Human Trafficking in Malta - Information for victims and at-risk persons (English)
Channel: KOPINMalta
Date: 2020-07-31

This video provides potential and actual victims and survivors of human trafficking in Malta with information concerning: (a) indicators for being trafficked and (b) where you can find support in Malta.  

It has been produced as part of the project “REST THB: Research, Support and Tools for the Fight against Trafficking in Human Beings in Malta, with a particular Focus on Refugees”.  

REST THB has been implemented between 2018 and 2020, thanks to the financial support from the Julia Taft Refugee Fund of the US State Department and with the kind assistance of the US Embassy in Malta.  

This project aims to shed more light on this crime, focusing on the victims and survivors and providing information about the risks of human trafficking to those that live at the margins of Malta’s society, in refugee open centres as well as in the communities.

This video is also available in Arabic, Bengali, French, Hindi, Hungarian, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish (Castilian), Tagalog and Ukrainian. 

For further information about the project, visit http://kopin.org/portfolio-items/rest-thb/ and http://kopin.org/awareness-on-thb/.

An awareness and info presentation about human trafficking in Malta can be downloaded here: http://bit.do/Kopin_THB-Malta_Presentation.   

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Script text:

Are you a foreigner in Malta? 

Can you identify with any of the following?

(1) Someone promised me a good job if I went to Malta.  But then, it wasn't true. 
(2) I was forced to go to Malta for work.
(3) When I had arrived in Malta, my employer took away my papers.
(4) I am forced to work in Malta without any contract or rights. 
(5) I am not being paid for my work, at least not what I had been promised.
(6) I am being made to do things I do not want to do. 
(7) Someone threatened me and my family with harm if I tried to leave. 
(8) I was physically abused by those who profit from me.  
(9) I have to live and work in the same place. 
(10) I am not allowed to move around freely.

If you can identify with some of these statements, you may have fallen victim to human traffickers. 

Human trafficking and exploitation is a serious crime. You can get all the support and protection that you need. You need to speak up.

Even if you are afraid, feel alone or think that no one will help you because you are living or working in Malta without the papers: You can still seek help!

Here’s what you can do to seek immediate help:
- You can call 179.  
- Or send an email to appogg@gov.mt 
- Or visit kellimni.com for an anonymous live chat.
- Or visit Malta's social services:  Aġenzija Appoġġ, St Luke's Road No.36 in Guardamangia.  Offices are open Monday to Friday between 8am and 4pm.

Please do also get in touch if you know of someone else who might need support.  

Remember: You can really do this.

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Further information and contact:

Please visit www.kopin.org and our social media channels (@KopinMalta), or contact us on info@kopin.org.