Human trafficking exists when someone is compelled by force, fraud, and/or coercion for the purposes of commercial sex and/or forced labor.

Domestic workers often face labor conditions that are indicators of a severe form of exploitation: human trafficking.  If you have experienced these forms of abuse and/or exploitation at the hands of your employer, you are entitled to help regardless of your age, race, or immigration status:

• Threats of abuse/violence
• Threats to harm family
• Physical or sexual abuse
• Restricted movement
• Constant supervision
• Change of promised job duties
• Lack of pay or severely underpaid
• Threats of deportation
• Withholding identification documents (e.g. passport, visa, ID)
• Abusive labor conditions

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Need Help?

If you would like help leaving your abusive employment situation, reporting your employer to the police, immigration assistance, and/or services to help you heal and recover from the trauma of exploitation, the following organizations provide free and confidential services in Chicago: