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Anti-trafficking actors in all sectors should increase collaboration with the private sector to strengthen anti-trafficking efforts that encourage and support prevention of forced labor in supply chains, especially as companies aim to make up for pandemic-related production disruptions and widespread unemployment drives vulnerability. Page 34: Getty-Quynh Anh Nguyen/Contributor Recognize that trauma is not unique to an individual who identifies as a survivor leader; it has affected the entire team in distinct ways. We traveled a lot; we were always on the road between cities, between states, and wherever we were told to go. Law enforcement officers eventually identified Benilda, and social workers assisted her in getting the help she needed. The PRC initially denied all allegations, dismissing them as international interference in its domestic affairs. Francesca J. Tadle Pennsylvania State Universitys Center for Global Worker Rights and the Worker Rights Consortium reported that this resulted in shutdowns of thousands of factories in producing countries that sent home millions of factory workers, often without legally mandated pay. 2. Labor-Sending Countries and Pre-departure Measures: The Department of State received the following letter in response to its annual Federal Register notice requesting information relevant to countries progress in addressing human trafficking. Chane Corp The US Department of State urges the Government of Trinidad and Tobago to investigate fully and transparently any official suspected of complicity in human trafficking, and to seek conviction and sufficiently stringent punishment of any official found to be complicit, a spokesman from the US Embassy in Port of Spain said. In addition, SAMHSAs Six Key Principles of a Trauma-Informed Approach refers to the necessity of creating and protecting psychological and physical safety within the organization, fostering trust through transparency, providing peer support, and leveling power differences through collaboration, empowerment, and cultural humility. 1. Comoros Led by Khassanova, Sana Sezim has worked tirelessly throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to keep its shelter open for trafficking victims and to raise awareness about safe migration and human trafficking. I had grown up in the United States during the AIDS pandemic, hearing the only good [expletive] is a dead one, or it is their punishment for being how they are, they deserve it. My family openly praised my uncles contraction of HIV and waited for his death. Many aligned policies and practices to current realities. The government did not screen North Korean workers for trafficking indicators or identify any North Korean trafficking victims, despite credible reports in previous years that the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) operated work camps in Russia and exploited thousands of North Korean workers in forced labor. Serbia An important component of any successful anti-trafficking strategy is a well-informed public that understands the real indicators of the crime and can identify it when it happens in their own communities. Never ask survivors in leadership, or in any other role, to share their story and never share their story for them. The victim stories and photographs included in this report are meant to be illustrative [see PDF version for photos]. In addition, some service providers offered telephone and online counseling and legal aid sessions, including filing temporary protection orders by email and providing legal representation via online platforms. This process includes evaluating programs and policies with humility and commitment to change wherever possible, even where those changes will be difficult to implement. We need to overcome the years of institutional bias and discrimination by politicians trying to criminalize our use of bathrooms or marriages. In addition to her anti-trafficking accomplishments in her current position, she has a track record of championing the rights of trafficking victims and providing them with services. Most well-known is the hospitality industry, but the crime also occurs in connection with extractive industries where activities are often remote and lack meaningful government presence. Syria The United States is expected on Monday to announce steps to tackle human trafficking and smuggling in Guatemala, a senior U.S. official said, as Vice President Kamala Harris visits the region to . Traffickers often seek out individuals with weaker community or family connections, knowing they have fewer safeguards. Crystal Hill The anti-trafficking field has identified and delineated the recruitment, grooming, and exploitation practices traffickers use in various scenarios of both sex and labor trafficking. I was cleaning up in bathrooms and going to college and work. These included women and children, people affected by travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders, communities in areas of food insecurity, and survivors of trafficking, as well as persons directly and indirectly affected by the disruption of economic activities and reduced livelihood options. In turn, this training would support our efforts to prevent recruitment of child soldiers. Eventually, their employer was arrested and convicted of human trafficking. The Department of Defense intends to re-engage with and build the capacity of the Libyan armed forces under 10 U.S.C. With so many disappeared into and abused within this system, entire communities in Xinjiangcommunities with rich histories and immeasurable cultural significancehave become ghost towns. The DRC plays a critical role in regional stability and security as malign influences continue to expand their influence in the region. Under such a deluge, someone with information about a case or who may be a victim in real crisis will face longer service wait times and may miss their momentary chance to connect to a service provider. Within a month, a man hired her as a bilingual attendant at his store in the capital city of Georgetown. To that end, PKO funding may be used to support UN Special Envoy efforts, including the participation of Yemens military leadership, to reach an agreement to end the Yemeni conflict and allow for the resumption of a peaceful, inclusive, and Yemeni-led political transition. Sofia Javed Vietnam NATO Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Action Plan to be adopted by October 2020. U.S. security assistance supports a more stable, democratically-governed nation through improving the capacity and governance of core national-level security institutions, creating an environment conducive to economic opportunities, responding to urgent humanitarian needs, and addressing the root causes of conflict. Sex trafficking can take place in private homes, massage parlors, hotels, or brothels, among other locations, as well as on the internet. We are the unwanted, the forgotten, the lost kids of the streets that no one misses or looks for. In cases where an individual engages in any of the specified acts with a child (under the age of 18), the means element is irrelevant regardless of whether evidence of force, fraud, or coercion exists. The term forced child labor describes forced labor schemes in which traffickers compel children to work. Allyson West: Who destroyed people's property tax details? On December 2, Shaare Technologies LLC, (developers of the app) submitted its S4 Law Enforcement and Public Safety Technology to be judged amongst the best technologies in the world. Peacekeeping Operations $12,692,025 Zoran Piperovic, the republic's deputy. Page 11: Picture Alliance Italy 10 U.S.C.333 $3,705,772 Still, the specific and long-term needs of survivors of familial trafficking can be met in a variety of ways. Living in abandoned places meant our cars were taken, we were mugged, we had our modest apartments broke intolife was hard. Self-disclosing ones trafficking experience also became riskier, especially for victims quarantined with their trafficker, given reduced opportunities for movement and the risk of COVID-19 infection posed by fleeing into the community. A secure DRC is essential to attracting the foreign investment and business necessary to leverage the countrys estimated $24 trillion in mineral wealth and improve the welfare and livelihood of millions of Congolese people. Access to information and translation services for trafficking victims was also a challenge, as victim support networks reduced services to a minimum. Another powerful way systemic racism has perpetuated human trafficking and hindered anti-trafficking efforts is through discriminatory government policies and private practices that create disparities in access to economic means or opportunities, which traffickers exploit to compel victims in sex trafficking or forced labor. Finally, as co-chair of the Task Force mandated by the UN High-Level Committee on Management to develop a common approach to combat TIP and forced labor in supply chains, the OSCE has closely worked with the UN system to coordinate these efforts among all major IOs. Jane Nady Sigmon Human trafficking continues to be a critical threat to Black communities. In these cases, the childs inherent loyalty to and reliance on the family structure make familial trafficking difficult to identify and challenging to prosecute. This emphasizes the importance of prioritizing safety, privacy, and informed use of technology when facilitating virtual trafficking assessments, investigations, and coordination of services with trafficking victims. All three elements are essential to constitute the crime of forced labor. Page 75: Panos Pictures/Samuel Aranda For example, experts have developed techniques to link some cryptocurrency transaction records to online commercial sex advertisements, which can provide additional information on human trafficking networks. Rwanda The Prime Minister has taking aim at Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar for her silence on remarks made by a former member of her People's Partnership administration about allegations that UNC members are involved in of human trafficking. Libya Cote DIvoire The 2003 reauthorization of the TVPA added to the original law a new requirement that foreign governments provide the Department of State with data on trafficking investigations, prosecutions, convictions, and sentences in order to fully meet the TVPAs minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking (Tier 1). Bahamas, The While Tier 1 is the highest ranking, it does not mean that a country has no human trafficking problem or that it is doing enough to address the crime. Costa Rica Because of this, the indicators for familial trafficking are different than indicators for other types of trafficking. Police officers, immigration officers, customs officers and coast guard officers were also included in the extensive network of traffickers of humans in TT. Greater stability and self-reliance is one of our top strategic objectives in the DRC, such that our more than half a billion dollars in annual bilateral assistance can be wound down, and our focus turned more fully toward trade and investment. Digital identity solutions and access to digital financial services can help victims securely obtain financial assistance from governments or NGOs, access victim support services, repair their credit, and receive restitution payments when appropriate and available. These harmful practices include redlining, lending discrimination, unequal distribution of government subsidies and services, restricted entry into white collar or higher paying jobs, and intentional exclusions of certain professions from worker protections. Consulting with survivors to review existing AML protocols and systems could help to identify gaps and possible improvements. In addition, PKO and IMET funding has supported areas such as military justice, civil-military relations, human rights training, IHL training, English language training, military engineering, and resource management and logistics, which not only enhances security provision, but also helps make the FARDC a more transparent, accountable institution. Harmful misperceptions about where and how familial trafficking happens, such as the belief that familial trafficking only occurs within neighborhoods, communities, or countries of low socioeconomic status, contributes to challenges to prosecution, prevention, and protection efforts. Salih still suffers from hearing loss due to explosions and airstrikes. Security assistance to Afghanistan subject to the CSPA restriction fulfills critical U.S. counterterrorism objectives and fosters conditions that enable an end to the conflict in Afghanistan. Traffickers can use schemes that take victims hundreds of miles away from their homes, or exploit them in the same neighborhoods where they were born. Public statements by government officials against the unlawful recruitment and use of child soldiers and improvements in reporting, prevention, and protection mechanisms demonstrate that even with its limited capacity the Government of Yemen continues to address the issue. This application of trauma-informed principles during a time of collective trauma reflects the successand the necessityof the push from survivors in recent years for the anti-trafficking movement as a whole to become more survivor- and trauma-informed. Applying an equity-based lens involves evaluating and understanding how individual organizations perpetuate the marginalization of vulnerable populations, including persons with disabilities, LGBTQI+ persons, indigenous peoples, and members of racial, ethnic, and religious minority groups. Lamiaa Elfar The Government of Nigeria is taking continuing and effective steps to address the problem of child soldiers. Page 25: Panos Pictures/Karen Robinson Guardian Media Newsroom. If a separate room is not available, a child-friendly corner of a larger interview room can also serve as a designated section that is welcoming to children. 10. . Having a family member as the main perpetrator and trafficker may also result in many victims feeling unable to speak about the experiences they endured due to the shame it may bring upon their families, communities, and themselves. OSCE Alliance against Trafficking in Persons: Decision No. The reality is that abuse, pain, torture, and exploitation is the only existence these survivors may have known. Page 6: Picture Alliance The Ministries of Interior and Defense also issued directives meant to prevent the recruitment and sexual abuse of children by the ANDSF. The Ministry of Social Development (MIDES) facilitated the care and protection of trafficking victims through two entities: the National Institute for Women (Inmujeres), which served adult female trafficking victims, and the National Institute for Children and Adolescents (INAU), which served child trafficking victims. Given the disproportionate effects of the pandemic on marginalized communities, an equity-based approach is critical to reducing vulnerabilities. Section 3. Human trafficking is the act of recruiting, harboring, transporting, providing or obtaining a person for compelled labor or commercial sex acts through the use of force, fraud or coercion. It also must include supporting additional research on the brains response to trauma and on the ways traffickers adapt their criminal enterprises to societal changes. Governments across the world diverted resources toward the pandemic, often at the expense of anti-trafficking efforts, resulting in decreased protection measures and service provision for victims, reduction of preventative efforts, and hindrances to investigations and prosecutions of traffickers. Given constraints around physical space and financial resources, service providers and NGOs may need to develop creative ways to establish a child-friendly space. Leo Page-Blau While the number of individuals at risk of trafficking grew during the pandemic, so did the conditions under which traffickers thrive. Saudi Arabia Additionally, COVID-19 mitigation efforts, such as stay-at-home orders and travel limitations, increased rates of gender-based violence and substance abuse, both of which put individuals at a higher risk of human traffickers exploiting them. Many survivors had to close shops or leave jobs due to lockdowns and some were pressured by former traffickers when other employment options dried up. The President has determined that it is in the U.S. national interest to waive in part the application of the prohibition in section 404(a) of the CSPA with respect to South Sudan to allow for provision of PKO assistance and has certified that the Government of South Sudan is taking effective and continuing steps to address the problem of child soldiers. In the case of child sex trafficking, the consent of the victim is never relevant as a child cannot legally consent to commercial sex. While the Russian government reported the number of North Korean workers in Russia declined in 2020, the government issued almost 3,000 new tourist and student visas to North Koreans in 2020 in an apparent attempt to circumvent the UNSCRs. Julia F. Anderson The official explained, "The 2022 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report covered government efforts undertaken during the reporting period from April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022." The US Embassy and Department of State are coordinating counter-trafficking in TT through three key programs, according to the embassy spokesperson. Create protocols for what all staff should do if they feel exploited by the organization or individuals within the organization. Vicente was thrilled when he was recruited and offered an educational visa to attend community college in the United States. Armenia Emily A. Korenak Ibusukis advocacy, along with his unwavering and admirable dedication to helping foreign nationals enduring labor exploitation and protecting their human rights, have brought these issues to the forefront and raised their profile within Japan and around the world. Additionally, a critical element of ending the conflict in Yemen is our counterterrorism campaign and efforts to counter Iranian arms smuggling to the Houthis. The Nigerian military has also responded to end the unlawful recruitment and use of child soldiers when isolated incidents are brought to their attention. Organizations must incorporate the voices of multiple survivors into their trauma-informed practices. We need to be seen as people. The Department of State assesses that immense social and economic insecurity caused by the current conflict is the primary driver for the ongoing unlawful recruitment and use of child soldiers in Libya. In Xinjiang, the government is the trafficker. Traffickers Quickly Adapt and Exploit COVID-19-related Risks. The report said 3. At the age of 10, Salih and his schoolmates went outside to play soccer after the school day finished. In three years, I had slept with over 500 people. While U.S. efforts to combat human trafficking have grown in magnitude and sophistication over the years, the United States still struggles with how to address the disparate effects of human trafficking on racial minority communities. Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, Div. This includes conducting awareness raising campaigns when stay-at-home orders remain in place, providing services to identified victims when there are no safe spaces available, and intervening in stalled public justice systems to ensure minimal disruption and deter traffickers from expanding their activities. Ariana Holly Prosecutors typically conducted interviews with victims virtually and less frequently to prevent re-traumatization. Poland With her determination, endless work, and leadership while working in the federal governments Specialized Investigations Office on Organized Crime, Mexico obtained its first criminal sentencing for crimes involving human trafficking and organized crime in June 2011. The UN TIP Protocol, which is widely ratified, mandates the criminalization of money laundering when proceeds are derived from humantrafficking and encourages signatories to promote international cooperation between their respective national authorities addressing money laundering. As a government and society, we strive to correct past wrongs and advance racial equity in the United States and abroad. This waiver will allow the United States to continue to provide the assistance, support, and human rights training necessary to achieve these goals, and to help Iraq build its capacity to conduct effective, sustained counterterrorism operations against ISIS. Page 627: Panos/Dieter Telemans Sister Imelda Pooles leadership in the fight against human trafficking extends far beyond her own work to inspire others. Bahrain Myrtis Martin The above statistics are estimates derived from data provided by foreign governments and other sources and reviewed by the Department of State. In addition, APRAMP has a 24-hour hotline, short-term shelters, multidisciplinary care centers, witness protection resources, legal advice, psychological support, a job education center, and self-employment workshops. The CTU also reported challenges in obtaining, preserving and authenticating other evidence such as using cell phones, or financial data to corroborate trafficking network affiliations to add charges under existing and money-laundering laws.. This included individuals confined to their homes or workplaces, households in dire need of financial support, and workers in the informal sector. Children are also used as sex slaves. The tier ranking justification appears in the first paragraph of each country narrative and includes language that explicitly highlights the factors supporting a given tier ranking. Pakistan Cambodia Many of us loathe the churches that allowed us to be abused with their hatred of us from the pulpit. These individuals include NGO workers, lawmakers, government officials, survivors of human trafficking, and concerned citizens. The waiver for IMET assistance will support the professionalization of the Somali military. In 2021, the Attorney General's Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit initiated 25 cases, arrested 9 individuals, investigated and prosecuted 51 defendants, and rescued and assisted 107 victims. Employ a third-party reviewer to assess the organizations integration of survivor leadership and trauma-informed approaches. These can include serious harm, psychosocial harm, reputational harm, threats to others, and debt manipulation. 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