Human trafficking, the commercial exploitation of individuals, is a gross violation of human rights and harms societies, economies, health and development. The related disciplines of Operations Management (OM), Analytics, and Operations Research (OR) are uniquely positioned to support trafficking prevention and intervention efforts by efficiently evaluating a plethora of decision alternatives, and providing quantitative, actionable insights. As operations and analytical efforts in the counter-trafficking field emerge, it is imperative to grasp subtle yet distinctive nuances associated with human trafficking. This note is intended to inform those practitioners working in the field by highlighting key features of human trafficking activity. We grouped nine themes around three broad categories: (1) representation of human trafficking, (2) consideration of survivors and communities, and (3) analytics related. These insights are derived from our collective experience in working in this area and substantiated by domain expertise.

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关于如何在运营和分析中进行负责任的反人口贩运研究的观点

人口贩卖，即对个人的商业剥削，是对人权的严重侵犯，危害社会、经济、健康和发展。运营管理 (OM)、分析和运筹学 (OR) 的相关学科具有独特的优势，可以通过有效评估大量决策替代方案并提供定量的、可操作的见解来支持人口贩运预防和干预工作。随着打击人口贩运领域的行动和分析工作的出现，必须掌握与人口贩运相关的微妙而独特的细微差别。本说明旨在通过强调人口贩运活动的关键特征来告知在该领域工作的从业人员。我们围绕三大类对九个主题进行了分组：(1) 人口贩运的代表，（2）考虑幸存者和社区，和（3）分析的相关。这些见解源自我们在该领域工作的集体经验，并得到领域专业知识的证实。