Jump to content

Kingdom's human trafficking ranking improves


geovalin

Recommended Posts

Cambodia has improved its ranking in the global United States’ Trafficking in Persons report, though “endemic corruption” and a failure to target officials complicit in the trade still hamper anti-trafficking efforts, the State Department assessment stated.

In the 2016 edition of the report, released yesterday, Cambodia – considered a source, transit and destination country for men, women and children subjected to forced labour and sex trafficking – was elevated from the watch list to tier 2, from which it fell in 2012.

The annual report grades countries in a three-tier system plus an additional “tier two watch list”, for countries at risk of falling to the bottom ranking. Tier one is for nations that meet minimum US standards, while tier two indicates governments are displaying “significant efforts” to improve.

read more http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdoms-human-trafficking-ranking-improves

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.



×
×
  • Create New...