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These sovereign states notably include Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. Figure 65
shows that there are three elements to human trafficking crimes (UN, 2017b).
Figure 65
Three elements of human trafficking crimesSource: United Nations (2017b)^(^)
My research concludes that the collaborative activities of IELTS and its sponsors meet the three
criteria of human trafficking. Table 15 summarizes the logic that underpins this conclusion.
Table 15:
IELTS and the three elements of human trafficking
Element Explanation
Act Recruitment of post-secondary education students under false pretenses.
Means Fraud, deception, abuse of power and vulnerability.
Purpose Exploitation: slavery and other types of exploitation (i.e. financial).