See the Signs of Human Trafficking

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Control

• Are you in possession of your own identification and travel documents?
• Are you being told what to say to community members, workers, law enforcement, or immigration officials? Is someone else controlling what you say?
• Are you free to contact friends or family without being coached or monitored on what to say?

Threats & Harm

• Are you being physically harmed in any way?
• Are you being threatened if you try to leave?
• Have you or your family members been threatened with harm if you attempt to leave?
• Have you been threatened with deportation or criminal charges?

Basic Needs & Conditions

• Have you been harmed or deprived of food, water, sleep, medical care, or other life necessities?
• Are you living in substandard housing?

Forced Acts

• Are you being forced or held unwillingly at your job or situation?
• Is anyone forcing you to do anything you do not want to do?
• Are you being forced to perform sex acts against your will?
• Are your wages being unlawfully held or garnished to pay off a debt or fee?
• Are you under the age of 18 and engaged in commercial sex?

Call 911 immediately if you have an emergency

Resources for Survivors

Additional Resources

Visit the San Francisco District Attorney's Office Victim Services Division website

Visit the San Francisco Police Department's page on Prostitution and Human Trafficking

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