Don’t be a bystander! The person sitting next to you might be a human trafficking victim. Help VF save lives.
Call Action Line Against Trafficking! Dial 1343 for NCR cases, (02)1343
for outside Metro Manila, (632)1343 for outside the Philippines.

Here are some red flags of a potential human trafficking victim:

1. Large groups traveling together (especially women and children) who are accompanied by one or two adults .
   The group will most normally appear to be aloof to both each other and to other people around them.
2. Recruiter has no valid or authentic license to operate.
3. Recruit has no employment contract.
4. Recruit’s documents (birth certificates, passports) have been falsified and tampered.
5. Working conditions, parameters have not been clearly stipulated (e.g. salaries, place of work, nature of work, and other pertinent information) or clearly explained to the recruits.
6. Recruit is asked to lie to authorities regarding the nature of their recruitment or work.
7. Movements are heavily guarded and monitored by recruiters.
8. Recruit is not allowed to talk and disclose any information to anyone.
9. Recruiter confiscates pertinent documents such as passports, travel tickets, cellphone and other modes of communication from the recruit.
10. Recruit is indebted to his/her employer/recruiter even prior to working.
11. Recruit as well as his/her family is being threatened by recruiters.

VOLUNTEER

It’s one of the most rewarding ways you can make a difference.
There is nothing more fulfilling than knowing you have made a real impact on the lives of others.

For us, volunteering is a two-way process—you learn from us and we learn from you.
We give volunteers the opportunity to share their knowledge and skills,
and become genuine catalysts for change.

We need volunteers for:

• Education and Skills Training
• Community Engagement
• Resource Mobilization
• Communications and Advocacy
• Research

Interested volunteers may send their letter of intent, short bio and a filled-out volunteer
form to [email protected].
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For more info on how you can help, you may also give us a call at 709-0711 local 106
or visit us at No. 18 12th Avenue, Cubao, Quezon City.

JOIN OUR MOVEMENTS

a) Be part of MATA!

You can be an agent of change! Join the Filipino youth as they take the lead in combating human trafficking and exploitation by being the MATA, or the “vigilant eyes” in the schools and communities.

The Movement of Anti-Trafficking Advocates (MATA) is a youth-led national network geared towards motivating and engaging their fellow youth to become voices for the voiceless victims of human trafficking in the Philippines. MATA (“eye” in Filipino) inspires young people to build a world where everyone enjoys freedom by creating awareness, fostering partnerships, building the capacities of stakeholders, and lobbying for policies and programs that protect the most vulnerable against trafficking and exploitation.

MATA Milestones:

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There are many ways to help and be part of MATA:

• Make yourself aware and inform others about human trafficking.
• Establish MATA chapters in your school or community.
• Organize your own TRAFFICK JAM event.
• Mobilize stakeholders for your campaigns and activities and get them to support the cause.
• Build linkages with other groups and organizations, especially those that cater to the young people.
• Do not support or buy products and services that may have been made by human trafficking victims.
• If you suspect that someone to be a victim of trafficking or exploitation, call a hotline (1343) or the police.

To join MATA and take part in our events, go to www.facebook.com/mata.page.

To set up a MATA chapter in your school or community, email [email protected] or call (632) 709-0711 local 106.

b) Be part of MSNAT

Your organization can be a catalyst of change! Join the Multisectoral Network against Trafficking (MSNAT), a national network of various civil society and private groups, organized by Visayan Forum in 2003. Its aim is to support government efforts to provide the following:

• immediate and appropriate response mechanisms to address the issue of trafficking in persons, especially women and children
• support in the prevention of trafficking in the communities
• investigation and prosecution of offenders
• protection, rescue, recovery and reintegration of trafficked persons.

MSNAT Milestones:

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There are many ways to help and be part of MSNAT:

• build awareness on trafficking in vulnerable communities
• engage the staff in anti-trafficking initiatives and send volunteers to organizations that work against trafficking
• provide for the education, skills training, values formation and empowerment of trafficking survivors
• support the operation of shelters that protect victims and empower survivors
• advocate for the passage and implementation of laws related to trafficking
• conduct research and develop advocacy materials
• integrate anti-trafficking agenda in CSR policies and programs
• join mass mobilization and advocacy campaigns against trafficking
• encourage other organizations to join the network

If you like your organization to be part of the MSNAT and get involved in anti-trafficking campaigns, please contact VF’s Center for Social Partnerships (email: [email protected] or call (632) 7090711 loc. 106