The following points may indicate that a person is a victim of human trafficking, slavery or slavery-like practices:
The person:
- never or rarely leaves their accommodation for non-work reasons;
- is living at the place of work or another place owned or controlled by their employer;
- has little or no money or no access to their earnings;
- has physical injuries which may have resulted for assault, harsh treatment or unsafe work practices;
- is always in the presence of their employer, who does not want or allow the worker to socialise with others;
- works excessively long hours and have few, if any, days off
- appears to be servicing a large debt to their employer or a third party;
- does not possess their passport or travel/identity documents, which are with their employer or a third party, and the person is unable to access these documents when they wish to do so;
- does not have a labour or employment contract/agreement , or they do not understand the terms or conditions of their employment;
- is unable to terminate their employment at any time;
- is subject to different or less favourable working conditions than other employees because he/she comes from overseas;
- regularly between different workplaces, including interstate.
