Slavery Report Names Weak Link Nations -- CNN
A U.S. Government anti-slavery report published Monday throws the spotlight on countries it says are not meeting minimum anti-trafficking standards. The U.S. State Department's Trafficking In Persons (TIP ) Report identifies countries that it says meet minimum standards, countries working towards them and countries that appear to be doing little to stop trafficking.
Each country is put into one of four grades - Tier 1, Tier 2, Two Watch and Tier Three. The United States can impose sanctions on countries in the bottom tier. (See how the countries rank)
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U.S. Warns of Worsening International Human Trafficking Crisis -- Slate
Report: More Countries Failing to Fight Slavery; Notes US Faults -- ABC News
Estonia, Belarus put on human trafficking watchlist -- AFP
Fight Against Human Trafficking Loses Ground in 11 Nations -- Bloomberg
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Philippines, Singapore off US trafficking watchlist -- AFP
US expands human trafficking blacklist -- AP