The Facts: Slavery, human trafficking definitions – The CNN Freedom Project: Ending Modern-Day Slavery - CNN.com Blogs

The Facts: Slavery, human trafficking definitions – The CNN Freedom Project: Ending Modern-Day Slavery - CNN.com BlogsApril 20th, 2011
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The Facts: Slavery, human trafficking definitions
Forced labor, bonded labor, slaves, human trafficking - a broadly accepted definition of what modern slavery encompasses has been elusive. There are many horrible stories of abuse, but not all can be considered slavery. Here is the definition CNN is using to make that determination:
“Slavery occurs when one person completely controls another person, using violence or the threat of violence to maintain that control, exploits them economically, pays them nothing and they cannot walk away.”
What about human trafficking? Human trafficking is defined in the U.N. Trafficking Protocol as "the recruitment, transport, transfer, harbouring or receipt of a person by such means as threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of adbuction, or fraud or deception for the purpse of exploitation."
The definition on trafficking consists of three core elements:
1) The action of trafficking which means the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons
2) The means of trafficking which includes threat of or use of force, deception, coercion, abuse of power or position of vulnerability
3) The purpose of trafficking which is always exploitation. In the words of the Trafficking Protocol, article 3 "exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labor or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs

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Lamar Sessoms
Once the GOP kills unions and collective bargaining, modern slavery will be enforced on the poor and middle class in America.

April 20, 2011 at 1:52 pm | Reply
Simms
It will just be the middle class since the poor can rely on welfare/medicaid.

April 20, 2011 at 3:27 pm | Reply
Clay
If it weren't for slavery, China would have no economy whatsoever.

April 21, 2011 at 3:27 pm | Reply
Jun
SO IJM the human trafficking NGO whom locks up innocent people till they can use and coerce them to act as victims to convict innocent people that is OK:??? BOYCOTT IJM, they are trafficking people for convictions pretending they are helping oppressed people. 2) The means of trafficking which includes threat of or use of force, deception, coercion, abuse of power or position of vulnerability = International Justice Mission

April 21, 2011 at 11:59 pm | Reply
Fact
47% of so called Americans do not wish to contribuite one Cent to America
but vote 100% to tax the people that pay tax's. This is Bull Flat tax needed ASAP 8 % for persons 15 % for companys with less tand 50 employees 22 % for companys above 50 emloyees. Then all the dead beats can fell more American. Dont ask what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country. Note to the President YES THERE IS RACISM AGAINST WHITE PEOPLE. I just saw it Happen at MC Donalds in Maryland. DO something Racist HOLDER A.G.

April 24, 2011 at 12:45 pm | Reply
braddeloyed
totally, racism in america agianst white people. Its been like that for years politicians want to minimize healthcare...Racists! No medical care for illegals...Racists! Its just what all non white people do nowadays
if something doesnt go there way on a state or national level its all whitey's fault. As with slavery just abolish it
by making recruitment of migrant workers illegal but of course now I'm probably sounding racist

April 24, 2011 at 11:29 pm | Reply
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