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Trafficking in persons Bahrain, in 6 editions.
The entry for Bahrain published Trafficking in persons in 6 editions of 36, from 2006 to 2014. The text changed in 4 editions. Each is shown as published. Trafficking in persons in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 4
- the first edition with it
- 2006
- the latest edition with it
- 2014
Published as “Trafficking in persons” (2006 to 2014).
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2014 edition
Same as 2013- current situation:
- Bahrain is a destination country for men and women from South and Southeast Asia who migrate willingly to work as laborers or domestic servants, but may be subjected to conditions of involuntary servitude when faced with exorbitant recruitment and transportation fees, withholding of their passports, restrictions on their movement, non-payment of wages, and physical or sexual abuse;
- Eastern European women are also believed to be trafficked to Bahrain for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation or forced labor
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List - Bahrain's efforts to address trafficking in persons are based largely on pledges of future efforts;
- the government did not enact a comprehensive anti-trafficking law extending labor protection to domestic workers
current situation: Bahrain is a destination country for men and women from South and Southeast Asia who migrate willingly to work as laborers or domestic servants, but may be subjected to conditions of involuntary servitude when faced with exorbitant recruitment and transportation fees, withholding of their passports, restrictions on their movement, non-payment of wages, and physical or sexual abuse; Eastern European women are also believed to be trafficked to Bahrain for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation or forced labor
tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Bahrain's efforts to address trafficking in persons are based largely on pledges of future efforts; the government did not enact a comprehensive anti-trafficking law extending labor protection to domestic workers
- current situation:
- Bahrain is a destination country for men and women from South and Southeast Asia who migrate willingly to work as laborers or domestic servants, but may be subjected to conditions of involuntary servitude when faced with exorbitant recruitment and transportation fees, withholding of their passports, restrictions on their movement, non-payment of wages, and physical or sexual abuse;
- women from Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Morocco, and Thailand are also trafficked to Bahrain for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation or forced labor
- tier rating:
- Tier 3 - Bahrain made no discernable progress in preventing trafficking in 2006;
- the government failed to enact a comprehensive anti-trafficking law and did not report any prosecutions or convictions for trafficking offenses, despite reports of a substantial problem of involutary servitude and trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation
current situation: Bahrain is a destination country for men and women from South and Southeast Asia who migrate willingly to work as laborers or domestic servants, but may be subjected to conditions of involuntary servitude when faced with exorbitant recruitment and transportation fees, withholding of their passports, restrictions on their movement, non-payment of wages, and physical or sexual abuse; Eastern European women from Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Morocco, and Thailand are also believed to be trafficked to Bahrain for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation or forced labor
tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List 3 - Bahrain's efforts to address Bahrain made no discernable progress in preventing trafficking in persons are based largely on pledges of future efforts; 2006; the government did not failed to enact a comprehensive anti-trafficking law extending labor protection to domestic workers and did not report any prosecutions or convictions for trafficking offenses, despite reports of a substantial problem of involutary servitude and trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation
- current situation:
- Bahrain is a destination country for men and women trafficked for the purposes of involuntary servitude and commercial sexual exploitation;
- men and women from Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia migrate voluntarily to Bahrain to work as laborers or domestic servants where some face conditions of involuntary servitude such as unlawful withholding of passports, restrictions on movements, non-payment of wages, threats, and physical or sexual abuse;
- women from Thailand, Morocco, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia are trafficked to Bahrain for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List - Bahrain is on the Tier 2 Watch List for failing to show evidence of increased efforts to combat human trafficking, particularly efforts that enforce laws against trafficking in persons, and that prevent the punishment of victims of trafficking;
- during 2007, Bahrain passed a comprehensive law prohibiting all forms of trafficking in persons;
- the government also established a specialized anti-trafficking unit within the Ministry of Interior to investigate trafficking crimes;
- however, the government did not report any prosecutions or convictions for trafficking offenses during 2007, despite reports of a substantial problem of involuntary servitude and sex trafficking (2008)
current situation: Bahrain is a destination country for men and women trafficked for the purposes of involuntary servitude and commercial sexual exploitation; men and women from Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia who migrate willingly voluntarily to Bahrain to work as laborers or domestic servants, but may be subjected to servants where some face conditions of involuntary servitude when faced with exorbitant recruitment and transportation fees, such as unlawful withholding of their passports, restrictions on their movement, movements, non-payment of wages, threats, and physical or sexual abuse; women from Thailand, Morocco, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Morocco, and Thailand Central Asia are also trafficked to Bahrain for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation or forced labor
tier rating: Tier 3 2 Watch List - Bahrain made no discernable progress is on the Tier 2 Watch List for failing to show evidence of increased efforts to combat human trafficking, particularly efforts that enforce laws against trafficking in preventing persons, and that prevent the punishment of victims of trafficking; during 2007, Bahrain passed a comprehensive law prohibiting all forms of trafficking in 2006; persons; the government failed to enact also established a comprehensive specialized anti-trafficking law and unit within the Ministry of Interior to investigate trafficking crimes; however, the government did not report any prosecutions or convictions for trafficking offenses, offenses during 2007, despite reports of a substantial problem of involutary involuntary servitude and sex trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation (2008)
- current situation:
- Bahrain is a destination country for men and women trafficked for the purposes of involuntary servitude and commercial sexual exploitation;
- men and women from Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia migrate voluntarily to Bahrain to work as laborers or domestic servants where some face conditions of involuntary servitude such as unlawful withholding of passports, restrictions on movements, non-payment of wages, threats, and physical or sexual abuse;
- women from Thailand, Morocco, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia are trafficked to Bahrain for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List - Bahrain is on the Tier 2 Watch List for failing to show evidence of increased efforts to combat human trafficking, particularly efforts that enforce laws against trafficking in persons, and that prevent the punishment of victims of trafficking;
- during 2007, Bahrain passed a comprehensive law prohibiting all forms of trafficking in persons;
- the government also established a specialized anti-trafficking unit within the Ministry of Interior to investigate trafficking crimes;
- however, the government did not report any prosecutions or convictions for trafficking offenses during 2007, despite reports of a substantial problem of involuntary servitude and sex trafficking (2008)
current situation:
Bahrain is a destination country for men and women trafficked for the purposes of involuntary servitude and commercial sexual exploitation; men and women from Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia migrate voluntarily to Bahrain to work as laborers or domestic servants where some face conditions of involuntary servitude such as unlawful withholding of passports, restrictions on movements, non-payment of wages, threats, and physical or sexual abuse; women from Thailand, Morocco, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia are trafficked to Bahrain for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation
tier rating:
Tier 2 Watch List - Bahrain is on the Tier 2 Watch List for failing to show evidence of increased efforts to combat human trafficking, particularly efforts that enforce laws against trafficking in persons, and that prevent the punishment of victims of trafficking; during 2007, Bahrain passed a comprehensive law prohibiting all forms of trafficking in persons; the government also established a specialized anti-trafficking unit within the Ministry of Interior to investigate trafficking crimes; however, the government did not report any prosecutions or convictions for trafficking offenses during 2007, despite reports of a substantial problem of involuntary servitude and sex trafficking (2008)
The entry for Bahrain did not include Trafficking in persons.
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- current situation:
- Bahrain is a destination country for men and women subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking;
- unskilled and domestic workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Eritrea migrate willingly to Bahrain, but some face conditions of forced labor through the withholding of passports, restrictions on movement, nonpayment, threats, and abuse;
- many Bahraini labor recruitment agencies and some employers charge foreign workers exorbitant fees that make them vulnerable to forced labor and debt bondage;
- domestic workers are particularly vulnerable to forced labor and sexual exploitation because they are not protected under labor laws;
- women from Thailand, the Philippines, Morocco, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, China, Vietnam, Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern European countries are forced into prostitution in Bahrain
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List - Bahrain does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking;
- however, it is making significant efforts to do so;
- the government has made few discernible efforts to investigate, prosecute, and convict trafficking offenses;
- cases of unpaid or withheld wages, passport retention, and other abuses - common indicators of trafficking - are treated as labor disputes and taken to civil court rather than criminal court;
- the government has made no indication of taking steps to institute a formal trafficking victim identification procedure and referral mechanism, resulting in the majority of victims seeking shelter at their embassies or the NGO-operated trafficking shelter;
- most victims have not filed lawsuits against employers because of a distrust of the legal system or a fear of reprisals (2013)
Rewritten: too little of the 2009 text remains to mark the changes.
current situation:
Bahrain is a destination country for men and women subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; unskilled and domestic workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Eritrea migrate willingly to Bahrain, but some face conditions of forced labor through the withholding of passports, restrictions on movement, nonpayment, threats, and abuse; many Bahraini labor recruitment agencies and some employers charge foreign workers exorbitant fees that make them vulnerable to forced labor and debt bondage; domestic workers are particularly vulnerable to forced labor and sexual exploitation because they are not protected under labor laws; women from Thailand, the Philippines, Morocco, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, China, Vietnam, Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern European countries are forced into prostitution in Bahrain
tier rating:
Tier 2 Watch List - Bahrain does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government has made few discernible efforts to investigate, prosecute, and convict trafficking offenses; cases of unpaid or withheld wages, passport retention, and other abuses - common indicators of trafficking - are treated as labor disputes and taken to civil court rather than criminal court; the government has made no indication of taking steps to institute a formal trafficking victim identification procedure and referral mechanism, resulting in the majority of victims seeking shelter at their embassies or the NGO-operated trafficking shelter; most victims have not filed lawsuits against employers because of a distrust of the legal system or a fear of reprisals (2013)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Bahrain: Trafficking in persons.” The World Factbook, 2006–2014 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/bahrain/trafficking-in-persons.