January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month

• Appears to be living at place of work
• Scripted/rehearsed answers to casual questions
• Not free to leave or come and go as he/she pleases
• Unpaid, paid very little, or paid only through tips
• Works excessively long and/or unusual hours
• High security measures exist in the work and/or living locations (e.g. opaque windows, boarded up windows, bars on windows, barbed wire, security cameras)
• Owes a large debt and is unable to pay it off
• Was recruited through false promises concerning the nature and conditions of the work
• Avoids eye contact
• Shows signs of physical abuse, physical restraint, confinement, or torture
• Exhibits unusually fearful or anxious behavior after bringing up law enforcement • Appears malnourished Has few or no personal possessions
• Is not in control of his/her own money, no financial records, or bank account
• Is not in control of his/her own identification documents (ID or passport)

Source: humantrafficking.ohio.gov