Human Trafficking in

India

Presented by :
Manisha Gupta
Manasa Priya
Trafficking

 Procuring women and children for

- Harmless ones : employment, training, cultural
exchange, sports, or child adoption
- severe cases : white slavery, begging or debt
bondage, and abduction.

 Within or across national borders

 Almost always leading to sexual exploitation.
Facts..

 3 million women in India fall prey to trafficking

annually in the country and 40% are minors.
 Mainly for the purpose of commercial sexual
exploitation
 Increase of sex trafficking to medium-sized cities and
satellite towns of large cities.
 Trafficking to Middle-east, Europe and the US for
work as domestic servants and low-skilled laborers.
Legal Framework
 Article 23 of the Constitution of India prohibits trafficking in
any form. Some of the provisions are :

• Sec 363 A of IPC: Kidnapping or maiming a minor for the

purpose of begging.
• Sec 366 A of IPC: Procuring minor girl for sexual
exploitation.
• Sec 366 B of IPC: Importation of girl from foreign country
for sexual exploitation.
• The Immortal Trafficking Prevention Act 1956: Procuring,
inducing or taking person for sake of prostitution.
• The Juvenile Justice Act: Procurement of a child under the
age of 18 years for the purpose of exploitation.