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Trafficking in persons Guyana, in 11 editions.
The entry for Guyana published Trafficking in persons in 11 editions of 36, from 2008 to 2020. 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
- 2008
- the latest edition with it
- 2020
Published as “Trafficking in persons” (2008 to 2020).
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2020 edition
Same as 2019- current situation:
- Guyana is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor;
- most trafficking appears to take place in remote mining camps in the country's interior;
- some women and girls are trafficked from northern Brazil;
- reporting from other nations suggests Guyanese women and girls are trafficked for sexual exploitation to neighboring countries and Guyanese men and boys are subject to labor exploitation in construction and agriculture;
- trafficking victims from Suriname, Brazil, and Venezuela transit Guyana en route to Caribbean destinations
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List - for a second consecutive year, Guyana is on the Tier 2 Watch List for failing to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat trafficking, particularly in the area of law enforcement actions against trafficking offenders;
- the government has yet to produce an anti-trafficking conviction under the comprehensive Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, which became law in 2005;
- the government operates no shelters for trafficking victims, but did include limited funding for anti-trafficking NGOs in its 2008 budget;
- the government did not make any effort to reduce demand for commercial sex acts during 2007 (2008)
current situation: Guyana is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor; most trafficking appears to take place in remote mining camps in the country's interior; some women and girls are trafficked from northern Brazil; reporting from other nations suggests Guyanese women and girls are trafficked for sexual exploitation to neighboring countries and Guyanese men and boys are subject to labor exploitation in construction and agriculture; trafficking victims from Suriname, Brazil, and Venezuela transit Guyana en route to Caribbean destinations
tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - for a second consecutive year, Guyana is on the Tier 2 Watch List for failing to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat trafficking, particularly in the area of law enforcement actions against trafficking offenders; the government has yet to produce an anti-trafficking conviction under the comprehensive Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, which became law in 2005; the government operates no shelters for trafficking victims, but did include limited funding for anti-trafficking NGOs in its 2008 budget; the government did not make any effort to reduce demand for commercial sex acts during 2007 (2008)
The same text in 2009 and 2010.
- current situation:
- Guyana is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor;
- most trafficking appears to take place in remote mining camps in the country's interior;
- some women and girls are trafficked from northern Brazil;
- reporting from other nations suggests Guyanese women and girls are trafficked for sexual exploitation to neighboring countries and Guyanese men and boys are subject to labor exploitation in construction and agriculture;
- trafficking victims from Suriname, Brazil, and Venezuela transit Guyana en route to Caribbean destinations
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List - for a second consecutive year, Guyana is on the Tier 2 Watch List for failing to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat trafficking, particularly in the area of law enforcement actions against trafficking offenders;
- the government has yet to produce an anti-trafficking conviction under the comprehensive Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, which became law in 2005;
- the government operates no shelters for trafficking victims, but did include limited funding for anti-trafficking NGOs in its 2008 budget;
- the government did not make any effort to reduce demand for commercial sex acts during 2007 (2008)
current situation:
Guyana is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor; most trafficking appears to take place in remote mining camps in the country's interior; some women and girls are trafficked from northern Brazil; reporting from other nations suggests Guyanese women and girls are trafficked for sexual exploitation to neighboring countries and Guyanese men and boys are subject to labor exploitation in construction and agriculture; trafficking victims from Suriname, Brazil, and Venezuela transit Guyana en route to Caribbean destinations
tier rating:
Tier 2 Watch List - for a second consecutive year, Guyana is on the Tier 2 Watch List for failing to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat trafficking, particularly in the area of law enforcement actions against trafficking offenders; the government has yet to produce an anti-trafficking conviction under the comprehensive Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, which became law in 2005; the government operates no shelters for trafficking victims, but did include limited funding for anti-trafficking NGOs in its 2008 budget; the government did not make any effort to reduce demand for commercial sex acts during 2007 (2008)
The entry for Guyana did not include Trafficking in persons.
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- current situation:
- Guyana is a source and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor;
- Guyanese and foreign women and girls are forced into prostitution in Guyana;
- experts are concerned that Guyanese children are subjected to exploitive labor practices in the mining, agriculture, and forestry sectors;
- Indonesian workers are victims of forced labor on Guyanese-flagged fishing boats
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List - Guyana does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking;
- however, it is making significant efforts to do so;
- despite some progress in identifying and assisting some trafficking victims, the government has failed to increase its efforts to hold trafficking offenders accountable with jail time, creating an enabling environment for human trafficking;
- public comments from the government downplaying the scope of Guyana's trafficking problem diminishes the potential impact of its awareness campaigns;
- authorities operate a hotline for trafficking victims and conduct several awareness and sensitization sessions that target vulnerable communities (2013)
Rewritten: too little of the 2010 text remains to mark the changes.
current situation:
Guyana is a source and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; Guyanese and foreign women and girls are forced into prostitution in Guyana; experts are concerned that Guyanese children are subjected to exploitive labor practices in the mining, agriculture, and forestry sectors; Indonesian workers are victims of forced labor on Guyanese-flagged fishing boats
tier rating:
Tier 2 Watch List - Guyana does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; despite some progress in identifying and assisting some trafficking victims, the government has failed to increase its efforts to hold trafficking offenders accountable with jail time, creating an enabling environment for human trafficking; public comments from the government downplaying the scope of Guyana's trafficking problem diminishes the potential impact of its awareness campaigns; authorities operate a hotline for trafficking victims and conduct several awareness and sensitization sessions that target vulnerable communities (2013)
- current situation:
- Guyana is a source and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor;
- Guyanese and foreign women and girls are forced into prostitution in Guyana;
- forced labor, especially of children, is reported in mining, agriculture, forestry, domestic service, and shops;
- Indonesian workers are victims of forced labor on Guyanese-flagged fishing boats
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List – Guyana does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking;
- however,it is making significant efforts to do so;
- limited efforts were made to protect and provide assistance to victims in 2013, and authorities operated a hotline for trafficking victims;
- the government failed to increase its efforts to hold trafficking offenders accountable with jail time, creating an enabling environment for human trafficking and further endangering victims (2014)
current situation:experts are concerned that Guyanese children are subjected to exploitive labor practices forced labor, especially of children, is reported in the mining, agriculture, forestry, domestic service, and forestry sectors; shops; Indonesian workers are victims of forced labor on Guyanese-flagged fishing boats
tier rating:- – Guyana does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it however,it is making significant efforts to do so; despite some progress limited efforts were made to protect and provide assistance to victims in identifying 2013, and assisting some authorities operated a hotline for trafficking victims, victims; the government has failed to increase its efforts to hold trafficking offenders accountable with jail time, creating an enabling environment for human trafficking; public comments from the government downplaying the scope of Guyana's trafficking problem diminishes the potential impact of its awareness campaigns; authorities operate a hotline for trafficking victims and conduct several awareness and sensitization sessions that target vulnerable communities (2013) further endangering victims (2014)
The same text in 5 editions, 2016 to 2020.
- current situation:
- Guyana is a source and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor – children are particularly vulnerable;
- women and girls from Guyana, Venezuela, Suriname, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic are forced into prostitution in Guyana’s interior mining communities and urban areas;
- forced labor is reported in mining, agriculture, forestry, domestic service, and shops;
- Guyanese nationals are also trafficked to Suriname, Jamaica, and other Caribbean countries for sexual exploitation and forced labor
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List – Guyana does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking;
- however, it is making significant efforts to do so;
- in 2014, Guyana 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;
- the government released its anti-trafficking action plan in June 2014 but made uneven efforts to implement it;
- law enforcement was weak, investigating seven trafficking cases, prosecuting four alleged traffickers, and convicting one trafficker – a police officer – who was released on bail pending appeal;
- in 2014, as in previous years, Guyanese courts dismissed the majority of ongoing trafficking prosecutions;
- the government referred some victims to care services, which were provided by NGOs with little or no government support (2015)
Rewritten: too little of the 2015 text remains to mark the changes.
current situation: Guyana is a source and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor – children are particularly vulnerable; women and girls from Guyana, Venezuela, Suriname, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic are forced into prostitution in Guyana’s interior mining communities and urban areas; forced labor is reported in mining, agriculture, forestry, domestic service, and shops; Guyanese nationals are also trafficked to Suriname, Jamaica, and other Caribbean countries for sexual exploitation and forced labor
tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List – Guyana does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, Guyana 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; the government released its anti-trafficking action plan in June 2014 but made uneven efforts to implement it; law enforcement was weak, investigating seven trafficking cases, prosecuting four alleged traffickers, and convicting one trafficker – a police officer – who was released on bail pending appeal; in 2014, as in previous years, Guyanese courts dismissed the majority of ongoing trafficking prosecutions; the government referred some victims to care services, which were provided by NGOs with little or no government support (2015)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Guyana: Trafficking in persons.” The World Factbook, 2008–2020 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/guyana/trafficking-in-persons.