Legislative Decree No. 3 of 2010 on Prohibition and Combat of Trafficking in Persons “Trafficking Prohibition Law”

Per this law, trafficking is defined as including recruitment, transfer, abduction, deportation, harboring or receipt of persons, for the purpose of using them in unlawful acts or purposes, in exchange for material or moral gain, promises or other benefits. Trafficking can take place not only through violence, force or the threat of force but also through persuasion, exploitation of ignorance or vulnerability, by fraud, deception, the abuse of power or by providing assistance from those having authority over the victim. Sexual exploitation of children is also considered as trafficking.