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Trafficking in persons Seychelles, in 3 editions.
The entry for Seychelles published Trafficking in persons in 3 editions of 36, from 2013 to 2021. The text changed in 1 edition. Each is shown as published. Trafficking in persons in every entry.
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- the first edition with it
- 2013
- the latest edition with it
- 2021
Published as “Trafficking in persons” (2013 to 2021).
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2021 edition
Changed since 2014The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- current situation:
- Seychelles is a source and destination country for Seychellois children and foreign women subjected to sex trafficking;
- Seychellois girls and, to a lesser extent, boys are forced into prostitution in nightclubs, bars, guest houses, hotels, brothels, private homes, and on the streets by peers, family members, and pimps;
- foreign tourists, sailors, and migrant workers contribute to the demand for commercial sex acts in Seychelles;
- some of the large population of foreign migrant workers reportedly experience the underpayment of wages and substandard housing
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List - Seychelles 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 failed to report any investigations, prosecutions, or convictions of trafficking offenses;
- the government also has not identified or provided protective services to any trafficking victims and punished victims for crimes committed as a result of being trafficked, although it has acknowledged the need for specialized training of officials in recognizing, investigating, and prosecuting trafficking offenses, it did not provide any such training during the reporting period (2013)
current situation:
Seychelles is a source and destination country for Seychellois children and foreign women subjected to sex trafficking; Seychellois girls and, to a lesser extent, boys are forced into prostitution in nightclubs, bars, guest houses, hotels, brothels, private homes, and on the streets by peers, family members, and pimps; foreign tourists, sailors, and migrant workers contribute to the demand for commercial sex acts in Seychelles; some of the large population of foreign migrant workers reportedly experience the underpayment of wages and substandard housing
tier rating:
Tier 2 Watch List - Seychelles 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 failed to report any investigations, prosecutions, or convictions of trafficking offenses; the government also has not identified or provided protective services to any trafficking victims and punished victims for crimes committed as a result of being trafficked, although it has acknowledged the need for specialized training of officials in recognizing, investigating, and prosecuting trafficking offenses, it did not provide any such training during the reporting period (2013)
The entry for Seychelles did not include Trafficking in persons.
- current situation:
- Seychelles is a source and destination country for children and women subjected to sex trafficking;
- Seychellois girls and, to a lesser extent boys, are forced into prostitution in nightclubs, bars, guest houses, hotels, brothels, private homes, and on the streets by peers, family members, and pimps;
- foreign tourists, sailors, and migrant workers contribute to the demand for commercial sex acts in Seychelles;
- some of the large population of foreign migrant workers reportedly experience the underpayment of wages and substandard housing
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List — Seychelles does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so;
- the government allocated an operational and programmatic budget to the National Coordinating Committee on Trafficking in Persons, signed a bilateral agreement outlining procedures for employment and repatriation in Seychelles of migrant workers from Bangladesh and established a hotline to report forced labor concerns;
- however, no victims of trafficking were identified;
- efforts to address sex trafficking remained inadequate, its standard operating procedures for victim identification and referral to care services were not implemented;
- there are no shelters or care facilities for trafficking victims;
- investigations, prosecutions, and convictions of traffickers decreased;
- Seychelles did not establish a secretariat to support the Coordinating Committee, hindering the committee’s ability to direct anti-trafficking efforts across government and drive national policy;
- Seychelles was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List (2020)
current situation:Seychellois children and foreign women subjected to sex trafficking; Seychellois girls and, to a lesser extent, boys extent boys, are forced into prostitution in nightclubs, bars, guest houses, hotels, brothels, private homes, and on the streets by peers, family members, and pimps; foreign tourists, sailors, and migrant workers contribute to the demand for commercial sex acts in Seychelles; some of the large population of foreign migrant workers reportedly experience the underpayment of wages and substandard housing
tier rating:- — Seychelles does not fully comply with meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; the government has failed allocated an operational and programmatic budget to the National Coordinating Committee on Trafficking in Persons, signed a bilateral agreement outlining procedures for employment and repatriation in Seychelles of migrant workers from Bangladesh and established a hotline to report any investigations, prosecutions, or convictions forced labor concerns; however, no victims of trafficking offenses; the government also has not identified or provided protective services were identified; efforts to any address sex trafficking victims and punished victims for crimes committed as a result of being trafficked, although it has acknowledged the need remained inadequate, its standard operating procedures for specialized training of officials in recognizing, investigating, victim identification and prosecuting referral to care services were not implemented; there are no shelters or care facilities for trafficking offenses, it victims; investigations, prosecutions, and convictions of traffickers decreased; Seychelles did not provide any such training during establish a secretariat to support the reporting period (2013) Coordinating Committee, hindering the committee’s ability to direct anti-trafficking efforts across government and drive national policy; Seychelles was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List (2020)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Seychelles: Trafficking in persons.” The World Factbook, 2013–2021 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/seychelles/trafficking-in-persons.