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The Local Commission for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings in Sliven started a campaign for prevention of labor exploitation

The Local Commission for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (LCCTHB) - Sliven, together with the National Commission for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (NCCTHB), launched an information campaign for the prevention of human trafficking for the purpose of labor exploitation.

The main objective of the campaign is to increase the awareness of jobseekers abroad about the risks, the mechanisms of involvement in trafficking in human beings and the ways to prevent them from getting into labor exploitation. This year's campaign also focuses on the safe use of the Internet, in the context of referring and involving victims in the crime.

In partnership with the Labor Office Directorate - Sliven, it is envisaged to be working with specific vulnerable risk groups: unemployed youths up to 29 years of age, long-term unemployed persons with low education, as well as persons with secondary and higher education.

Another leading focus of the activities is targeted preventative work with young people - high school students, with the aim of increasing their sensitivity to the risk of getting involved in trafficking in persons for the purpose of labor exploitation, taking into account the opportunities for work and learning abroad.

Within the campaign, training sessions and screenings of thematic films will be held and specialized information materials will be disseminated with the coordinates of the National Commission for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and the local structures to it, as well as the coordinates of the diplomatic missions of the Republic of Bulgaria abroad.

The victims of trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labor exploitation are often forced to work for minimal or no pay. Getting into trafficking for the purpose of labor exploitation can happen through recruitment agencies for work at home and abroad, through brokerage agencies for youth brigades, through job postings, through acquaintances, loved ones, even relatives, through social networks and dating sites on the internet.

BEFORE YOU DEPART, WE ADVISE YOU TO:

  1. Take a good look at the agency, company, employer or people you go to. Consult the National Commission for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and the Local Commission for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, the Employment Agency, the General Labor Inspectorate Executive Agency and the Bureau of Labor for Safe Travel and Work Abroad. A list of licensed labor intermediaries is available on the website of the Employment Agency https://www.az.government.bg/intermediaries/;
  2. Do not trust suspicious advertisements with promises of high pay for low-skilled work abroad, especially those who are stuck on the streets and have only a mobile phone;
  3. Do not give your ID to anyone under any pretext;
  4. To get started, you must sign a contract in Bulgarian (or a language you understand) and the official language of the employer's country;
  5. Take with you the address and telephone number of the Bulgarian representative office in the country for which you will travel. If you are in a risk situation and are in trouble, contact them immediately or the police there - you are a victim of a serious crime and will be assisted;
  6. Please inform yourself in advance about the legislation, residence and work regime for Bulgarian citizens in the country of departure. You can get more information on labor migration from the MLSP's Labor and Social Affairs Services to the diplomatic missions of the Republic of Bulgaria in the European countries with the largest Bulgarian communities: http://www.mlsp.government.bg/index.php?section=POLICIESI&I=266

 

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS:

Unitary European Emergency Number - 112 (completely free of charge, no roaming, dialed without a code)

National Commission for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings - tel. + 359 2 807 80 50; e-mail: office@antitraffic.government.bg

Local Commission for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings in Sliven - tel. + 359 44 611 336; e-mail: sliven@antitraffic.government.bg

National anti-trafficking hotline maintained by Campaign A21 Foundation - 0800 20 100

"General Labor Inspectorate" EA:

- Hotline - 0700 17 670

- Telephone for alerts of Bulgarian citizens working abroad - (00359) 2 8101 747

Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria (CITUB) - http://www.knsb-bg.org/; Labor Law Office: 02/40 10 427

For victims of violence: Animus Association Foundation - tel. + 359 2 981 76 86