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Rights groups urge U.S. to reconsider Malaysia human-trafficking rating | Reuters
"Melysa Sperber, director of the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking, a coalition of 14 U.S.-based human rights organizations, said a Malaysian upgrade would lack credibility, would undermine the State Department’s anti-trafficking reports and would be “purely political.”
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Friday, July 4, 2014
Malaysia’s Dismal Trafficking Record - NYTimes.com
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In its 2014 Trafficking in Persons report released June 20, the U.S. State Department downgraded Malaysia to its lowest Tier 3 status. The downgrade puts Malaysia at risk of American economic and diplomatic penalties.
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In its 2014 Trafficking in Persons report released June 20, the U.S. State Department downgraded Malaysia to its lowest Tier 3 status. The downgrade puts Malaysia at risk of American economic and diplomatic penalties.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/01/opinion/malaysias-dismal-trafficking-record.html?_r=1
Friday, June 20, 2014
Human trafficking report drops 4 nations to lowest tier - CNN.com
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Washington (CNN) -- After several years of what it calls broken promises, the U.S. government has singled out Thailand, Malaysia, The Gambia and Venezuela for taking insufficient action against human trafficking.
In its annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, released Friday, the State Department downgraded the four nations to Tier 3, the lowest possible ranking it gives for a country's response to fighting modern-day slavery.
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http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/20/us/human-trafficking-report/
Washington (CNN) -- After several years of what it calls broken promises, the U.S. government has singled out Thailand, Malaysia, The Gambia and Venezuela for taking insufficient action against human trafficking.
In its annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, released Friday, the State Department downgraded the four nations to Tier 3, the lowest possible ranking it gives for a country's response to fighting modern-day slavery.
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http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/20/us/human-trafficking-report/
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Trafficking report spotlights slavery efforts
Trafficking report spotlights slavery efforts:
The annual Trafficking in Persons Report - the world's most comprehensive resource of governmental anti-human trafficking efforts - was published Tuesday by the U.S. State Department.
It identifies countries that the U.S. says meet minimum standards of anti-trafficking efforts, countries working towards them and countries that appear to be doing little to stop trafficking.
The report is compiled with the help of U.S. embassies, non-governmental organizations, aid groups and individuals around the world.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said: “Ultimately, this report reminds us of the human cost of this crime. Traffickers prey on the hopes and dreams of those seeking a better life and our goal should be to put those hopes and dreams back within reach, whether it's getting a good job to send money home, to support a family, trying to get an education for one's self or for one's children or simply pursuing new opportunities that might lead to a better life.
“We need to ensure that all survivors have that opportunity to move past what they endured and to make the most of their potential.”
Each country is put into one of four grades – Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier Two Watch and Tier Three. Tier 1 is achieved by reaching minimum anti-trafficking standards and it does not highlight countries doing above and beyond the minimum.
For the first time in 11 years Myanmar has been promoted from Tier 3 to Tier 2 Watch. The report says Myanmar is primarily a source country for trafficking to other Asia countries, but there are still significant domestic trafficking problems and children can be conscripted into the national army.
It recommends Myanmar demobilizes child soldiers and focus more attention on domestic sex trafficking of women and children.
Read the report in full
The Czech Republic -the only country last year to slip out of the top-rank – regained its Tier 1 status having introduced a series of anti-trafficking laws and securing successful trafficking convictions.
Iceland, Israel and Nicaragua were also promoted to Tier 1.
Portugal, however, was downgraded to Tier 2 because while new laws and initiatives were introduced, there was no evidence it was leading to prison sentences for the majority of convicted traffickers.
Nigeria and Bosnia-Herzegovina also fell out of the top-ranked countries.
Kenya was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch because it did not show evidence of increasing efforts to combat human trafficking.
Syria - with its ongoing violent conflict - was the only country relegated into Tier 3. The report said the lack of security made it difficult to check anti-trafficking measures.
Before the unrest Syria was primarily a destination country for trafficked women and children. The report found the unrest had put more people at risk from traffickers, particularly vulnerable segments of the population like Iraqi refugees.
The Tip Report's ranking system is largely dependent on the amount of work being done by the national government rather than non-government or international organizations.
It includes counting known cases of human trafficking in more than 175 countries, whether for commercial sex, bonded labor, child labor, involuntary domestic servitude or child soldiers. And it tracks new legislation, prosecutions and convictions.
Tier 1 ranking indicates a government has acknowledged the existence of human trafficking, has made efforts to address the problem, and meets minimum standards.
Tier 2 is countries whose governments do not fully comply with minimum standards but are making significant efforts to bring themselves into compliance.
Tier 2 watch is countries where governments do not fully meet minimum standards, and although they may be making significant efforts the country has a particularly large number of victims, or is not providing evidence of its efforts
Tier 3 is countries that do not fully comply with minimum standards and are not making significant efforts to do so. Tier 3 countries face the possibility of US sanctions because of their poor human trafficking record.
The annual Trafficking in Persons Report - the world's most comprehensive resource of governmental anti-human trafficking efforts - was published Tuesday by the U.S. State Department.
It identifies countries that the U.S. says meet minimum standards of anti-trafficking efforts, countries working towards them and countries that appear to be doing little to stop trafficking.
The report is compiled with the help of U.S. embassies, non-governmental organizations, aid groups and individuals around the world.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said: “Ultimately, this report reminds us of the human cost of this crime. Traffickers prey on the hopes and dreams of those seeking a better life and our goal should be to put those hopes and dreams back within reach, whether it's getting a good job to send money home, to support a family, trying to get an education for one's self or for one's children or simply pursuing new opportunities that might lead to a better life.
“We need to ensure that all survivors have that opportunity to move past what they endured and to make the most of their potential.”
Each country is put into one of four grades – Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier Two Watch and Tier Three. Tier 1 is achieved by reaching minimum anti-trafficking standards and it does not highlight countries doing above and beyond the minimum.
For the first time in 11 years Myanmar has been promoted from Tier 3 to Tier 2 Watch. The report says Myanmar is primarily a source country for trafficking to other Asia countries, but there are still significant domestic trafficking problems and children can be conscripted into the national army.
It recommends Myanmar demobilizes child soldiers and focus more attention on domestic sex trafficking of women and children.
Read the report in full
The Czech Republic -the only country last year to slip out of the top-rank – regained its Tier 1 status having introduced a series of anti-trafficking laws and securing successful trafficking convictions.
Iceland, Israel and Nicaragua were also promoted to Tier 1.
Portugal, however, was downgraded to Tier 2 because while new laws and initiatives were introduced, there was no evidence it was leading to prison sentences for the majority of convicted traffickers.
Nigeria and Bosnia-Herzegovina also fell out of the top-ranked countries.
Kenya was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch because it did not show evidence of increasing efforts to combat human trafficking.
Syria - with its ongoing violent conflict - was the only country relegated into Tier 3. The report said the lack of security made it difficult to check anti-trafficking measures.
Before the unrest Syria was primarily a destination country for trafficked women and children. The report found the unrest had put more people at risk from traffickers, particularly vulnerable segments of the population like Iraqi refugees.
The Tip Report's ranking system is largely dependent on the amount of work being done by the national government rather than non-government or international organizations.
It includes counting known cases of human trafficking in more than 175 countries, whether for commercial sex, bonded labor, child labor, involuntary domestic servitude or child soldiers. And it tracks new legislation, prosecutions and convictions.
Tier 1 ranking indicates a government has acknowledged the existence of human trafficking, has made efforts to address the problem, and meets minimum standards.
Tier 2 is countries whose governments do not fully comply with minimum standards but are making significant efforts to bring themselves into compliance.
Tier 2 watch is countries where governments do not fully meet minimum standards, and although they may be making significant efforts the country has a particularly large number of victims, or is not providing evidence of its efforts
Tier 3 is countries that do not fully comply with minimum standards and are not making significant efforts to do so. Tier 3 countries face the possibility of US sanctions because of their poor human trafficking record.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Senate probe sought on POEA's alleged role in human trafficking - Pinoy Abroad - GMANews.TV - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News
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Sen.Antonio Trillanes IV has filed a resolution seeking an inquiry into the alleged collusion within the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) that he said leads to the trafficking and illegal recruitment of some aspiring overseas Filipino workers (OFW).Senate Resolution 329 asks the Senate blue ribbon committee to investigate a complaint filed with the Department of Justice (DOJ) about alleged connivance between some POEA officers and three licensed recruitment agencies in exploiting some 100 OFWs.
In the resolution, Trillanes said there was suspicion of collusion because the licenses of the agencies were already cancelled but the penalties given to them were not implemented.
“A Senate inquiry in aid of legislation would help clarify the true situation within the POEA and address, through legislation, policy and structural gaps that enable wanton violations of rules, and regulations and labor laws by licensed recruitment agencies," he said.
Trillanes said that from 1982 to 2011, the market for overseas workers has grown exponentially with the POEA saying that around 3,000 Filipinos leave for abroad to work daily.
“The national interest clearly indicates that the global demand for Filipino workers must be balanced with the need to safeguard their rights through duly-verified job contracts, carefully-screened foreign employers, and professionally competent as well as honest licensed recruitment agencies," he said.
The Philippines has been placed in the Tier 2 Watch List of the United States Department of State due to the large number of unresolved human trafficking cases, and is in danger of falling into the Tier 3 category, which would put at risk around $250 million in non-humanitarian assistance from the United States. - Kimberly Jane Tan/KBK, GMANews.TV
Source: GMANews.TV
Senate probe sought on POEA's alleged role in human trafficking - Pinoy Abroad - GMANews.TV - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News
Monday, January 10, 2011
No Room for Second Best - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos
Image via Wikipedia FOR the second consecutive year, the Philippines has been placed on the Tier 2 Watchlist, based on the 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report. The 2010 Report on 177 nations, made public last year by the US State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, is the most comprehensive worldwide report on the efforts of governments to combat severe forms of trafficking in persons.
What this means, says Cecil Flores-Oebanda, founder and president of Visayan Forum, the Philippine NGO on the forefront of the campaign against human trafficking, is that the government is not doing enough to curb this modern-day slave trade. It also means that the number of trafficking victims has been increasing significantly.
The ranking, she adds, is also due to the government’s lack of concern about the conditions of domestic helpers. “This is our weak spot,” she adds. “We have to start paying attention to how our maids are treated.”
Aside from being globally shamed for abetting modern-day slavery, being relegated to Tier 2 can cost us $250-million in non-humanitarian aid, says Cecil. It’s a bad rap, but watch out if we slip and make it to Tier 3, which means the government is not doing anything to solve the problem. “That would mean that all non-humanitarian aid would be cut off completely,” the VF official points out. (PAC)
No Room for Second Best - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos
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