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Human trafficking

We help victims of human trafficking and inform people about the possibilities, conditions, regulations, and dangers of preventing human trafficking and helping victims abroad.

  • Are you being forced to do work that you do not agree to or have not previously agreed upon?
  • Are you lured into prostitution?
  • Are you offered a quick marriage and a subsequent divorce with a foreigner for money?
  • Are you being forced to beg or commit a crime (stealing, reselling something) or perform some unpleasant obligation so that someone can get the financial benefit?

In doing so, have you been deprived of your freedom and subjected to mental or physical violence or fraud? Have you been threatened, lured, or taken advantage of because of your vulnerability?

If so, you may be a victim of human trafficking.

Where can I turn?

 

If you have become a victim of sexual (prostitution) or occupational exploitation (long working hours, unpaid salary, threats, etc.), entered into a fictitious marriage, or have been forced to commit a crime, then:

  • call the human trafficking prevention and victim support counseling line at +372 660 7320 on weekdays from 08:30to 17:00
  • write to the address [email protected]
  • follow us and write to us on Facebook
  • call the Social Insurance Board's victim support crisis helpline 116 006, which works 24/7
  • If a person needs professional psychological counseling or psychotherapy to recover from the effects of a crime or violence they have experienced, they have the option of receiving mental health care to support recovery from trauma

You can contact counselors for victims of human trafficking directly and anonymoysly, 

  • if you are of legal age, male or female
  • in Estonian, Russian, or English
  • regardless of nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or skin color.

Relatives who suspect that they have noticed signs of human trafficking can also turn for help.

We offer You

  • primary counseling
  • assistance in communication with state and municipal authorities and legal entities
  • social counseling
  • legal counseling

The Social Insurance Board provides services to identified victims of human trafficking if necessary

  • safe accommodation
  • catering
  • healthcare services
  • material aid, psychological aid
  • translation for receiving services
  • other services necessary for physical and psychosocial recovery
Researches about Estonia

Links between the involvement of Estonian women in sham marriages abroad and trafficking in human beings.  opens in a new tabHEUNI, Helsinki 2016 Attitudes of Estonian inhabitants in relation to gender-based violence and human trafficking. opens in a new tab Tallinn 2014 E-recruitment. Research on Prostitution in Latvia and Estonia: Current Tendencies of internet recruitment. opens in a new tab 2013 Estonia. Report on Cooperation between Stakeholders at the National Level in Estonia to Address Trafficking for Labour Exploitation. opens in a new tab Stockholm 2012 Global Monitoring Status of Action Against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children. Estonia. opens in a new tab ECPAT 2012 Trafficking for Forced Labour and Labour Exploitation in Estonia. opens in a new tab Tartu 2011 On the meaning of prostitution in Estonia: critical attitudes are increasing. opens in a new tab Tallinn 2008 The hidden side of prostitution: sex buyers speak. opens in a new tab Tallinn 2007 Prostitution in Estonia: a Survey of the Situation of Women Involved in Prostitution.  opens in a new tabTallinn 2006 The Meaning of Prostitution in Estonian Society: Internal Security or Economic Benefit. opens in a new tab Tallinn 2006 Prostitution – a social problem? The views on prostitution’s nature, causes and effects in the Baltic states and north-western Russia. opens in a new tab Tallinn 2004 Combating Trafficking in Persons in Estonia: Experts opinion about problems and solutions opens in a new tab. Tallinn 2004

TIP reports - Estonia´s country narrative

The TIP Report is worldwide report on the efforts of governments to combat severe forms of trafficking in persons and is yearly published by the Department of State. Read more opens in a new tab

2021 TIP report – Estonia´s country narrative (page 228) 2020 TIP report  - Estonia´s country narrative (page 201) 2019 TIP report  - Estonia´s country narrative (page 188) 2018 TIP report  - Estonia´s country narrative (page 180) 2017 TIP Report - Estonia´s country narrative opens in a new tab (page 165) 2016 TIP Report - Estonia's country narrative opens in a new tab (page 166) 2015 TIP Report - Estonia's country narrative opens in a new tab (page 153) 2014 TIP Report - Estonia's country narrative opens in a new tab (page 170)

Publications and researches

Navigating through your supply chain. Toolkit for prevention of labour exploitation and trafficking. 2020 Helsinki. Anni Lietonen, Anniina Jokinen Natalia Ollus Uncovering labour trafficking. Investigation tool for law enforcement and checklist for labour inspectors. 2020 Helsinki. Pekka Ylinen, Anniina Jokinen, Anna-Greta Pekkarinen, Natalia Ollus and Katja-Pia Jenu Guidelines for business and employers for risk management in subcontracting chains. HEUNI Shady business. Uncovering the business model of labour exploitation. Bulgaria: Anton Kojouharov & Atanas Rusev, Estonia: Simone Eelmaa & Anna Markina, Finland: Anniina Jokinen, Latvia: Dace Kavasa & Lasma Stabina Second Report on the Progress Made in the Fight Against Trafficking in Human Beings and Data collection in the EU. Office of the EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator. 2018 Global report on trafficking in persons. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. New York, 2018 Global estimates of modern slavery: Forced labour and forced marriage. opens in a new tab International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva, 2017 Human Trafficking 2016 – Baltic Sea Region Round-up Report. opens in a new tab The Council of the Baltic Sea States, Stockholm 2016 Happily ever after? From sham marriages to Human Trafficking (conclusive overview). HEUNI, Helsinki 2016 Exploitative Sham Marriages: Exploring the Links between Human Trafficking and Sham Marriages in Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia. opens in a new tab HEUNI, Helsinki 2016 Addressing Human Trafficking in the Baltic Sea: Nordic-Baltic Partnership with Passenger Ferry Companies to Counter Trafficking in Human Beings, Smuggling of Migrants and Exploitation of Migrant Workers in the Baltic Sea Region. opens in a new tab HEUNI, Helsinki 2016 Better support, better protection: Steps lawyers and guardians can take to better identify and protect trafficked children. opens in a new tab ReACT Project, ECPAT, 2016 Study on the gender dimension of trafficking in human beings. Final report. opens in a new tab Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2016 Making Integration Work. Refugees and others in need of Protection. opens in a new tab OECD 2016 Labour Exploitation, Trafficking and Migrant Health: Multi-country Findings on the Health Risks and Consequences of Migrant and Trafficked Workers. IOM 2015 PROSTCOST. Estimate of the economic and social cost of prostitution in France. opens in a new tab France 2015  Severe labour exploitation: workers moving within or into the European Union. opens in a new tab Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2015 Review of EU Projects – Promising Practices in Combating Human Trafficking. opens in a new tab TRACE Project, 2015 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2014. opens in a new tab UNODC, Vienna 2014 Guidelines to prevent abusive recruitment, exploitative employment and trafficking of migrant workers in the Baltic Sea region. opens in a new tab HEUNI, Helsinki 2014 The Global Slavery Index 2014. opens in a new tab Australia 2014 ADSTRINGO: “Trafficking in Human Beings for Labour Exploitation and Irregular Labour Migration in the Russian Federation: Forms, Trends and Countermeasures“. opens in a new tab Moscow/Stockholm, 2014 The Nature and Scale of Human Trafficking in 2013. NCA Strategic Assessment. opens in a new tab London 2014 Profits and Poverty: The Economics of Forced Labour. opens in a new tab International Labour Organization, Switzerland 2014 Managing the risk of hidden forced labour. A guide for companies and employers. opens in a new tab The Danish National Board of Social Services 2014 Human trafficking 2013 Baltic Sea Region Round Up. opens in a new tab The Council of the Baltic Sea States, Stockholm 2013 Exploitation of migrant workers in Finland, Sweden, Estonia and Lithuania: Uncovering the links between recruitment, irregular employment practices and labour trafficking. opens in a new tab Helsinki 2013 The Global Slavery Index 2013. opens in a new tab Walk Free Foundation, 2013 Actors against Trafficking for Labour Exploitation.Report on Cooperation between Stakeholders at the National Level in the countries of the Baltic Sea region to Address Trafficking for Labour Exploitation. opens in a new tab The Council of the Baltic Sea States, January 2013 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2012. opens in a new tab UNODC New York 2013. Children Trafficked for Explotation in Begging and Criminality: A challenge for law enforcement and child protection. opens in a new tab A CBSS Project in Lithuania, Poland, Norway and Sweden 2013 Safer Path - System Action for the Empowerment of Refugees and Protection against Trafficking in Human Beings. Transnational report. opens in a new tab Italy 2012 Handbook for Diplomatic and Consular Personnel.  opens in a new tabStockholm 2011 Trafficking for Forced Labour and Labour Exploitation in Finland, Poland and Estonia. opens in a new tab Helsinki 2011 Comparing Sex Buyers with Men Who Don’t Buy Sex. opens in a new tab Boston 2011 Human Trafficking in the Baltic Sea Region: State and Civil Society Cooperation on Victims’ Assistance and Protection.  opens in a new tabCBSS-UNODC assessment, New York 2010 Beyond Borders: Exploring Links between Trafficking and Labour. opens in a new tab GAATW Working Papers Series 2010. Men who buy sex. Who they buy and what they know. opens in a new tab London 2009 Trafficking in persons. Analysis on Europe. opens in a new tab Vienna 2009 Men, Masculinities, Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Violence.  opens in a new tabBrazil 2008 Stolen smiles: a summary report on the physical and psychological health consequences of women and adolescents trafficked in Europe. opens in a new tab London 2006 Ten Ways to Protect Undocumented Migrant Workers. opens in a new tab Picum, Brussels, 2005 Bodies across borders - prostitution and trafficking in women. opens in a new tab Norway 2002

Sirle Blumberg

head of the service for victims of human trafficking

We want to ensure a safe life for all Estonians. To do this, we prevent and reduce violence, protect lives and health, and support all people who need it. Our support is humane, caring and respectful. We help people in different ways.

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