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https://freetheslaves.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Modern-Slavery-Glossary-FTS-2025.pdf

This glos­sary serves as a foun­da­tion­al resource for under­stand­ing the crit­i­cal terms and con­cepts used in address­ing mod­ern slav­ery and human traf­fick­ing. It is designed to pro­vide pre­cise, con­cise, and accu­rate def­i­n­i­tions that reflect the legal, social, and pol­i­cy frame­works shap­ing the glob­al response to exploitation.

The ter­mi­nol­o­gy pre­sent­ed here is essen­tial for com­pre­hen­sive­ly nav­i­gat­ing dis­cus­sions on forced labor, child exploita­tion, traf­fick­ing, and sur­vivor engage­ment. Each entry is ground­ed in inter­na­tion­al con­ven­tions, treaties, and research, mak­ing this glos­sary rel­e­vant for pol­i­cy­mak­ers, researchers, prac­ti­tion­ers, and advo­cates work­ing to devel­op informed and effec­tive solutions.

As mod­ern slav­ery remains a com­plex, mul­ti­fac­eted issue, this glos­sary high­lights the sys­temic nature of exploita­tion, the struc­tur­al fac­tors that dri­ve vul­ner­a­bil­i­ty, and the key inter­ven­tions aimed at pre­ven­tion and sur­vivor support.

By stan­dard­iz­ing the lan­guage we use, this doc­u­ment con­tributes to a shared under­stand­ing crit­i­cal for coor­di­nat­ed glob­al action. Read­ers are encour­aged to uti­lize this resource as a guide in research, pol­i­cy devel­op­ment, and field­work to ensure accu­rate and con­text-spe­cif­ic appli­ca­tions of key terms in com­bat­ing mod­ern slav­ery and pro­mot­ing human dignity.