Human trafficking
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1. United Nations (UN) - Trafficking in Persons Protocol.
Under the UN's Trafficking in Persons Protocol, human trafficking includes:
- Recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons
- By the 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
- For the purpose of exploitation.
2. UK law and social responsibility - Modern Slavery Act.
The UK's Modern Slavery Act defines human trafficking as arranging or facilitating the travel of another person, with a view to that other person being exploited.
Exploitation includes sexual exploitation; the removal of organs; securing services by force, threats or deception; and securing services from children or other vulnerable persons.
See also
- Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
- Corporate social responsibility
- Ethics
- Fair trade
- Modern slavery
- Modern Slavery Act
- United Nations
- UN Global Principles on Business and Human Rights
