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In cases involving children, human trafficking is established if it is shown that the child has been recruited, transported, or harboured for the purpose of exploitation. The exploitation of trafficked persons can take many forms as explained below: | In cases involving children, human trafficking is established if it is shown that the child has been recruited, transported, or harboured for the purpose of exploitation. The exploitation of trafficked persons can take many forms as explained below: | ||
*'''Sexual Exploitation''': Trafficked persons are forced into prostitution,forced to perform sexual acts including exotic dancing, massage, and forced to participate in the production of pornography. | |||
*'''Forced Labour''': ''Forced labour'' is any work or services which people are forced to do against their will – under the threat of some form of punishment. Forced labour is found in industries such as: agriculture and fishing, domestic work, construction, mining, manufacturing, prostitution and illegal activities often related to the drug industry. | |||
*'''Coerced Organ Removal''': There is a high demand for organs on the black market around the world. Coerced organ removal is often conducted in clandestine clinics, with little or no attention to the person’s postoperative care and little payment to the person.It is important to remember that no one can legally consent to being exploited. For example, someone agrees to move to Canada because they have been promised employment in a legitimate job. Instead, they are coerced through fear and threats of violence, into forced labour. The fact that an individual may have consented to work in Canada cannot be used as a way to justify their working in conditions as described above. | |||
There is a high demand for organs on the black market around the world. Coerced organ removal is often conducted in clandestine clinics, with little or no attention to the person’s postoperative care and little payment to the person.It is important to remember that no one can legally consent to being exploited. For example, someone agrees to move to Canada because they have been promised employment in a legitimate job. Instead, they are coerced through fear and threats of violence, into forced labour. The fact that an individual may have consented to work in Canada cannot be used as a way to justify their working in conditions as described above. | |||
==How Does Human Trafficking Differ from Human Smuggling?== | ==How Does Human Trafficking Differ from Human Smuggling?== | ||