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Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons

The Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP), led by Ambassador Mark P. Lagon, provides the tools to combat trafficking in persons and assists in the coordination of anti-trafficking efforts both worldwide and domestically.

Trafficking In Persons Report June 2008 cover.Action To End Modern-Day Slavery
The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report on 170 countries is the most comprehensive worldwide report on the efforts of governments to combat severe forms of trafficking in persons. Its findings will raise global awareness and spur countries to take effective actions to counter trafficking in persons.

The annual Trafficking in Persons Report serves as the primary diplomatic tool through which the U.S. Government encourages partnership and increased determination in the fight against forced labor, sexual exploitation, and modern-day slavery.

Funds for Anti-Human Trafficking Programs
Ambassador Mark P. Lagon at the BICE School and shelter for children vulnerable to human trafficking in Cote d’Ivoire in February 2008. State Department photo.The Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP Office) awarded $16.5 million in Fiscal Year 2007 for anti-human trafficking programs. View a complete list of awarded projects.

The TIP Office funds 63 projects in 46 countries totaling approximately $13.55 million; 6 regional projects totaling $1.1 million, located in the East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Eurasia, Near East, South and Central Asia, and Western Hemisphere regions; 4 global projects totaling roughly $1.3 million; and 4 research projects totaling about $500,000.

The TIP Office received over 300 proposals as part of its competitive grant process and funded approximately 20% of these proposals. Of the $16.5 million awarded in Fiscal Year 2007 to anti-human trafficking programs, about $1.5 million was awarded to eight projects as a result of sole source grants.

FACT SHEETS

Children rescued from bondage by an Indian non-governmental organization stand in front of a school. Photo by Kay Chernush for the State Department.

Before being rescued by an Indian non-governmental organization affiliated with Free the Slaves, most of these children were forced to work on carpet or sari looms from morning to night. Some were bonded and some were born to bonded laborers who had received an "advance" against their birth. Initially fearful and withdrawn, the children have blossomed in the protected environment of this special school. Photo by Kay Chernush for the State Department.

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2008 Trafficking in Persons Report
The State Department released the annual report on Trafficking in Persons. Secretary Rice's remarks | Ambassador Lagon's remarks | Video

Policy Podcast
Ambassador Lagon discussed trafficking in persons with Department Spokesman McCormack. transcriptvideo

Slavery and Supply Chains
Ambassador Lagon's remarks at the Council on Foreign Relations on what businesses can do to fight human trafficking.

International Support to Combat Trafficking
Ambassador Mark P. Lagon [right, center] meets Romanian Orthodox Patriarch Daniel [left, center] on February 12, 2008. State Department Photo.Ambassador Lagon met Romanian Orthodox Patriarch Daniel. The Church has been a strong ally in combating human trafficking and opposing legal prostitution in Romania.

Members of the first trilateral conference between the U.S., Canada and Mexico, focusing on fighting human trafficking on February 29, 2008. State Department photo.The U.S., Canada and Mexico held the first trilateral conference focused on fighting human trafficking within each country and fostering regional efforts on the issue.

The Path Forward To Combat Human Trafficking
Remarks at the symposium on Promising Practices and Public Private Partnerships.

A Struggle for Survival: Trafficking of North Korean Women
Remarks at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

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