Check every offer: verify the identity of the individuals and organizations that offer transport, shelter and other services. Ask them a copy of their identity documents (and car plates).
Collocate banners and posters at the crossings, advising refugees 1. not to travel with strangers, 2. verify the offerer's identity with border authorities, 3. how to get help if they need it.
Together with the law enforcement authorities to strengthen child protection screenings at the border points, to better identify at-risk children.
Improve cross-border collaboration and data exchange between NGOs, border control, law enforcement and child protection authorities in order to quickly identify and protect separated and unaccompanied children.
Encourage and facilitate authorities to implement family tracing and reunification procedures for children, deprived of parental care.
Implement additional risk screening in reception centres, shelters, train stations, and other locations where refugees are gathering or passing through.
Encourage and help national and international law enforcement to monitor the movement of unaccompanied and separated minors and particularly vulnerable women.
Report the cases of presumed recruitment for trafficking and exploitation to authorities, collaborate in the identification of offerers and actively mitigate the risks facing vulnerable groups.
Anti-trafficking hotlines:
Ukrainian National Migrant Advice and Counter-Trafficking Hotline 527 can be accessed only from within Ukraine.
116 123 - Ukrainian National Government Hotline for Prevention of Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking, Gender Discrimination. For consultation, psychological and legal support, you can also contact through Messenger, Telegram.
Luxembourg +352 621 637 637 | +352 244 60 3220 |113 | traite@police.etat.lu
Poland +48 22 628 01 20 | Local contact: +48729437654 UA | +48881241010 EN
Czech Republic +420 222 721 810, +420 222 717 171, 8 000 777 77
Bulgaria 0800 20100 | Local contact: +359 888 750 076
Slovakia (Ukrainian Citizens Hotline) +421 918 366 968
Moldova 0 800 77777 (calls from Moldova), +373 22 23 33 09 (calls from abroad).
Local contact: +373 781 99199 | +373 693 60373.
Romania: 0800 800 678 | Local contact: +40 743 256 517
Hungary: 06 80 20 55 20
Slovakia: 0800 800 818
Recommendations to Prevent Human Trafficking of Refugees from Ukraine