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Trafficking in persons Djibouti, in 13 editions.
The entry for Djibouti published Trafficking in persons in 13 editions of 36, from 2006 to 2025. The text changed in 6 editions. Each is shown as published. Trafficking in persons in every entry.
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- the first edition with it
- 2006
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Trafficking in persons” (2006 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 2006 and 2007.
- current situation:
- Djibouti is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and possibly forced labor;
- small numbers are trafficked from Ethiopia and Somalia for sexual exploitation;
- economic migrants from these countries also fall victim to trafficking upon reaching Djibouti City or the Ethiopia-Djibouti trucking corridor;
- women and children from neighboring countries reportedly transit Djibouti to Arab countries and Somalia for ultimate use in forced labor or sexual exploitation
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List - Djibouti does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking;
- however, it is making significant efforts to do so based partly on the government's commitments to undertake future action
current situation: Djibouti is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and possibly forced labor; small numbers are trafficked from Ethiopia and Somalia for sexual exploitation; economic migrants from these countries also fall victim to trafficking upon reaching Djibouti City or the Ethiopia-Djibouti trucking corridor; women and children from neighboring countries reportedly transit Djibouti to Arab countries and Somalia for ultimate use in forced labor or sexual exploitation
tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Djibouti does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so based partly on the government's commitments to undertake future action
The entry for Djibouti did not include Trafficking in persons.
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- current situation:
- Djibouti is a transit, source, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking;
- economic migrants from East Africa en route to Yemen and other Middle East locations are vulnerable to exploitation in Djibouti;
- some woman and girls may be forced into domestic servitude or prostitution after reaching Djibouti City, the Ethiopian-Djiboutian trucking corridor, or Obock - the main crossing point into Yemen;
- Djiboutian and foreign children may be forced to beg, to work as domestic servants, or to commit theft and other petty crimes
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List - Djibouti does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking;
- however, it is making significant efforts to do so;
- outside of child prostitution, the government fails to investigate or prosecute any other trafficking offenses, including those allegedly committed by complicit officials;
- it has made no attempt to implement the protection or prevention components of its anti-trafficking law, and its working group on trafficking was inactive in 2012;
- a draft national action plan against human trafficking remains incomplete (2013)
Rewritten: too little of the 2007 text remains to mark the changes.
current situation:
Djibouti is a transit, source, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; economic migrants from East Africa en route to Yemen and other Middle East locations are vulnerable to exploitation in Djibouti; some woman and girls may be forced into domestic servitude or prostitution after reaching Djibouti City, the Ethiopian-Djiboutian trucking corridor, or Obock - the main crossing point into Yemen; Djiboutian and foreign children may be forced to beg, to work as domestic servants, or to commit theft and other petty crimes
tier rating:
Tier 2 Watch List - Djibouti does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; outside of child prostitution, the government fails to investigate or prosecute any other trafficking offenses, including those allegedly committed by complicit officials; it has made no attempt to implement the protection or prevention components of its anti-trafficking law, and its working group on trafficking was inactive in 2012; a draft national action plan against human trafficking remains incomplete (2013)
- current situation:
- Djibouti is a transit, source, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking;
- economic migrants from East Africa en route to Yemen and other Middle East locations are vulnerable to exploitation in Djibouti;
- some women and girls may be forced into domestic servitude or prostitution after reaching Djibouti City, the Ethiopia-Djibouti trucking corridor, or Obock – the main crossing point into Yemen;
- Djiboutian and foreign children may be forced to beg, to work as domestic servants, or to commit theft and other petty crimes
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List – Djibouti 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 a written plan that, if implemented, would constitute a significant effort toward meeting the minimum standards for eliminating human trafficking;
- a national action plan was completed in 2014, but tangible efforts to prevent trafficking were minimal;
- authorities failed to investigate or prosecute any forced labor of child prostitution crimes, and no victim identifications were reported in 2013;
- foreign victims were deported to countries where they could face retribution (2014)
current situation:woman women and girls may be forced into domestic servitude or prostitution after reaching Djibouti City, the Ethiopian-Djiboutian Ethiopia-Djibouti trucking corridor, or Obock - – the main crossing point into Yemen; Djiboutian and foreign children may be forced to beg, to work as domestic servants, or to commit theft and other petty crimes
tier rating:- – Djibouti does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; outside of child prostitution, the government fails has a written plan that, if implemented, would constitute a significant effort toward meeting the minimum standards for eliminating human trafficking; a national action plan was completed in 2014, but tangible efforts to prevent trafficking were minimal; authorities failed to investigate or prosecute any other trafficking offenses, including those allegedly committed by complicit officials; it has made no attempt to implement the protection or prevention components forced labor of its anti-trafficking law, child prostitution crimes, and its working group on trafficking was inactive no victim identifications were reported in 2012; a draft national action plan against human trafficking remains incomplete (2013) 2013; foreign victims were deported to countries where they could face retribution (2014)
The same text in 5 editions, 2016 to 2020.
- current situation:
- Djibouti is a transit, source, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking;
- economic migrants from East Africa en route to Yemen and other Middle East locations are vulnerable to exploitation in Djibouti;
- some women and girls may be forced into domestic servitude or prostitution after reaching Djibouti City, the Ethiopia-Djibouti trucking corridor, or Obock – the main crossing point into Yemen;
- Djiboutian and foreign children may be forced to beg, to work as domestic servants, or to commit theft and other petty crimes
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List – Djibouti does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking;
- however, it is making significant efforts to do so;
- in 2014, Djibouti was granted a waiver from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 because its government has a written plan that, if implemented would constitute making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking;
- one forced labor trafficker was convicted in 2014 but received a suspended sentence inadequate to deter trafficking;
- authorities did not investigate or prosecute any other forced labor crimes, any sex trafficking offenses, or any officials complicit in human trafficking, and remained limited in their ability to recognize or protect trafficking victims;
- official round-ups, detentions, and deportations of non-Djiboutian residents, including children without screening for trafficking victims remained routine;
- the government did not provide care to victims but supported local NGOs operating centers that assisted victims (2015)
current situation: Djibouti is a transit, source, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; economic migrants from East Africa en route to Yemen and other Middle East locations are vulnerable to exploitation in Djibouti; some women and girls may be forced into domestic servitude or prostitution after reaching Djibouti City, the Ethiopia-Djibouti trucking corridor, or Obock – the main crossing point into Yemen; Djiboutian and foreign children may be forced to beg, to work as domestic servants, or to commit theft and other petty crimes
tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List – Djibouti does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the in 2014, Djibouti was granted a waiver from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 because its government has a written plan that, if implemented, implemented would constitute a making significant effort toward meeting efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for eliminating human the elimination of trafficking; a national action plan one forced labor trafficker was completed convicted in 2014, 2014 but tangible efforts received a suspended sentence inadequate to prevent trafficking were minimal; deter trafficking; authorities failed to did not investigate or prosecute any other forced labor of child prostitution crimes, any sex trafficking offenses, or any officials complicit in human trafficking, and no victim identifications were reported remained limited in 2013; foreign their ability to recognize or protect trafficking victims; official round-ups, detentions, and deportations of non-Djiboutian residents, including children without screening for trafficking victims were deported remained routine; the government did not provide care to countries where they could face retribution (2014) victims but supported local NGOs operating centers that assisted victims (2015)
The entry for Djibouti did not include Trafficking in persons.
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List — Djibouti does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so;
- Djibouti partnered with international experts to expand training, formalized standard operating procedures for victim identification, enhanced a partnership with an international organization to develop victim referral procedures for transiting migrants, appointed a government focal point and inter-ministerial task force to combat human trafficking, and conducted awareness campaigns;
- however, the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts to improve its anti-trafficking capacity;
- the government did not convict any traffickers for the fifth consecutive year, and judges continue to use outdated versions of the penal code that do not include the 2016 anti-trafficking law;
- officials did not identify any trafficking victims for the third consecutive year and lacked formal services for victims;
- despite training, some front-line officials’ limited understanding of trafficking continued to inhibit law enforcement and victim identification;
- for the seventh consecutive year, the government only partially implemented its 2015-2022 national action plan;
- therefore, Djibouti remained on Tier 2 Watch List for the second consecutive year (2022)
- trafficking profile:
- human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Djibouti, and to a lesser extent, traffickers exploit victims from Djibouti abroad;
- adults and children, primarily undocumented economic migrants from Ethiopia and Somalia, transit Djibouti en route to Yemen and other locations in the Middle East, particularly Saudi Arabia;
- a number of these migrants are exploited in forced labor and sex trafficking at their intended destinations, and they are also vulnerable to trafficking at various transit points, particularly Yemen;
- economic migrants who transit Djibouti to return to their home countries are vulnerable to trafficking;
- Djibouti—with a population of less than one million—hosts more than 35,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, and many of them have endured and remained vulnerable to trafficking;
- Djiboutian and migrant women and children living in the streets face exploitation in sex trafficking or forced labor;
- traffickers, including family members, may exploit local and migrant children in forced begging;
- foreign workers—including Ethiopians, Yemenis, Indians, Pakistanis, and Filipinos—may be exploited in forced labor in domestic servitude, construction, and food service sectors;
- Cuban medical professionals in Djibouti may have been forced to work by the Cuban government (2022)
Rewritten: too little of the 2020 text remains to mark the changes.
tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List — Djibouti does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; Djibouti partnered with international experts to expand training, formalized standard operating procedures for victim identification, enhanced a partnership with an international organization to develop victim referral procedures for transiting migrants, appointed a government focal point and inter-ministerial task force to combat human trafficking, and conducted awareness campaigns; however, the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts to improve its anti-trafficking capacity; the government did not convict any traffickers for the fifth consecutive year, and judges continue to use outdated versions of the penal code that do not include the 2016 anti-trafficking law; officials did not identify any trafficking victims for the third consecutive year and lacked formal services for victims; despite training, some front-line officials’ limited understanding of trafficking continued to inhibit law enforcement and victim identification; for the seventh consecutive year, the government only partially implemented its 2015-2022 national action plan; therefore, Djibouti remained on Tier 2 Watch List for the second consecutive year (2022)
trafficking profile: human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Djibouti, and to a lesser extent, traffickers exploit victims from Djibouti abroad; adults and children, primarily undocumented economic migrants from Ethiopia and Somalia, transit Djibouti en route to Yemen and other locations in the Middle East, particularly Saudi Arabia; a number of these migrants are exploited in forced labor and sex trafficking at their intended destinations, and they are also vulnerable to trafficking at various transit points, particularly Yemen; economic migrants who transit Djibouti to return to their home countries are vulnerable to trafficking; Djibouti—with a population of less than one million—hosts more than 35,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, and many of them have endured and remained vulnerable to trafficking; Djiboutian and migrant women and children living in the streets face exploitation in sex trafficking or forced labor; traffickers, including family members, may exploit local and migrant children in forced begging; foreign workers—including Ethiopians, Yemenis, Indians, Pakistanis, and Filipinos—may be exploited in forced labor in domestic servitude, construction, and food service sectors; Cuban medical professionals in Djibouti may have been forced to work by the Cuban government (2022)
- tier rating:
- Tier 3 — Djibouti does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so;
- therefore, Djibouti remained on Tier 3;
- for more details, go to: https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/djibouti/
Rewritten: too little of the 2023 text remains to mark the changes.
tier rating: Tier 3 — Djibouti does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; therefore, Djibouti remained on Tier 3; for more details, go to: https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/djibouti/
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List — Djibouti does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so, therefore Djibouti was upgraded to Tier 2 Watch List;
- for more details, go to: https://www.state.gov/reports/2025-trafficking-in-persons-report/djibouti/
tier rating: Tier 3 2 Watch List — Djibouti does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and but is not making significant efforts to do so; therefore, so, therefore Djibouti remained on was upgraded to Tier 3; 2 Watch List; for more details, go to: https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/djibouti/ https://www.state.gov/reports/2025-trafficking-in-persons-report/djibouti/
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Djibouti: Trafficking in persons.” The World Factbook, 2006–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/djibouti/trafficking-in-persons.