In many ways, slavery may look different from the slavery of the Transatlantic slave trade, but modern slavery – as a term – encompasses many forms of slavery, including human trafficking and people being born into slavery.
There are hundreds of definitions of modern slavery. All of these include aspects of control, involuntary actions and exploitation.
At Anti-Slavery International, we define modern slavery as when an individual is exploited by others, for personal or commercial gain. Whether tricked, coerced, or forced, they lose their freedom. This includes but is not limited to human trafficking, forced labour and debt bondage.
Our mission is to stop slavery – to secure freedom for everyone, everywhere, always.
