Tuesday, July 30, 2019


“ You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know “  - William Wilberforce  .


Trafficking in persons is defined as "the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation."



The Act (what is done):

Recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons.

The Means (how it is done):

Threat or use of force, coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power or vulnerability, or giving payments or benefits to a person in control of the victim.

The Purpose (why it is done):

For the purpose of exploitation, which includes exploiting the prostitution of others, forced labour, slavery or similar practices and the removal of organs. To ascertain whether a particular circumstance constitutes trafficking in persons, consider the definition of trafficking in the Trafficking in Persons Protocol and the constituent elements of the offence, as defined by relevant domestic legislation.


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