Human trafficking is a clandestine, complex and global phenomenon involving almost all countries. History has it that the emergence and appearance of trafficking in persons are believed to have emanated from the slave trade era. However, the recent development in terms of defining the menace proved a difficulty that demonstrates continued human exploitation. This study is nearly the first attempt to critically look into the history of the anti-trafficking conventions as well as the current stands, which shows limited success in combating modern-day slavery. The investigation is a content analysis that uses scholarly published journals on human trafficking that identified the history and the current happenings within the anti-trafficking pacts or resolutions. The research explores how the human trafficking definition keeps changing over several decades to the present situation. The findings reveal contrasting and nuanced similar views and the research proffer the way forward.
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