The International Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons states:
Human trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons by the threat or use of kidnapping, force, fraud, deception or coercion, or by the giving or receiving of unlawful payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, and for the purpose of sexual exploitation or forced labor.

The Dayton Human Trafficking Accords

WHEREAS,

WE can end human trafficking and slavery, but only if we solemnly commit ourselves to that common purpose.

We must confront the global scourge of trafficking and slavery beginning in our own local communities.

We as individuals and all institutions of society have a moral responsibility to end trafficking and free slaves from their captivity.

NOW THEREFORE,

WE undertake a solemn commitment, beginning now, to end the scourge of trafficking and slavery

And to take immediate action in our communities to

Stir society’s conscience to action against trafficking and slavery

Rescue and restore victims of trafficking and slavery

Identify and punish traffickers and slavers

Promote legislation and public policies to eradicate trafficking and slavery

Address the social, cultural and economic causes of trafficking and slavery

So that

We will end human trafficking in our time.