Abstract. The fight against human trafficking, which has become a serious problem of the peoples of the world, remains in everyone's attention. In order to combat and prevent this terrible type of crime, a number of recommendatory and mandatory documents of the United Nations have been adopted. In particular, the Convention for the Suppression of Trafficking in Persons and the Exploitation of Slavery by Third Parties (1949), the Convention on the Abolition of Slavery and the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Customs Similar to Slavery. Additional Convention (1956), Protocol on Suppression, Suppression and Punishment of Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the Convention on Combating Transnational Organized Crime (2000) ) are international legal documents of this category. Unfortunately, despite such a wide-ranging practice and appropriate propaganda being carried out around the world. Every year, millions of people become victims of "modern slavery", that is, human trafficking. It is very sad that there are women, girls, old people and even young children among them. One of the main factors driving the development of this crime is that people do not have enough information about going abroad and getting a job.