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Trafficking in persons Senegal, in 2 editions.
The entry for Senegal published Trafficking in persons in 2 editions of 36, from 2021 to 2022. The text changed in 1 edition. Each is shown as published. Trafficking in persons in every entry.
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- 2022
Published as “Trafficking in persons” (2021 to 2022).
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2022 edition
Changed since 2021- current situation:
- Senegal is a source, transit, and destination country for children and women who are subjected to forced begging, forced labor, and sex trafficking;
- traffickers subject Senegalese children to forced labor in domestic service, mining, and prostitution;
- some Senegalese boys from Quranic schools and boys from The Gambia, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, and Guinea are forced to beg;
- Senegalese women and girls are forced into domestic servitude in neighboring countries, Europe, and the Middle East, while others are sexually exploited in Senegal;
- women and girls from other West African countries are subjected to domestic servitude and sexual exploitation in Senegal;
- Ukrainian and Chinese women are exploited for sex trafficking in bars and nightclubs;
- North Korean workers are forced to work in construction
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List — Senegal does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so;
- efforts include establishing an anti-trafficking database;
- planning the third phase of its program to remove vulnerable children, including trafficking victims, from the streets of major cities;
- launching an emergency campaign to place vulnerable children and forced begging victims in shelters due to COVID 19 pandemic;
- however, the government rarely proactively investigated or prosecuted traffickers exploiting children in forced begging;
- authorities did not take action against officials who refused to investigate such cases;
- officials only applied adequate prison terms in accordance with the 2005 anti-trafficking law to two convicted traffickers;
- authorities did not identify any adult trafficking victims;
- government officials continued to have a limited knowledge of trafficking;
- Senegal was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List (2020)
current situation: Senegal is a source, transit, and destination country for children and women who are subjected to forced begging, forced labor, and sex trafficking; traffickers subject Senegalese children to forced labor in domestic service, mining, and prostitution; some Senegalese boys from Quranic schools and boys from The Gambia, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, and Guinea are forced to beg; Senegalese women and girls are forced into domestic servitude in neighboring countries, Europe, and the Middle East, while others are sexually exploited in Senegal; women and girls from other West African countries are subjected to domestic servitude and sexual exploitation in Senegal; Ukrainian and Chinese women are exploited for sex trafficking in bars and nightclubs; North Korean workers are forced to work in construction
tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List — Senegal does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; efforts include establishing an anti-trafficking database; planning the third phase of its program to remove vulnerable children, including trafficking victims, from the streets of major cities; launching an emergency campaign to place vulnerable children and forced begging victims in shelters due to COVID 19 pandemic; however, the government rarely proactively investigated or prosecuted traffickers exploiting children in forced begging; authorities did not take action against officials who refused to investigate such cases; officials only applied adequate prison terms in accordance with the 2005 anti-trafficking law to two convicted traffickers; authorities did not identify any adult trafficking victims; government officials continued to have a limited knowledge of trafficking; Senegal was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List (2020)
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List — Senegal does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so;
- efforts include establishing an anti-trafficking database;
- planning the third phase of its program to remove vulnerable children, including trafficking victims, from the streets of major cities;
- launching an emergency campaign to place vulnerable children and forced begging victims in shelters due to COVID 19 pandemic;
- however, the government rarely proactively investigated or prosecuted traffickers exploiting children in forced begging;
- authorities did not take action against officials who refused to investigate such cases;
- officials only applied adequate prison terms in accordance with the 2005 anti-trafficking law to two convicted traffickers;
- authorities did not identify any adult trafficking victims;
- government officials continued to have a limited knowledge of trafficking;
- Senegal was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List (2020)
- trafficking profile:
- Senegal is a source, transit, and destination country for children and women who are subjected to forced begging, forced labor, and sex trafficking;
- traffickers subject Senegalese children to forced labor in domestic service, mining, and prostitution;
- some Senegalese boys from Quranic schools and boys from The Gambia, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, and Guinea are forced to beg;
- Senegalese women and girls are forced into domestic servitude in neighboring countries, Europe, and the Middle East, while others are sexually exploited in Senegal;
- women and girls from other West African countries are subjected to domestic servitude and sexual exploitation in Senegal;
- Ukrainian and Chinese women are exploited for sex trafficking in bars and nightclubs;
- North Korean workers are forced to work in construction
current situation: Senegal is a source, transit, and destination country for children and women who are subjected to forced begging, forced labor, and sex trafficking; traffickers subject Senegalese children to forced labor in domestic service, mining, and prostitution; some Senegalese boys from Quranic schools and boys from The Gambia, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, and Guinea are forced to beg; Senegalese women and girls are forced into domestic servitude in neighboring countries, Europe, and the Middle East, while others are sexually exploited in Senegal; women and girls from other West African countries are subjected to domestic servitude and sexual exploitation in Senegal; Ukrainian and Chinese women are exploited for sex trafficking in bars and nightclubs; North Korean workers are forced to work in constructiontier rating: Tier 2 Watch List — Senegal does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; efforts include establishing an anti-trafficking database; planning the third phase of its program to remove vulnerable children, including trafficking victims, from the streets of major cities; launching an emergency campaign to place vulnerable children and forced begging victims in shelters due to COVID 19 pandemic; however, the government rarely proactively investigated or prosecuted traffickers exploiting children in forced begging; authorities did not take action against officials who refused to investigate such cases; officials only applied adequate prison terms in accordance with the 2005 anti-trafficking law to two convicted traffickers; authorities did not identify any adult trafficking victims; government officials continued to have a limited knowledge of trafficking; Senegal was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List (2020)
trafficking profile: Senegal is a source, transit, and destination country for children and women who are subjected to forced begging, forced labor, and sex trafficking; traffickers subject Senegalese children to forced labor in domestic service, mining, and prostitution; some Senegalese boys from Quranic schools and boys from The Gambia, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, and Guinea are forced to beg; Senegalese women and girls are forced into domestic servitude in neighboring countries, Europe, and the Middle East, while others are sexually exploited in Senegal; women and girls from other West African countries are subjected to domestic servitude and sexual exploitation in Senegal; Ukrainian and Chinese women are exploited for sex trafficking in bars and nightclubs; North Korean workers are forced to work in construction
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Senegal: Trafficking in persons.” The World Factbook, 2021–2022 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/senegal/trafficking-in-persons.