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Violence. Brazil 2008
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Last updated: 18.05.2023