Human Trafficking in India – Causes, Effects, Responses

Human trafficking is one of the major problems of the 21st century that has a huge growth because of the free movement and free trade under globalisation. India is not resistant to this threat and has been ranked as a “Tier 2” country by the US Department of State with regard to Human Trafficking, even though India has been one of the pioneer countries to pass strict labour laws to reduce exploitation.

What is Human Trafficking?

• The United Nations defines human trafficking as: "Human trafficking involves recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring, or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, for the purpose of exploitation."
• Exploitation includes, at a minimum, the exploit