Modern Slavery Assessment Tool Sector Definitions

Administration and Support Services

• Rental and leasing of motor vehicles, households goods, equipment, tangible goods
• Leasing of intellectual property (excluding copyrighted works)
• Employment agencies and temporary staffing services
• Travel agencies, tour operators, reservation services
• Security and investigation activities
• Building and landscape maintenance services
• Packaging activities
• Office administration and general business support services

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing

• Growing crops
• Raising and breeding animals
• Harvesting of timber and other plant products
• Collection of animals or animal products from farms or natural habitats

Arts, Entertainment and Recreation

• Creative, arts, and entertainment activities
• Library and archive services
• Live performances and related activities
• Operation of museums and historical sites
• Gambling and betting activities
• Sports and recreation facilities
• Amusement and theme parks

Construction

• General and specialised building construction
• Civil engineering works (roads, bridges, tunnels, railways, water projects, etc.)
• New construction, repairs, additions, alterations
• Erection of prefabricated buildings
• Temporary construction work
• Development of building projects for sale
• Renting of construction equipment with operator
• Repair of buildings and engineering works
• Subcontracted construction performed under the responsibility of a primary contractor

Education

• Pre-primary and primary education
• General and secondary education
• Technical and vocational education
• Higher education
• Sports, recreation, and cultural education
• Educational support activities

Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply

• Provision of electricity, natural gas, steam, hot water
• Operation of distribution networks (lines, mains, pipes)
• Distribution within industrial parks or residential buildings
• Operation of electric and gas utilities
• Provision of steam and air-conditioning supply
• Excludes water/sewer services, fuel retail, long-distance gas transport, and petroleum/coke product manufacturing

Financial and Insurance

• Insurance, reinsurance, pension funding
• Activities supporting financial services
• Holding company activities
• Management of trusts, funds, and similar financial entities

Government Administration and Defence; Compulsory Social Security

• Legislative, regulatory, judicial, and taxation activities
• National defence and armed forces
• Public order and safety
• Immigration and foreign affairs
• Administration of government programmes
• Compulsory social security services

Human Health and Social Work

• Hospital and medical practice activities
• Dental practice activities
• Other human health services
• Residential care activities (elderly, disabled, mental health, substance abuse)
• Social work activities with and without accommodation

Information and Communication

• Production and distribution of information and cultural products
• Telecommunications and data transmission services
• Information technology, software, and related services
• Data processing and information service activities

International Organisations, Diplomatic and Consular Services

• Activities of UN and specialised agencies
• Activities of regional/global intergovernmental organisations
• Operations of the IMF, World Bank, OECD, OPEC, EU, EFTA, etc.
• Activities of diplomatic and consular missions (classified by host country)

Manufacturing

• Physical or chemical transformation of materials into new products
• Substantial renovation, alteration, or reconstruction of goods
• Processing of agricultural, mining, or previously manufactured materials

Mining and Quarrying

• Extraction of naturally occurring minerals (solid, liquid, gas)
• Underground or surface mining; well operation; seabed mining
• Processing of raw materials within extraction sites (crushing, sorting, liquefaction, agglomeration, etc.)
• Extraction-related technical services performed for third parties
• Excludes processing not linked directly to extraction, construction use without transformation, water collection/treatment, and geological surveying

Personal Services

• Membership organisation activities
• Repair of computers and communication equipment
• Repair of consumer electronics, household appliances, garden equipment
• Repair of footwear, leather goods, furniture, home furnishings
• Laundry and dry-cleaning services
• Hairdressing and beauty treatments
• Funeral and related services
• Other personal services not elsewhere classified

Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities

• Legal and accounting services
• Management consulting
• Architectural and engineering services
• Technical testing and analysis
• Scientific R&D
• Advertising and market research
• Photography and design activities

Real Estate

• Acting as real estate agents, brokers, and lessors
• Buying, selling, and renting real estate
• Real estate appraisal and escrow activities
• Property management
• Development and construction of buildings with maintained ownership or leasing

Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles

• Wholesale and retail sale of new/used motor vehicles and motorcycles
• Repair and maintenance services
• Wholesale and retail sale of vehicle parts and accessories
• Commission agent activities for vehicle sales
• Vehicle washing and polishing services
• Excludes fuel retailing and vehicle/motorcycle rental

Retail

• Sale of goods without transformation to the general public
• Minor processing: sorting, grading, assembling, blending, bottling, packing, and repacking
• Storage, cleaning, or drying of agricultural products as secondary activities
• Retail stores, stalls, mail-order houses, door-to-door sales, hawkers, cooperatives, auction houses
• Selling on commission or consignment

Transportation and Storage

• Passenger and freight transport by rail, road, water, air, pipeline
• Terminal operations and parking facilities
• Cargo handling and warehousing
• Renting transport equipment with operator
• Postal and courier services
• Excludes maintenance and repair of transport equipment, infrastructure construction, and rental without operator

Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation

• Water collection, purification, and distribution
• Sewage systems, treatment, and disposal
• Waste collection, treatment, and disposal (solid or liquid)
• Remediation of contaminated sites
• Waste outputs used as inputs in other production processes

Wholesale

• Sale of goods without transformation to retailers, businesses, and institutions
• Merchant wholesalers (taking title to goods)
• Industrial distributors, importers, exporters
• Sales branches and offices of manufacturers (non-retail)
• Brokers, commission agents, and cooperative associations
• Aggregation, sorting, grading, breaking bulk, repacking, storage, refrigeration, delivery, installation, sales promotion