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Trafficking in Persons/Smuggling of Migrants

Guide Introduction

Use this guide for help researching the topics surrounding human trafficking. You can use these key words/concepts when searching the various databases:

  • human trafficking
  • trafficking in persons
  • forced labor (use "forced labour" when searching British or international sources)
  • sex trafficking
  • sex slavery

International Organization Resources

Do a Google site search, like this: site:un.org "smuggling of migrants"

site:iom.int "trafficking in persons" balkan [International Organization for Migration (UN)]

Foreign Government Sources

Do Google site-specific searching for individual country information. Use this page to discover the TLD (top-level domain) for the country you are searching. Examples:

site:al "smuggling of migrants" [Albania]

site:gov.hr "trafficking in persons" [Government of Croatia]

site:gov.rs "smuggling of migrants" [Government of Serbia]

site:gov.mk "smuggling of migrants" filetype:pdf [PDF files from Government of North Macedonia]

General Reference

U.S. Government Information

Technical Reports

News Sources

Video Sources