Urgent safety issue If you are in immediate danger, use emergency help. Do not confront someone if doing so could put you at greater risk.
What to do next
- Prioritise immediate physical safety.
- Where safe, keep copies of debt demands, threats and identity documents.
- Use emergency services for immediate danger and specialist anti-trafficking/police routes for coercion.
What the source says
RO-WARN-001 · Warning signs · verified 11 August 2026
Current official guidance lists warning signs including a requested placement commission, no contract before departure, no contract in an understood language, changing claims about salary/hours/accommodation/transport, passport retention, and a job different from the contract.
Date and context: 8 August 2026
Sources
- GRETA fourth evaluation report on RomaniaCouncil of Europe · Independent institutional evidence
- National Agency against Trafficking in PersonsANITP · Government authority
- Romanian PolicePoliția Română · Government authority
What this answer does not decide This page cannot decide whether your employer, recruiter or legal status is safe or lawful. Check the linked authority for your situation.