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In the context of human trafficking, Tier 1 refers to a country’s compliance with the minimum standards for eliminating trafficking, as outlined by the US Department of State’s Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Countries that meet these standards are classified as Tier 1, while those that do not are classified as Tier 2 or Tier 3. The minimum standards for Tier 1 include enacting and enforcing laws against trafficking, providing victim-centered services and support, and conducting efforts to prevent trafficking. Tier 1 countries are considered to have a strong response to human trafficking and are eligible for certain forms of US government assistance. However, Tier 1 status does not mean that a country has completely eliminated trafficking or that there are no areas for improvement.
The United States government cited the Philippine government for its relentless efforts in fully achieving the minimum standards against trafficking in persons (TIP) amidt the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed on Saturday, July 23. This was based on the recently-issued 2022 US TIP report which placed the…
Israel is not doing enough to prevent human trafficking and ”does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking,” the annual U.S. State Department report on human trafficking stated for the second year in a row. Haaretz goes to Saudi Arabia: LISTEN to Ben Samuels and David Makovsky The report states that…
WASHINGTON — Japan has once again scored poorly on its efforts to stop human trafficking and forced labor in a U.S. State Department report released this week, failing to move up in the international rankings. The country landed in Tier 2 of all three placements for the third straight year in the State Department’s annual…
As the United Nations prepares to commemorate World Day Against Trafficking in Persons July 30, a team of U.S. federal investigators from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) are in Frankfurt, Germany, this week to train German law enforcement counterparts on the latest investigative techniques to combat human trafficking. U.S. Mission Germany hosted…
By Louisa Borg Haviara Human trafficking is divided into forced labour and sex trafficking. According to the latest Global Slavery index (2018) over 40 million men, women or children, are current victims of modern slavery with women and girls being disproportionately vulnerable, accounting for 71 per cent of all victims. The Cyprus justice ministry welcomed the upgrading of…
Namibia achieved “Tier 1” status for its actions during 2021 in the fight against human trafficking, according to a U.S. State Department Report. This is the third consecutive year that Trafficking in Person’s (TIP) Report ranked Namibia in the top tier, and Namibia remains the only “Tier 1” African country. Visiting U.S. Under Secretary Uzra…
If you’ve been in the fight against trafficking for a little while, you may have heard of the Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP Report hereafter). This provides rankings like we have on our site, listing Cambodia as “Tier 3” and Belize as “Tier 2”. You may be new to this fight and have no idea…
Terry FitzPatrick WASHINGTON – The 2022 U.S. State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, which reviews responses by governments to combat human trafficking and forced labor worldwide, reveals that significant increases in political will and funding are needed to meaningfully improve global efforts to end forced labor and sex trafficking. The 2022 report chronicles…
Human trafficking is synonymous with the term “modern slavery,” and while this might feel like a nefarious comparison, it is the reality. No, “modern slavery” is not a marketing term that was created to instill fear into the public about the horrors of human trafficking. On the contrary, it is an accurate depiction and a…
April 27, 2022 • 8:37 am • Terry FitzPatrick ATEST is was well represented at Wednesday’s herring of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security. Speakers at the session included: ATEST Director Terry FitzPatrick (see written testimony here) ATEST member organization Human Trafficking Legal Center Founder and President Martina Vandenberg (see written…
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