Trafficking in

Person
Trafficking in Person
•Recruitment, transportation, transfer or
harboring, or receipt of persons WITH OR
WITHOUT THE VICTIM’S CONSENT OR
KNOWLEDGE, within or across national
borders by any means for the PURPOSE OF
EXPLOITATION
 Human Trafficking Human Smuggling
Usually involves Usually does not
Human coercion involve coercion

Trafficking Characterized by Characterized by

vs Human subsequent facilitating, for a
exploitation after fee, the illegal
Smuggling the illegal entry of entry of a person
a person into a into a foreign
foreign country country

Considered a Considered a
Smuggling of Human
Organs
(RA 9208)

• The illegal procurements

and/or sale of human organs.
Causes of Human Trafficking
• Poverty
• Uneven economic development
• Family orientation & values
• Weak enforcement of laws
• Corruption
• Immediate benefits of working abroad
 Laws against Human Trafficking

RA 9208- “Anti-Trafficking in
Persons Act of 2003”

2003 2012

RA 10364- “Expanded Anti-

Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012”.
Modus Operandi
• Illegal Migration
• Mail-Order Bride
• Foreign Training or Internship
• Religious Pilgrimage
• Cultural Exchange/Promotion
Illegal
Recruitment
(RA 8042)
• any act of canvassing,
enlisting, contracting,
transporting, utilizing, hiring
or procuring of workers.
• whether for profit or not, when
undertaken by a non-license or
non-holder of authority.
Modus Operandi of
Illegal Recruiters
• Tourist Worker Scheme
• Escort Services
• Blind Ads
• By Correspondence
• Assumed Identity
• Backdoor Exit
Modus Operandi of
Illegal Recruiters

• Visa Assistance
• Camouflaged participants
• Mail Order Bride Scheme
• Tie-Up or Kabit System
• Adoption Method
• Family Tours