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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 == | == See also == | ||
* [[ | * [[Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Corporate social responsibility]] | ||
* [[Ethics]] | |||
* [[Fair trade]] | |||
* [[Modern slavery]] | |||
* [[Modern Slavery Act]] | |||
* [[United Nations]] | |||
==Other links== | |||
[https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/GuidingPrinciplesBusinessHR_EN.pdf Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights] | |||
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]] | |||
[[Category:The_business_context]] | |||
[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]] | |||
[[Category:Ethics]] |
Revision as of 18:32, 17 May 2020
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