Letter from Ambassador Luis CdeBaca
Introduction
The 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report
Purpose
Human Trafficking Defined
The Scope and Nature of Modern-Day Slavery
Focus of the 2009 TIP Report
Methodology
Major Forms of Trafficking in Persons
Forced Labor
Bonded Labor
Debt Bondage Among Migrant Laborers
Involuntary Domestic Servitude
Forced Child Labor
Child Soldiers
Sex Trafficking
Child Sex Trafficking and Related Abuses
The Three P’s: Punishment, Protection, Prevention
Punishing Trafficking Offenders
Protecting Victims Adequately
Prevention: Spotlight on Addressing Demand
Financial Crisis and Human Trafficking
Topics of Special Interest
The Role of Parents in Child Trafficking
Public-Private Sector Partnerships: A Powerful Tool
Debunking Common Trafficking Myths
What’s in a Name? Human Trafficking in Translation
Human Trafficking for Organ Removal
Victim Restitution: Key to Justice, Key to Rebuilding a Life
Child Trafficking in Gold Mines
Buying or Negotiating a Victim’s Freedom
Strengthening Prohibitions Against Forced Labor
and Fraudulent Recruitment of Foreign Workers
Trafficking of Burmese Refugees in Southeast Asia
Statelessness: A Key Vulnerability to Human Trafficking
Detaining Adult Victims in Shelters: A Bad Practice
Gender Imbalance in Human Trafficking
International Woman of Courage
Legal Assistance for Trafficking Victims
Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking
In Memoriam
Forced Labor Costs Considerable: A View from the ILO
Global Law Enforcement Data
Commendable Initiatives Around the World
2009 TIP Report Heroes
Tier Placements
Maps
U.S. Government Domestic Anti-Trafficking Efforts
Country Narratives
Introduction
Purpose
Human Trafficking Defined
The Scope and Nature of Modern-Day Slavery
Focus of the 2009 TIP Report
Methodology
Major Forms of Trafficking in Persons
Forced Labor
Bonded Labor
Debt Bondage Among Migrant Laborers
Involuntary Domestic Servitude
Forced Child Labor
Child Soldiers
Sex Trafficking
Child Sex Trafficking and Related Abuses
The Three P's: Punishment, Protection, Prevention
Punishing Trafficking Offenders
Protecting Victims Adequately
Prevention: Spotlight on Addressing Demand
Financial Crisis and Human Trafficking
Topics of Special Interest
The Role of Parents in Child Trafficking
Public-Private Sector Partnerships: A Powerful Tool
Debunking Common Trafficking Myths
What’s in a Name? Human Trafficking in Translation
Human Trafficking for Organ Removal
Victim Restitution: Key to Justice, Key to Rebuilding a Life
Child Trafficking in Gold Mines
Buying or Negotiating a Victim’s Freedom
Strengthening Prohibitions Against Forced Labor and Fraudulent Recruitment of Foreign Workers
Trafficking of Burmese Refugees in Southeast Asia
Statelessness: A Key Vulnerability to Human Trafficking
Detaining Adult Victims in Shelters: A Bad Practice
Gender Imbalance in Human Trafficking
International Woman of Courage
Legal Assistance for Trafficking Victims
Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking
In Memoriam
Forced Labor Costs Considerable: A View from the ILO
Commendable Intiatives Around the World
U.S. Government Domestic Anti-Trafficking Efforts
Country Narratives
-Countries A through C
-Countries D through K
-Countries L through P
-Countries Q through Z
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: Minimum Standards for the Elimination of Trafficking in Persons
Stopping Human Trafficking, Sexual Exploitation, and Abuse by International Peacekeepers
PDF Versions
Trafficking in Persons Report, June 2009 [Entire Report, 22Mb]
Introduction [5 Mb]
Country Narratives: A-C [4 MKb]
Country Narratives: D-K [4 Mb]
Country Narratives: L-P [4 Mb]
Country Narratives: Q-Z and Special Cases [4 Mb]
Relevant International Conventions [900 Kb]
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