Resource library
Resources
Search across every topic in the library, from recruitment fees to preserving evidence to getting help.
Recruitment
Recruitment fees
What recruiters can legitimately ask you to pay, and how fees are used to create debt and control.
Recruitment
Employment contracts
The written contract, not verbal promises, is what actually protects you.
Employment
Wages and deductions
Understanding what can legally be taken out of your pay, and what cannot.
Employment
Working hours
What reasonable working hours look like, and how excessive hours can signal forced labor.
Employment
Passports and identity documents
Your passport belongs to you. Confiscation is one of the clearest warning signs of exploitation.
Protection
Forced labor
Recognizing when work stops being voluntary.
Protection
Human trafficking
The difference between smuggling, exploitative work, and trafficking, and why the distinction matters.
Protection
Sexual exploitation
When a job offer is used to coerce a person into sexual exploitation.
Protection
Abuse and threats
Physical, psychological, and financial abuse in an employment relationship.
Recruitment
Debt and recruitment
How debt is used as a tool of control, and how to protect yourself from debt bondage.
Getting help
How to preserve evidence
Simple, safe habits that can matter a great deal later, without putting yourself at greater risk.
Getting help
How to seek help
Where to turn, depending on what you are experiencing right now.
Country-specific information
Emergency numbers and organizations for Ghana and the destination countries where Ghanaian workers most commonly migrate for work. This list will keep growing as SafePath expands into more countries.
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About the badges below: entries marked Pending our reviewwere compiled from public sources (government sites, news coverage, and international trafficking reporting) as a starting draft. Our team personally confirms each one, by contacting the organization directly, before it’s marked Verified by our team. If a number below doesn’t work, please try the next resource and let us know.
Flagship program country
Ghana
Emergency numbers
- National emergency (unified)112
- Police191
Organizations
Human Trafficking Secretariat
Government anti-trafficking body
Housed under the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection. Coordinates Ghana's national anti-trafficking response.
mogcsp.gov.ghDomestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU)
Police unit
Ghana Police Service unit handling domestic violence and victim support cases, including trafficking-adjacent cases.
Emergency numbers confirmed across multiple current sources. DOVVSU and the Human Trafficking Secretariat are real, government-documented bodies, but we have not independently confirmed a direct phone line for either. Verify directly before publishing.
Common destination country
Qatar
Emergency numbers
- Police, fire & ambulance (unified)999
Organizations
Ministry of Labour
16505Government labor hotline
Handles labor complaints, including from migrant workers.
National Human Rights Committee
800 2222Government human rights body
Independent national body that receives human rights complaints, including from migrant workers.
Aman
919Support hotline
24-hour hotline for women and children facing abuse, including domestic workers; offers protection and reintegration support.
These three numbers appeared consistently across multiple current expat-guide and government-adjacent sources. Still worth a live test call before publishing, since guide sites do go stale.
Common destination country
Saudi Arabia
Emergency numbers
- Police911 or 999
- Ambulance997
- Fire998
Organizations
Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD)
Government labor hotline
Operates a 24-hour multilingual labor complaint call center for migrant workers, documented in U.S. State Department trafficking reporting. A specific current hotline number could not be confirmed from public sources.
hrsd.gov.saNational Committee to Combat Human Trafficking (NCCHT)
Government anti-trafficking body
Coordinates Saudi Arabia's national anti-trafficking strategy across ministries.
Domestic violence hotline
1919Support hotline
National hotline referenced across multiple current sources.
Emergency numbers well confirmed. MHRSD's hotline is real and documented by the U.S. State Department's Trafficking in Persons Report, but we could not confirm its current direct number, only the ministry name. Do not guess a number for this; link to hrsd.gov.sa or find the number directly instead.
Common destination country
United Arab Emirates
Emergency numbers
- Police999
- Ambulance998
- Fire (Civil Defence)997
- Mobile GSM emergency (routes to police)112
Organizations
Ewa'a
800 7283 (800 SAVE)Shelter & support hotline
Confidential hotline offering shelter, counselling, and protection for women and children affected by human trafficking, domestic violence, or abuse.
National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking
+971 2 222 2000Government anti-trafficking body
Central federal point of contact for reporting and addressing human trafficking.
Dubai Police Human Trafficking Control Center
+971 4 608 2347Police unit
Dubai-specific unit for reporting human trafficking.
Labor complaints hotline
800 5005Government labor hotline
Toll-free line for labor-related complaints.
Best-corroborated country in this initial set. The same numbers appeared across UAE government portals, police services, and multiple expat guides. Still confirm before publishing; nothing here is a substitute for a live test call.
Common destination country
Kuwait
Emergency numbers
- General emergency / ambulance112
Organizations
Public Authority for Manpower (PAM)
Government labor authority
Runs a hotline and a shelter for migrant workers, including trafficking victims, and refers cases to the Ministry of Interior. A specific current hotline number could not be confirmed from public sources.
Anti-Human Trafficking Department
Government anti-trafficking body
Ministry of Interior department dedicated to combating human trafficking.
www.moi.gov.kwChild helpline
147Support hotline
National hotline for children under 18.
PAM and the MOI's Anti-Human Trafficking Department are both real, government-documented bodies (confirmed via the U.S. State Department's Trafficking in Persons Report and Kuwait's own MOI site), but we could not confirm a direct public hotline number for either. Do not guess one.
Common destination country
Lebanon
Emergency numbers
- General emergency112 or 999
Organizations
UNHCR National Call Center
+961 4 726 111International organization
Provides counselling and information for people facing pressure to migrate irregularly, or at risk of trafficking.
Ministry of Labour domestic worker hotline
Government labor hotline
24-hour hotline for migrant domestic workers to report abuse or mistreatment, with referral to health care and legal assistance. A specific current number could not be confirmed from public sources.
The UNHCR number came directly from UNHCR's own Lebanon help site. The Ministry of Labour hotline is real and well documented in news coverage of its 2015 launch, but we could not confirm it is still operating under the same number today.
International organizations
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
UN migration agency operating counter-trafficking assistance through local country offices in most nations. There is no single global hotline number; assistance is organized country by country.
www.iom.int/counter-traffickingInternational Labour Organization (ILO)
UN agency setting global labor standards; a strong reference for understanding worker rights, though not an emergency or crisis response service.
www.ilo.org