TEGL_9_12_Att_B.pdf

ETA Advisory File Text

Attachment B Trafficking Hotlines Human Trafficking is a crime involving the exploitation of someone for the purposes of compelled labor or a commercial sex act through the use of force fraud or coercion. Where a person younger than 18 is induced to perform a commercial sex act it is a crime regardless of whether there is any force fraud or coercion. Victims can be anyone from around the world or right next door women and men adults and children citizens and noncitizens alike. GET HELP REPORT A TIP LEARN MORE -- IN AN EMERGENCY PLEASE CALL 911 Call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center at 1-888-3737-888 - GET HELP and connect with a service provider in your area to - REPORT A TIP with information on potential human trafficking activity or - LEARN MORE by requesting training technical assistance or resources. The National Human Trafficking Resource Center NHTRC is a national toll-free hotline available to answer calls from anywhere in the country 24 hours a day 7 days a week every day of the year. The NHTRC is not a law enforcement or immigration authority and is operated by a nongovernmental organization funded by the Federal government. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call federal law enforcement directly to report suspected human trafficking activity and get help - U.S. Department of Homeland Security at 1-866-347-2423 24 hours a day 7 days a week every day of the year or submit a tip online at www.ice.gov tips . Individuals across the world can report suspicious criminal activity to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE Homeland Security Investigations HSI Tip Line. The Tip Line is accessible internationally by calling 1-802-872- 6199 - U.S. Department of Justice Trafficking in Persons and Worker Exploitation Task Force Complaint Line at . Highly trained specialists take reports from both the public and law enforcement agencies on more than 400 laws enforced by ICE HSI including those related to human trafficking. 1-888-428-7581 voice and TTY from 9 00am to 5 00pm EST . Individuals can report incidents of trafficking to this hotline. You may also submit a tip online to the FBI at https tips.fbi.gov or call your local FBI office you can get their number at www.fbi.gov contact-us field field-offices . Call the following federal government lines for other assistance - U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division at 1-866-4USWAGE 1-866-487-9243 - U.S. Department of Labor OIG Hotline at 1-202-693-6999 or 1-800-347-3756 for cases where labor exploitation may be present but does not rise to the threshold of trafficking. hotline oig.dol.gov or http www.oig.dol.gov hotlinemain.htm 24 hours a day 7 days a week to report allegations of trafficking committed through fraud in DOL programs including but not limited to the H-1B H-2A Attachment B H-2B and PERM. When filing an OIG Hotline complaint it is not necessary to provide names or any other identifying information. - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC at 1-800-669-4000 Report suspected child prostitution activity to the CyberTipline from 7 00am to 8 00pm EST for information about how workers including trafficking victims can file a charge of employment discrimination. - The National Center for Missing Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST or www.cybertipline.com 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The Congressionally-authorized CyberTipline is operated by a nongovernmental organization and provides a means for reporting crimes against children and is staffed 24 hours a day 7 days a week.