Get help
If you are in immediate danger, call local emergency services first.
The organisations below offer free, confidential help to migrant workers. You do not need to share your name or status to call them.
1
Stay safe first
Move to a public space if possible — a hospital, mall, mosque/church, or police station you trust.
2
Keep your documents
If you can do so safely, keep your passport, ID and phone with you. Photograph them and message a trusted contact.
3
Call free, confidential help
Use a hotline below. They will not contact your employer and can help even without ID.
Global hotlines
Call now — free and confidential
By country
Country-specific help
Choose where you are working — or where you came from. We'll show the official hotlines and the safest immediate steps.
Destination — Gulf
Qatar — hotlines
Immediate next steps
What to do right now
- 1.Keep your passport and bank card with you whenever possible.
- 2.Use the WPS portal or 800 ADALA to file an unpaid-wage claim — no employer permission needed.
- 3.If your employer refuses to release you, you can change jobs without an NOC under Law 21/2015.
Trusted organisations
Worker-side, never recruiter-side
Global network
ILO Migrant Resource Centres
Free, confidential pre-departure and in-country support in 30+ countries.
Global
IOM — repatriation & reintegration
Free assistance to migrants in vulnerable situations, including return home with no conditions.
Gulf corridor
Migrant-Rights.org
Independent reporting and direct case support for Gulf migrant workers.
Global
Anti-Slavery International
Casework, advocacy and links to local frontline services for survivors.
Europe
La Strada International
NGO network supporting trafficked persons across Europe.
If you cannot speak freely
Silent ways to ask for help when you are being monitored.
Silent SMS
Text "HELP" plus your location to a trusted contact. No call needed.
Medical access
Employers must allow medical visits — use an appointment to seek help privately.
Embassy contact
Your home embassy must assist you. You can walk in without your employer's knowledge.
SafePassage does not record your calls or share your information. Numbers above are operated independently by the listed organisations.
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