What is human trafficking?

Human trafficking is when men, women and/or children are tricked, sold or forced, within countries and across borders, into a “slave-like” situation against their will for purposes including sexual exploitation, forced labour, forced begging, illegal adoption, organ removal and forced marriage. This one-page fact sheet provides a quick overview on human trafficking and specific facts on the issue in Asia Pacific. Easily distributed digitally as a PDF or as a print-out, it can be used to educate audiences on human trafficking and exploitation. It can be translated into other languages by editing the Adobe Illustrator file.