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Trafficking in persons India, in 5 editions.
The entry for India published Trafficking in persons in 5 editions of 36, from 2006 to 2010. The text changed in 2 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
- 2010
Published as “Trafficking in persons” (2006 to 2010).
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2010 edition
Same as 2009The same text in 2006 and 2007.
- current situation:
- India is a source, destination, and transit country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced or bonded labor and commercial sexual exploitation;
- the large population of men, women, and children - numbering in the millions - in debt bondage face involuntary servitude in brick kilns, rice mills, and embroidery factories, while some children endure involuntary servitude as domestic servants;
- internal trafficking of women and girls for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced marriage also occurs;
- the government estimates that 90 percent of India's sex trafficking is internal;
- India is also a destination for women and girls from Nepal and Bangladesh trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation;
- boys from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh are trafficked through India to the Gulf states for involuntary servitude as child camel jockeys;
- Indian men and women migrate willingly to the Persian Gulf region for work as domestic servants and low-skilled laborers, but some later find themselves in situations of involuntary servitude including extended working hours, nonpayment of wages, restrictions on their movement by withholding of their passports or confinement to the home, and physical or sexual abuse
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List - India has been on the Tier 2 Watch List since 2004 for its failure to show evidence of increasing efforts to address trafficking in persons
current situation: India is a source, destination, and transit country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced or bonded labor and commercial sexual exploitation; the large population of men, women, and children - numbering in the millions - in debt bondage face involuntary servitude in brick kilns, rice mills, and embroidery factories, while some children endure involuntary servitude as domestic servants; internal trafficking of women and girls for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced marriage also occurs; the government estimates that 90 percent of India's sex trafficking is internal; India is also a destination for women and girls from Nepal and Bangladesh trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation; boys from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh are trafficked through India to the Gulf states for involuntary servitude as child camel jockeys; Indian men and women migrate willingly to the Persian Gulf region for work as domestic servants and low-skilled laborers, but some later find themselves in situations of involuntary servitude including extended working hours, nonpayment of wages, restrictions on their movement by withholding of their passports or confinement to the home, and physical or sexual abuse
tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - India has been on the Tier 2 Watch List since 2004 for its failure to show evidence of increasing efforts to address trafficking in persons
- current situation:
- India is a source, destination, and transit country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation;
- internal forced labor may constitute India's largest trafficking problem;
- men, women, and children are held in debt bondage and face forced labor working in brick kilns, rice mills, agriculture, and embroidery factories;
- women and girls are trafficked within the country for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced marriage;
- children are subjected to forced labor as factory workers, domestic servants, beggars, and agriculture workers, and have been used as armed combatants by some terrorist and insurgent groups;
- India is also a destination for women and girls from Nepal and Bangladesh trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation;
- Indian women are trafficked to the Middle East for commercial sexual exploitation;
- men and women from Bangladesh and Nepal are trafficked through India for forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation in the Middle East
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List - India is on the Tier 2 Watch List for a fifth consecutive year for its failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat human trafficking in 2007;
- despite the reported extent of the trafficking crisis in India, government authorities made uneven efforts to prosecute traffickers and protect trafficking victims;
- government authorities continued to rescue victims of commercial sexual exploitation and forced child labor and child armed combatants, and began to show progress in law enforcement against these forms of trafficking;
- a critical challenge overall is the lack of punishment for traffickers, effectively resulting in impunity for acts of human trafficking;
- India has not ratified the 2000 UN TIP Protocol (2008)
current situation: India is a source, destination, and transit country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced or bonded labor and commercial sexual exploitation; the large population of internal forced labor may constitute India's largest trafficking problem; men, women, and children - numbering in the millions - are held in debt bondage and face involuntary servitude forced labor working in brick kilns, rice mills, agriculture, and embroidery factories, while some children endure involuntary servitude as domestic servants; internal trafficking of factories; women and girls are trafficked within the country for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced marriage also occurs; the government estimates that 90 percent of India's sex trafficking is internal; marriage; children are subjected to forced labor as factory workers, domestic servants, beggars, and agriculture workers, and have been used as armed combatants by some terrorist and insurgent groups; India is also a destination for women and girls from Nepal and Bangladesh trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation; boys from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh Indian women are trafficked through India to the Gulf states Middle East for involuntary servitude as child camel jockeys; Indian commercial sexual exploitation; men and women migrate willingly to the Persian Gulf region from Bangladesh and Nepal are trafficked through India for work as domestic servants forced labor and low-skilled laborers, but some later find themselves commercial sexual exploitation in situations of involuntary servitude including extended working hours, nonpayment of wages, restrictions on their movement by withholding of their passports or confinement to the home, and physical or sexual abuse Middle East
tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - India has been is on the Tier 2 Watch List since 2004 for a fifth consecutive year for its failure to show provide evidence of increasing efforts to address combat human trafficking in persons 2007; despite the reported extent of the trafficking crisis in India, government authorities made uneven efforts to prosecute traffickers and protect trafficking victims; government authorities continued to rescue victims of commercial sexual exploitation and forced child labor and child armed combatants, and began to show progress in law enforcement against these forms of trafficking; a critical challenge overall is the lack of punishment for traffickers, effectively resulting in impunity for acts of human trafficking; India has not ratified the 2000 UN TIP Protocol (2008)
The same text in 2009 and 2010.
- current situation:
- India is a source, destination, and transit country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation;
- internal forced labor may constitute India's largest trafficking problem;
- men, women, and children are held in debt bondage and face forced labor working in brick kilns, rice mills, agriculture, and embroidery factories;
- women and girls are trafficked within the country for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced marriage;
- children are subjected to forced labor as factory workers, domestic servants, beggars, and agriculture workers, and have been used as armed combatants by some terrorist and insurgent groups;
- India is also a destination for women and girls from Nepal and Bangladesh trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation;
- Indian women are trafficked to the Middle East for commercial sexual exploitation;
- men and women from Bangladesh and Nepal are trafficked through India for forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation in the Middle East
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List - India is on the Tier 2 Watch List for a fifth consecutive year for its failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat human trafficking in 2007;
- despite the reported extent of the trafficking crisis in India, government authorities made uneven efforts to prosecute traffickers and protect trafficking victims;
- government authorities continued to rescue victims of commercial sexual exploitation and forced child labor and child armed combatants, and began to show progress in law enforcement against these forms of trafficking;
- a critical challenge overall is the lack of punishment for traffickers, effectively resulting in impunity for acts of human trafficking;
- India has not ratified the 2000 UN TIP Protocol (2008)
current situation:
India is a source, destination, and transit country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation; internal forced labor may constitute India's largest trafficking problem; men, women, and children are held in debt bondage and face forced labor working in brick kilns, rice mills, agriculture, and embroidery factories; women and girls are trafficked within the country for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced marriage; children are subjected to forced labor as factory workers, domestic servants, beggars, and agriculture workers, and have been used as armed combatants by some terrorist and insurgent groups; India is also a destination for women and girls from Nepal and Bangladesh trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation; Indian women are trafficked to the Middle East for commercial sexual exploitation; men and women from Bangladesh and Nepal are trafficked through India for forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation in the Middle East
tier rating:
Tier 2 Watch List - India is on the Tier 2 Watch List for a fifth consecutive year for its failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat human trafficking in 2007; despite the reported extent of the trafficking crisis in India, government authorities made uneven efforts to prosecute traffickers and protect trafficking victims; government authorities continued to rescue victims of commercial sexual exploitation and forced child labor and child armed combatants, and began to show progress in law enforcement against these forms of trafficking; a critical challenge overall is the lack of punishment for traffickers, effectively resulting in impunity for acts of human trafficking; India has not ratified the 2000 UN TIP Protocol (2008)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “India: Trafficking in persons.” The World Factbook, 2006–2010 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/india/trafficking-in-persons.