Appearance

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•   Expression of fear or anxiety 

•   Untreated injuries and signs of physical or psychological abuse

•   Evidence of sleep disturbance

•   Limited access to bathroom of hygiene facilitates

•   Malnourished 

•   Wearing same clothes everyday 

•    No or little safety equipment worn, even if work requires it

Behaviour

•   Signs of psychological trauma (including post-traumatic stress disorder) 

•   Reluctant to seek help

•   Distrustful of authorities and fear of police

•   Afraid of deportation or being handed over to authorities 

•    The person acts as if instructed by another 

•   Substance misuse 

•    The person’s words seem scripted and rehearsed

•   Doesn’t know home or work address 

•   Lack of access to medical care 

•   Limited social contact/isolation 

•   Limited contact with family

Other Indicators

•   Found in or connected to a type of location likely to be used for exploitation 

•   Passport or documents held by someone else 

•   They are in debt to their employer 

•   They are paid little or nothing for their work

•   Money is deducted from salary for food or accommodation 

•   Threats against the individual or their family members 

•   Being placed in a dependency situation 

•   Offering a service that seems especially cheap

Travel

•   Regularly dropped off / picked up, often in crowded minibus

•   Rarely allowed to travel alone

•   Restriction and control of movement and confinement to the workplace or to a limited area