SELF-ASSESSMENT TEST

Results

If A is your highest score…

When making personal decisions, you weigh up the risks and make a healthy assessment that the intentions of strangers may not always be good. However, if you need social, psychological or legal assistance in the future for victims of human trafficking, or if you would like to get advice on the situation of a friend or relative, please call the National Association Against Trafficking in Human Beings' toll-free helpline at 8 800 91119 (+ 370 616 91119 outside Lithuania).

REMEMBER!

  • When looking for a job, check information about the employer on the internet or with the public authorities – whether the company exists, how many employees it has and what it does. Read the contract of employment carefully before you start work and sign a copy in a language you understand, including the employer's signature. Important: The employer must not ask to keep your identity document, mobile phone.
  • Take your identity document safely with you when travelling abroad or to a city you don't know. Ideally, make a copy and keep it in a separate pocket.
  • Keep personal, very explicit photos and don't share them with others. Even friendships that seem close may end at some point. You can never predict what another person might decide to do with the images of you that they have access to.
  • Only discuss information about your financial situation, health or family problems with professionals. This is information that can be used by criminals to persuade you to perform illegal criminal or intimate services.
  • Be aware of being treated to a drink or meal by strangers or people you know only by sight, in a setting with which you are unfamiliar. Intoxicating substances may be added to drinks or food. The person so affected may be taken in a direction unknown to him/her or subjected to certain actions that he/she will not remember and will not be able to tell law enforcement.

Memorise at least two phone numbers of people you know and trust. If you are in a tight spot and don't have your own mobile phone, at least you will have the option of borrowing a phone to let them know where you are.

If B is your highest score …

Some of your choices are a balancing act between caution, personal responsibility and strong risk-taking, absolute trust in others. If you have doubts about your job, your immediate surroundings, or recent offers, we recommend you contact the National Association Against Trafficking in Human Beings' counsellors on the toll-free helpline 8 800 91119 (+ 370 616 91119 outside Lithuania). This is the place to get free social, psychological and legal support – depending on what you need most at the moment.

REMEMBER!

  • When looking for a job, check information about the employer on the internet or with the public authorities – whether the company exists, how many employees it has and what it does. Read the contract of employment carefully before you start work and sign a copy in a language you understand, including the employer's signature. Important: The employer must not ask to keep your identity document, mobile phone.
  • Take your identity document safely with you when travelling abroad or to a city you don't know. Ideally, make a copy and keep it in a separate pocket.
  • Keep personal, very explicit photos and don't share them with others. Even friendships that seem close may end at some point. You can never predict what another person might decide to do with the images of you that they have access to.
  • Only discuss information about your financial situation, health or family problems with professionals. This is information that can be used by criminals to persuade you to perform illegal criminal or intimate services.
  • Be aware of being treated to a drink or meal by strangers or people you know only by sight, in a setting with which you are unfamiliar. Intoxicating substances may be added to drinks or food. The person so affected may be taken in a direction unknown to him/her or subjected to certain actions that he/she will not remember and will not be able to tell law enforcement.

Memorise at least two phone numbers of people you know and trust. If you are in a tight spot and don't have your own mobile phone, at least you will have the option of borrowing a phone to let them know where you are.

If you scored mostly C…

Many of your choices indicate an increased risk of accepting insecure jobs or other offers. It is possible to fall into the clutches of manipulators without feeling it right away. We highly recommend that you seek advice on safe work or other activity choices on the National Association Against Trafficking in Human Beings' toll-free helpline 8 800 91119 (+ 370 616 91119 outside Lithuania). This is a place where you can discuss your situation safely and anonymously, and get free social, psychological and legal assistance.

REMEMBER!

  • When looking for a job, check information about the employer on the internet or with the public authorities – whether the company exists, how many employees it has and what it does. Read the contract of employment carefully before you start work and sign a copy in a language you understand, including the employer's signature. Important: The employer must not ask to keep your identity document, mobile phone.
  • Take your identity document safely with you when travelling abroad or to a city you don't know. Ideally, make a copy and keep it in a separate pocket.
  • Keep personal, very explicit photos and don't share them with others. Even friendships that seem close may end at some point. You can never predict what another person might decide to do with the images of you that they have access to.
  • Only discuss information about your financial situation, health or family problems with professionals. This is information that can be used by criminals to persuade you to perform illegal criminal or intimate services.
  • Be aware of being treated to a drink or meal by strangers or people you know only by sight, in a setting with which you are unfamiliar. Intoxicating substances may be added to drinks or food. The person so affected may be taken in a direction unknown to him/her or subjected to certain actions that he/she will not remember and will not be able to tell law enforcement.

Memorise at least two phone numbers of people you know and trust. If you are in a tight spot and don't have your own mobile phone, at least you will have the option of borrowing a phone to let them know where you are.