Crs Report for Congress : Trafficking in Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean
Overview
Trafficking in persons (TIP) for the purpose of exploitation is a lucrative criminal activity that is
of major concern to the United States and the international community. According to the U.S.
State Department, as many as 27 million people may be trafficking victims around the world at
any given time. In recent years, the largest numbers of trafficking victims have been identified in
Africa and Europe; however human trafficking is also a major problem in Latin America.
Countries in Latin America serve as source, transit, and destination countries for trafficking
victims. Men, women, and children are victimized within their own countries, as well as
trafficked to other countries in the region. Latin America is also a primary source region for
people trafficked to the United States. In FY2012, for example, primary countries of origin for
foreign trafficking victims certified as eligible to receive U.S. assistance included Mexico,
Honduras, and Guatemala (along with Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia). Smaller numbers
of Latin American TIP victims are trafficking to Europe and Asia. Latin America serves as a
transit region for Asian TIP victims.
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- ISBN-13: 9781294273196
- ISBN-10: 1294273191
- Publisher: Bibliogov
- Publish Date: November 2013
- Dimensions: 9.69 x 7.44 x 0.05 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.14 pounds
- Page Count: 24
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