人身売買

• 読み: じんしんばいばい
• ローマ字: jinshin baibai
• 漢字の分解: 人 (jin/hito) — person; 身 (shin/mi) — body, self; 売 (bai/u) — to sell; 買 (bai/ka) — to buy
• 発音: /dʑiɴ.ɕiɴ.baɪ.baɪ/

意味

Human trafficking; slave trade. The illegal trade and exploitation of human beings for labour, sex, or organs.

A serious international crime addressed by the UN Palermo Protocol. In Japanese law, 人身売買 is criminalised under the Penal Code. Victims are often lured with false promises of employment. Japan has been criticised internationally for its technical intern trainee (技能実習) system as a potential avenue for trafficking.

例文

1. 人身売買は現代の奴隷制度と呼ばれる深刻な犯罪だ。
2. 国境を越えた人身売買ネットワークを摘発する国際捜査が行われた。
3. 被害者支援団体は人身売買に遭った女性のケアに当たっている。

使い方ガイド

場面: law, human rights, crime, international relations

トーン: grave

起源と歴史

Compound of 人身 (a person's body, a person) and 売買 (buying and selling, trade). 人身 also appears in 人身事故 (accident involving a person). The phrase reflects the horrific commodification of human beings as tradeable objects.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal