According to the United Nations, human trafficking is the process by which a person is recruited to be controlled and held captive for the purpose of exploitation.
The resulting exploitation is essentially a modern-day form of slavery as human trafficking victims are subjected to sexual exploitation or forced labor.
President Obama declared January National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention month.
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January 11 is Human Trafficking Awareness Day