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Trafficking in persons Uruguay, in 4 editions.
The entry for Uruguay published Trafficking in persons in 4 editions of 36, from 2013 to 2024. The text changed in 2 editions. Each is shown as published. Trafficking in persons in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 2
- the first edition with it
- 2013
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
Published as “Trafficking in persons” (2013 to 2024).
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2024 edition
Rewritten since 2015The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- current situation:
- Uruguay is a source country for women and children subjected to sex trafficking and, to a lesser extent, a destination country for men, women, and children exploited in forced labor;
- most victims are women and girls exploited in sex trafficking;
- some Uruguayan women lured by fraudulent employment offers in Spain, Italy, and Argentina are forced into prostitution;
- foreign workers in domestic service and agriculture are vulnerable to forced labor in Uruguay;
- some human trafficking cases are reportedly linked to crime rings
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List - Uruguay does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking;
- however, it is making significant efforts to do so;
- the government investigated and prosecuted several trafficking cases during 2012 but reported no convictions;
- authorities have increased funding and staffing for the national women's institute unit that is focused on sex trafficking and domestic violence, but specialized services remain inadequate and victim care services outside the capital are uneven;
- officials lack formal procedures for identifying trafficking victims (2013)
current situation:
Uruguay is a source country for women and children subjected to sex trafficking and, to a lesser extent, a destination country for men, women, and children exploited in forced labor; most victims are women and girls exploited in sex trafficking; some Uruguayan women lured by fraudulent employment offers in Spain, Italy, and Argentina are forced into prostitution; foreign workers in domestic service and agriculture are vulnerable to forced labor in Uruguay; some human trafficking cases are reportedly linked to crime rings
tier rating:
Tier 2 Watch List - Uruguay does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government investigated and prosecuted several trafficking cases during 2012 but reported no convictions; authorities have increased funding and staffing for the national women's institute unit that is focused on sex trafficking and domestic violence, but specialized services remain inadequate and victim care services outside the capital are uneven; officials lack formal procedures for identifying trafficking victims (2013)
- current situation:
- Uruguay is a source country for women and children subjected to sex trafficking and, to a lesser extent, a transit and destination country for men, women, and children exploited in forced labor and sex trafficking;
- most victims are women and girls exploited in sex trafficking domestically;
- some Uruguayan women lured by fraudulent job employment offers in Spain, Italy, and Argentina are forced into prostitution;
- foreign workers in domestic service, agriculture, and lumber processing are vulnerable to forced labor in Uruguay;
- some human trafficking cases are reportedly linked to international crime rings
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List – Uruguay does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking;
- however, it is making significant efforts to do so;
- authorities investigated and prosecuted several trafficking cases in 2013 but reported no convictions;
- limited anti-trafficking data makes it difficult to assess law enforcement efforts;
- the government provides limited services to human trafficking victims outside the capital and to forced labor victims;
- two public awareness campaigns were launched with foreign funding in 2013 (2014)
current situation:labor; labor and sex trafficking; most victims are women and girls exploited in sex trafficking; trafficking domestically; some Uruguayan women lured by fraudulent job employment offers in Spain, Italy, and Argentina are forced into prostitution; foreign workers in domestic service service, agriculture, and agriculture lumber processing are vulnerable to forced labor in Uruguay; some human trafficking cases are reportedly linked to international crime rings
tier rating:- – Uruguay does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government authorities investigated and prosecuted several trafficking cases during 2012 in 2013 but reported no convictions; authorities have increased funding and staffing for limited anti-trafficking data makes it difficult to assess law enforcement efforts; the national women's institute unit that is focused on sex trafficking and domestic violence, but specialized services remain inadequate and victim care government provides limited services to human trafficking victims outside the capital are uneven; officials lack formal procedures for identifying trafficking victims (2013) and to forced labor victims; two public awareness campaigns were launched with foreign funding in 2013 (2014)
The entry for Uruguay did not include Trafficking in persons.
- tier rating:
- Tier 2 Watch List — the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts to eliminate trafficking compared with the previous reporting period, therefore Uruguay was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List;
- for more details, go to: https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/uruguay/
Rewritten: too little of the 2015 text remains to mark the changes.
tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List — the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts to eliminate trafficking compared with the previous reporting period, therefore Uruguay was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List; for more details, go to: https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/uruguay/
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Uruguay: Trafficking in persons.” The World Factbook, 2013–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/uruguay/trafficking-in-persons.