Get Help if Needed

If you think you or someone you know has been trafficked or discriminated against at work, tell someone.

In an emergency, call 911 (or, if in another country, the appropriate emergency number).

Talk to an adult you trust, such as a parent or another relative, a teacher, or a friend.

To get help with possible human trafficking, contact the National Human Trafficking Hotline:

• Call 1-888-373-7888
• Text 233733
• Online chat: https://humantraffickinghotline.org/chat
• TTY (for people with hearing or speaking disabilities): 711

The Hotline connects trafficking victims with services and support to get help and stay safe. The Hotline also receives tips about potential trafficking situations and helps report the information to the appropriate authorities. The Hotline is not a law enforcement, immigration, or investigative authority.

Calls, texts, and online chats are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Communication with the Hotline is confidential, and you can ask for assistance or report a tip anonymously.

To report possible human trafficking to Federal law enforcement, contact the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations Tip Line:

• In the U.S. and Canada: 1-866-DHS-2-ICE (1-866-347-2423) 
• Outside the U.S. and Canada: 802-872-6199
• TTY (for people with hearing or speaking disabilities): 802-872-6196

Calls are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Interpretation services are available for individuals who speak languages other than English.

To report job discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, or genetic information (such as family medical history), contact the EEOC:

• Online: https://publicportal.eeoc.gov
• Phone: 800-669-4000
• TTY (for people with hearing or speaking disabilities): 1-800-669-6820
• Sign language access line: 1-844-234-5122
• In person: Find your local EEOC field office at https://www.eeoc.gov/field-office

There are time limits to file a charge (complaint) of discrimination with the EEOC. In general, you have 180 days or 300 days from the date of discrimination to file a charge. The sooner you contact the EEOC, the sooner the EEOC can look into your complaint.

The laws enforced by the EEOC protect job applicants and employees, regardless of citizenship or work authorization status. Language assistance services are available, if needed.

To report job discrimination based on citizenship or immigration status, or national origin if the employer has fewer than 15 employees, contact the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division:

• Online: https://www.justice.gov/crt/filing-charge
• Employee hotline: 1-800-255-8155
• TTY (for people with hearing or speaking disabilities): 1-202-616-5525 & 1-800-237-2515

Interpretation services are available for individuals who speak languages other than English.