Labor Trafficking Services
Labor trafficking, like sex trafficking, is a public health problem that requires a multi-sector, collaborative approach. Anyone, regardless of where they are from, can experience Labor trafficking and exploitation. Sometimes people experience labor and sex trafficking at the same time.
Victims of trafficking have a number of negative health experiences, including physical and emotional violence, mental health struggles such as post-traumatic stress disorder, and injuries and illnesses related to trafficking. Specialized services help victims recover from the trauma of sex and labor trafficking.
The State of Minnesota and the Office for Victims of Crime in the United States of Justice provide funding for the response of labor trafficking and exploitation in Minnesota.
Direct Service Providers
- The Advocates for Human Rights, Minneapolis, 612-341-9845
Service area: Statewide - Dodge and Olmsted County Victim Services, Rochester, 507-328-7270
Service area: Southeastern Minnesota (Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona counties) - The Enitan Story, Fridley, 763-273-6624
Service area: Statewide - Lutheran Social Services Refugee Services, Minneapolis/St. Cloud, 612-879-5258 or 320-251-7700
Service area: Central Minnesota (Benton, Kandiyohi, Sherburne, and Stearns counties) - Someplace Safe, Fergus Falls, 218-739-3486
Service area: West Central Minnesota (Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse, Wadena, and Wilkin counties) - Standpoint, Minneapolis, 800-313-2666 or 612-343-9842
Service area: Statewide
Labor trafficking resources brochure
This brochure can be used to share information about labor trafficking and services available. The PDF version is meant to be printed and is not best for sharing on the web. The simplified Word version has the same information and is ideal if using a screen reader. Additional languages will be available soon.
Resources
- If you or someone you know is being sexually exploited or sex trafficked, please contact your Safe Harbor Regional Navigator, the labor trafficking service providers on this webpage, or contact Day One Hotline at 1-866-223-1111 to learn more about services available in your community.
- You can also report a suspected trafficking situation to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's (BCA) Tip Form, or call the BCA at 1-877-996-6222 or e-mail bca.tips@state.mn.us
- If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 911 and report a human trafficking situation.
- Human Trafficking Informational Guide (PDF)
Contacts
For more information on labor trafficking and human trafficking prevention programs, contact health.human.trafficking.MDH@state.mn.us