HUMAN TRAFFICKING AS A DEFINITION
Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery. It involves controlling a person through force, fraud, or coercion to exploit the victim for forced labor, sexual exploitation, or both. Human trafficking strips victims of their freedom.
According to estimates, approximately 80 percent of trafficking involves sexual exploitation, and 19 percent involves labor exploitation. The average age of a young woman being trafficked is 12–14 years old and an estimated 13 million children are enslaved around the world today, accounting for nearly half of trafficking victims in the world. |