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Human Trafficking report
Why is it in the news?
- The U.S. State Department has released its 2019 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report.
- The report highlighted the need for action against domestic trafficking in human beings.
- India continued to be placed in Tier 2 on the country trafficking scale.
More in the news
- The US on June 20 retained India in Tier 2 list of countries in its annual report on human trafficking.
- It argued that the country does not fully meet the minimum standards for its elimination even as it is making progress.
- Other Findings of the report:(1) There are 25 million adults and children suffering from labour and sex trafficking all over the world.(2) In 77% of the cases, victims are trafficked within their own countries of residence, rather than across borders.(3) The number of victims trafficked domestically was high compared to foreign victims being trafficked in all regions of the world except Western and Central Europe, the Middle East, and certain East Asian countrie.(4) Victims of sex trafficking were more likely to be trafficked across borders while victims of forced labour were typically exploited within their own countries.
- Tier 2:(1) Tier 2 is for those countries whose governments do not fully meet the TVPA's minimum standards but are making significant efforts to bring themselves into compliance with those standards.(2) TVPA stands for Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, which is a Congressional legislation that requires an annual report from the State Department on status of human trafficking in countries across the world.(3) There are more than 90 countries in Tier 2.
Source
The Hindu.