Which statement is true about human trafficking definitions in the material?

• A. It involves border crossing
• B. It is the act of recruiting, harboring, transporting, providing, or obtaining a person for forced labor or commercial sex acts through the use of force, fraud or coercion
• C. It requires the victim to be a citizen
• D. It cannot involve coercion

Answer: (B)

The main idea being tested is the definition of human trafficking and what elements it includes. The true statement captures trafficking as the act of recruiting, harboring, transporting, providing, or obtaining a person for forced labor or commercial sex acts, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. This aligns with the typical legal definitions that focus on exploitation and the means used to achieve it.

Border crossing is not a required element—trafficking can occur entirely within a country—so requiring border crossing makes that choice incorrect. Citizenship is also not a requirement; victims can be citizens or non-citizens, so that idea is not accurate. And coercion is often central to trafficking; saying it cannot involve coercion contradicts the standard definition that includes force, fraud, or coercion as possible means.

So the statement that precisely matches the definition emphasizes exploitation for forced labor or commercial sex acts and the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain or control the person.