Cap. 9 ст. 248ATraffic of a personofagefor the purpose of exploitation in the production of goods or provision of services.

(1) Whosoever, by any means mentioned in sub-article

(2), traffics a person of age for the purpose of exploiting that person in:

(a) the production of goods or provision of services; or

(b) slavery or practices similar to slavery; or

(c) servitude or forced labour; or

(d) activities associated with begging; or

(e) any other unlawful activities not specifically provided for elsewhere under this Sub-title, shall, on conviction, be liable to the punishment of imprisonment from six to twelve years. For the purposes of this sub-article exploitation includes requiring a person to produce goods and provide services under conditions and in circumstances which infringe labour standards governing working conditions, salaries and health and safety.

(2) The means referred to in sub-article (1) are the following:

(a) violence or threats, including abduction;

(b) deceit or fraud;

(c) misuse of authority, influence or pressure;

(d) the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of the person having control over another person;

(e) abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability: Provided that in this paragraph "position of vulnerability" means a situation in which the person concerned has no real or acceptable alternative but to submit to the abuse involved.

(3) The consent of a victim of trafficking to the exploitation, whether intended or actual, shall be irrelevant where any of the means set forth in sub-article (2) has been used.