| AHTU |
Anti-Human Trafficking Unit |
| CEDAW |
United Nations Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women |
| CRC |
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| ECPAT |
End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes |
| EU |
European Union |
| GAC |
Global Affairs Canada |
| ILO |
International Labour Organization |
| IOM |
International Organization for Migration |
| MSME |
Micro-, small- and medium-enterprise |
| NGO |
Non-governmental organization |
| Palermo Protocol |
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime |
| SAARC |
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
| SAARC Convention |
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution |
| TIP Report |
U.S. Department of State 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report |
| UN |
United Nations |
| UNCAC |
United Nations Convention Against Corruption |
| UNCTOC |
United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime |
| UNICEF |
United Nations Children’s Fund |