You have the right to be protected when crises occur
Such as a war, a natural disaster or a pandemic. This means that the state must make every effort to protect your rights, ensure your education, guarantee access to schooling and prevent you from being kidnapped, exploited (including sexually), held prisoner, sold as a slave or forced to work illegally. Luxembourg will help you to regain your dignity if you’ve been hurt, mistreated or neglected.
What does that mean?
If you arrive in Luxembourg because you have had to flee your country, you must be protected and helped. The country must look after you just like all of the other children here. If you arrive alone, Luxembourg must help you to find your family and will appoint a person or an organisation to take care of you and help you to make decisions.
! If you feel as if you’re being exploited, there are people who can help you
You can confide in someone you trust or call the police on 113! To find help, you can also contact one of the associations listed hereDepending on your situation, you can find experts to defend your rights.
To protect children who flee an armed conflict ...
Luxembourg has committed to welcoming children who must flee a conflict zone (e.g. Ukraine), providing them with safe shelter and doing everything possible to prevent them from being exploited or forced into illegal work by anyone. Human trafficking is prohibited worldwide, including of course in Luxembourg. Services are available to support trafficking victims, and brochures informing victims of their rights are regularly distributed.
Luxembourg gives all young people a chance:
- By providing access to school for all
- By guiding them towards suitable studies
- By setting up anintegration andreception service at schools
- By creating suitable accommodation for young people aged under 18 who arrive in Luxembourg alone
- By increasing the number of international classes
- By distibuting brochures and videosThe asylum procedure explained to unaccompanied children in Luxembourg: FMPO – Mineurs non accompagnés (MNA) Miniila on aid measures and the protection of minors.