Trafficking in persons, also known as modern slavery or human trafficking, is a crime involving the exploitation of someone for the purposes of compelled labor or a commercial sex act through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. Where a person younger than 18 is induced to perform a commercial sex act, it is a crime regardless of whether there is any force, fraud, or coercion. Victims can be anyone from around the world or right next door: women and men, adults and children, citizens and noncitizens alike. This infographic displays states’ membership in multilateral organizations with high-level political commitments to address trafficking in persons, as well as their international obligations under the Palermo Protocol*, as of July 30, 2017.
Source: US Department of State - Humanitarian Information Unit
Country: Andorra, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, China - Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region), Comoros, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Fiji, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nepal, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, World, Yemen