Trafficking in persons Libya, in 16 editions.

current situation: Libya is a transit and destination country for men, women, men and children women from sub-Saharan Africa and Asia trafficked for forced labor and sexual exploitation; many victims willingly migrate to Libya en route to Europe with the help purposes of smugglers, but may be forced into prostitution or work as laborers and beggars to pay off their $800-$1,200 smuggling debt; laborers from Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia are reportedly trafficked to Libya for the purpose of labor and commercial sexual exploitation
tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Libya is placed on the Tier 2 Watch List for its lack of failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to address trafficking since 2004 in persons in 2007 when compared to 2006, particularly in the area of investigating and prosecuting trafficking offenses; Libya did not publicly release any data on investigations or punishment of any trafficking offenses (2008)

current situation:
Libya is a transit and destination country for men and women from sub-Saharan Africa and Asia trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation
tier rating:
Tier 2 Watch List - Libya is on the Tier 2 Watch List for its failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to address trafficking in persons in 2007 when compared to 2006, particularly in the area of investigating and prosecuting trafficking offenses; Libya did not publicly release any data on investigations or punishment of any trafficking offenses (2008)

current situation:
Libya is a transit and destination country for men and women from sub-Saharan Africa and Asia trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation exploitation; Libya has experienced internal unrest, stranding many foreign workers in the country under harsh and unsafe conditions
tier rating:
Tier 2 Watch List 3 - Libya is on the Tier 2 Watch List for its failure Libyan Government failed to provide evidence of increasing demonstrate significant efforts to address investigate and prosecute trafficking in persons in 2007 when compared offenses or to 2006, particularly in protect trafficking victims; the area of investigating government's policies and prosecuting practices with respect to undocumented migrant workers resulted in Libyan authorities also punishing trafficking offenses; Libya did not publicly release any data on investigations or punishment victims for unlawful acts that were committed as a result of any trafficking offenses (2008) their being trafficked; following the outbreak of civil unrest in February 2011, accurate information regarding the situation in Libya has become very limited (2011)

current situation:
Libya is a transit and destination country for men and women from sub-Saharan Africa and Asia trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation; Libya has experienced internal unrest, stranding many foreign workers in the country under harsh and unsafe conditions
tier rating:
Tier 3 - the Libyan Government failed to demonstrate significant efforts to investigate and prosecute trafficking offenses or to protect trafficking victims; the government's policies and practices with respect to undocumented migrant workers resulted in Libyan authorities also punishing trafficking victims for unlawful acts that were committed as a result of their being trafficked; following the outbreak of civil unrest in February 2011, accurate information regarding the situation in Libya has become very limited (2011) (2008)

current situation:
Libya is a transit and destination and transit country for men and women from sub-Saharan Africa and Asia trafficked for the purposes of subjected to forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation; forced prostitution; migrants who seek employment in Libya has experienced internal unrest, stranding many foreign as laborers and domestic workers in the country under harsh or transit Libya en route to Europe may be subject to forced labor; private employers also recruit migrants from detention centers as forced laborers on farms and unsafe conditions construction sites; some sub-Saharan women are reportedly forced to work in Libyan brothels
tier rating:
Tier 3 - the Libyan Government does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; the government has failed to demonstrate significant efforts to investigate and prosecute trafficking offenses offenders or to protect trafficking victims; the government's policies and practices with respect to undocumented migrant workers has resulted in Libyan authorities also detaining and punishing trafficking victims for unlawful acts that were committed as a result of their being trafficked; following the outbreak of civil unrest in February 2011, accurate information regarding the situation in Libya has become very limited (2008) no public anti-trafficking awareness campaigns are conducted; officials receive no training on trafficking issues (2013)

current situation:
Libya is a destination and transit country for men and women from sub-Saharan Africa and Asia subjected to forced labor and forced prostitution; migrants who seek employment in Libya as laborers and domestic workers or transit Libya en route to Europe may be subject to forced labor; private employers also recruit migrants from detention centers as forced laborers on farms and construction sites; some sub-Saharan women are reportedly forced to work in Libyan brothels brothels, particularly in the country’s south; militia groups and other informal military units allegedly conscript children under the age of 18
tier rating:
Tier 3 - the Libyan Government does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; the government has failed to demonstrate significant efforts to investigate and prosecute trafficking offenders in 2013 or to identify and protect trafficking victims; policies and practices with respect to undocumented migrant workers has resulted in Libyan authorities detaining and punishing continued to treat trafficking victims as illegal migrants, punishing them for unlawful acts that were committed as a result of being trafficked; no public anti-trafficking awareness or education campaigns are conducted; officials receive no training on trafficking issues (2013) were conducted (2014)

current situation: Libya is a destination and transit country for men and women from sub-Saharan Africa and Asia subjected to forced labor and forced prostitution; migrants who seek employment in Libya as laborers and domestic workers or who transit Libya en route to Europe may be subject are vulnerable to forced labor; private employers also recruit exploit migrants from detention centers as forced laborers on farms and construction sites; sites, returning them to detention when they are no longer needed; some sub-Saharan women are reportedly forced to work in Libyan brothels, particularly in the country’s south; since 2013, militia groups and other informal military units allegedly armed groups, including some affiliated with the government, are reported to conscript Libyan children under the age of 18 18; large-scale violence driven by militias, civil unrest, and increased lawlessness increased in 2014, making it more difficult to obtain information on human trafficking
tier rating: Tier 3 - the Libyan Government does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, the government failed government’s capacity to demonstrate significant address human trafficking was hampered by the ongoing power struggle and violence; the judicial system was not functioning, preventing any efforts to investigate and prosecute trafficking offenders in 2013 investigate, prosecute, or convict traffickers, complicit detention camp guards or government officials, or militias or armed groups that used child soldiers; the government failed to identify and protect or provide protection to trafficking victims; authorities victims, including child conscripts, and continued to treat trafficking punish victims as illegal migrants, punishing them for unlawful acts that were committed as a direct result of being trafficked; no public anti-trafficking awareness or education campaigns were conducted (2014) (2015)

current situation: Libya is a destination and transit country for men and women from sub-Saharan Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia subjected to forced labor and forced prostitution; migrants who seek employment in Libya as laborers and domestic workers or who transit Libya en route to Europe are vulnerable to forced labor; private employers also exploit migrants from detention centers as forced laborers on farms and construction sites, returning them to detention when they are no longer needed; some sub-Saharan Sub-Saharan women are reportedly forced to work in Libyan brothels, particularly in the country’s south; since 2013, militia groups and other informal armed groups, including some affiliated with the government, are reported to conscript Libyan children under the age of 18; large-scale violence driven by militias, civil unrest, and increased lawlessness increased in 2014, making it more difficult to obtain information on human trafficking
tier rating: Tier 3 - the Libyan Government does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, the government’s capacity to address human trafficking was hampered by the ongoing power struggle and violence; the judicial system was not functioning, preventing any efforts to investigate, prosecute, or convict traffickers, complicit detention camp guards or government officials, or militias or armed groups that used child soldiers; the government failed to identify or provide protection to trafficking victims, including child conscripts, and continued to punish victims for unlawful acts committed as a direct result of being trafficked; no public anti-trafficking awareness campaigns were conducted (2015)