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1 Definitions of Human Trafficking 1 (2020)

handle is hein.scsl/dehutr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Definitions of Human Trafficking To access the statutes for a specific State or territory, visit the State Statutes Search. Human trafficking can be compared to a modern-day form of slavery. It involves the exploitation of people through force, coercion, threat, and deception and includes human rights abuses such as debt bondage, deprivation of liberty, and lack of control over freedom and labor.1 Trafficking can be for purposes of sexual exploitation or labor exploitation. Sexual exploitation includes forcing an individual to engage in commercial sex acts, including prostitution or the production of pornography. The types of labor exploitation include domestic servitude, restaurant work, janitorial work, sweatshop factory work, and migrant agricultural work. Victims of trafficking can include adults and minors as well as both U.S. citizens and foreign nationals. WHAT'S INSIDE Defined in child protection laws Definitions of labor trafficking Definitions of sex trafficking of minors ' Human trafficking should not be confused with human smuggling. According to the U.S. Department of State, human smuggling is the facilitation, transportation, attempted transportation, or illegal entry of a person across an international border in violation of the laws of one or more countries, either clandestinely or through deception, such as the use of fraudulent documents. Human smuggling generally occurs with the consent of the person being smuggled, although that person subsequently may become a victim of trafficking, and the two crimes often co-occur. For more information, see the factsheet Human Trafficking & Migrant Smuggling: Understanding the Difference (from the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, U.S. Department of State). Child Welfare * ; Information Gateway PROTECTING CHILDREN 0 STRENGTHENING FAMILIES Children's Bureau An Office of the Administration for Children & Families