The task force is pleased to provide the first human trafficking report in san francisco, covering the second half of 2014. National human trafficking resource center nhtrc 18883737888. Identify areas within the jurisdiction of fsmtb to combat human trafficking. It should be noted that the present report is complemented by the report regulating labour recruitment to prevent human trafficking and to foster fair migration. Migrant smuggling and trafficking of human beings are substantially favored by the situation of instability affecting many of the transit countries on the way to italy. The human cost of trafficking is incalculable, as yury fedotov, executive director of the united nations office on drugs and crime, emphasized at the launch last july of the first world day against trafficking in persons. This publication constitutes the second working paper at the eu level on statistics on trafficking in human beings.
According to the report, the most common form of human trafficking 79% is sexual exploitation. Respondents also reported the number of human trafficking victims they served in 2015. The report is to be submitted to the legislature by the department of children and family services dcfs. These men and women include law enforcement, a circuit judge, victim services advocates. The overwhelming majority of those victims are women and children. To request a hard copy of the 2015 trafficking in persons. In 2015, service providers indicated that they worked with see figure 2. The program will continue efforts to expand, gather, and make available information regarding human trafficking. The human trafficking initiative hti began as a graduate project at creighton university in 2012. The council is especially thankful for the leadership.
Victims of human trafficking, forced labour, sexual. Human trafficking and smuggling on the horn of africa. The 2015 human development report is the latest in the series of global human development reports published by the united nations development programme undp since 1990 as independent, analytically and empirically. Trafficking information management system, trafficking in persons, ovc, 508 created date.
Trafficking in human beings in ireland, annual report 2015. Trafficking in persons trafficking in persons national report 2015 16 national report 2015 16 national human rights commission nhrc office of the special rapporteur on trafficking in persons osrt harihar bhawan, pulchowk lalitapur, nepal cenral office harihar bhawan, lalitpur p. An additional work group on human trafficking was also convened in 2005, and issued a report to the legislature in 2005. To request a hard copy of the 2019 trafficking in persons report, please email. Department of health and human services hhs, received reports for 5,544 potential cases of human trafficking in 2015, with 1,621 of those cases referencing minors. Tims snapshot report, july 2015 through june 2016 keywords. Statewide human trafficking reports washington state. Human trafficking, 2015, marks the third report from the national uniform crime reporting ucr programs human trafficking data collection. To view the pdf files, you will need to download, at no cost, the adobe acrobat reader. Act 564 of the 2014 louisiana legislature requires the development of an annual statistical report on human trafficking in louisiana. In some cases, traffickers trick, defraud or physically force victims into providing commercial sex. Section 108 also changed the tvpa definition of severe forms of trafficking in persons, which includes a reference to the term sex trafficking.
Because this report covers government efforts undertaken from april 1, 2014 through march 31, 2015, this amendment is not reflected in this report. Annual report 2015 on trafficking and smuggling in human beings. The pdf is available as a complete onepiece file and as individual sections for easier download. Trafficking in persons in armed conflicts and disasters, 16 june 2015, jointly organized by iom and caritas internationalis. The national human trafficking hotline, a resource supported by the administration for children and families acf within the u. Surprisingly, in 30% of the countries which provided information on the gender of traffickers, women make up the largest proportion of traffickers. A case corresponds to an incident of human trafficking. Hearing that a team is in the red zone makes fans take notice and pay attention to what is happening on the field. The task force was established in 2009 through house bill 4009 and is coordinated through the office of the attorney general oag.
In others, victims are lied to, assaulted, threatened or manipulated into working under inhumane, illegal or otherwise unacceptable conditions. It is important to note that the data is duplicated. As state participation has grown, the ucr program has seen an increase in data submissions. Office for victims of crime tims snapshot report, july 2015june 2016.
It is a collaborative effort between state agencies, local law enforcement entities, district attorneys, and nonprofits to address human trafficking from multiple perspectives. Governments principal diplomatic tool to engage foreign governments on human trafficking. Human trafficking is an increasingly recognized global health crisis affecting individuals in every country and in every region of the world. The government increased efforts to prevent trafficking. The statewide coordinating committee on sex trafficking was convened by the legislature in 20, and expired in 2015. Pdf human trafficking and contemporary slavery 2015. Trafficking in persons trafficking in persons national report 201516 national report 201516 national human rights commission nhrc office of the special rapporteur on trafficking in persons osrt harihar bhawan, pulchowk lalitapur, nepal cenral office harihar bhawan, lalitpur p. Industry agenda hedging risk by combating human trafficking. Victims have been identified from more than 152 countries. Department of state trafficking in persons report 2015.
Trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims defines the crime of trafficking in human beings. Evaluation of services for domestic minor victims of human trafficking final report august 2014 prepared for national institute of justice office of justice programs u. The trafficking unit takes on all tasks conducted by the oag related to trafficking cases and prosecutes them within the jurisdiction of the bangkok criminal court, while local public. Victims of trafficking in human beings are always in a position of vulnerability, meaning a person has no real or acceptable alternative but to submit to the abuse. The report also benefited from the work and expertise of many other unodc staff members in vienna and around the world.
Human trafficking data report county of santa clara. A team that is in the red zone is one that has the ball and is less than 20 yards from scoring. With the support of the womens fund of omaha, it has recently evolved into a research agenda aimed at empirically studying human trafficking. Human trafficking in ohio the state of ohio recognizes human trafficking under a slightly different definition than the tvpa. To request a hard copy of the 2015 trafficking in persons report. Belize 2015 human rights report executive summary belize is a constitutional parliamentary democracy.
This report is made possible by the generous support of the. We hope that this extended report continues to support and inform these collective efforts. United states advisory council on human trafficking annual. Trafficking in persons national human rights commission.
Department of justice and equality trafficking in human beings in ireland annual report, 2015 3. In fscal year 2015, 1,923 suspects were referred to in 2015, more than 9 in 10 93% humantrafcking u. Colorado human trafficking council 2015 annual report. It has been a tremendous first year and we are grateful for the hard work, commitment and expertise of all the council members. Civilian authorities at times did not maintain effective control over the security forces. This equates to a 70% increase on the number identified in 2015 46. The 2019 trafficking in persons report is available in pdf and html formats. Recent reports suggest that onethird of all human trafficking victims are. In june 2015, the government designated a chair for the national antitrafficking commission and appointed an acting executive secretary. The victims of sexual exploitation are predominantly women and girls. Thailand established the department of antihuman trafficking at the office of the attorney general oag in october 2015 to be operated alongside the antitrafficking division of the royal thai police, and the special human trafficking division within the criminal court in bangkok established in august 2015.
Evaluation of services for domestic minor victims of human. The consent of the victim, whether intended or actual, is irrelevant for the. This prompted the creation of a human trafficking task force ht task force to complete the following assignments. The second factor facilitating the trafficking is the persistently high demand for sexual services in europe, which does not. Hti takes a purposefully systemic approach to identify how. Dcfs developed a list of 47 human trafficking providers in louisiana and engaged with them in the. Determine the prevalence and impact of human trafficking on the massage profession. Unodc global report on trafficking in persons united nations. Human trafficking case data afficking cases between january 1, 2015 and december 31, 2015, the nhtrc hotline received reports of 5,526 potential human trafficking cases in the united states. Jul 27, 2015 the 2015 trafficking in persons report is available in pdf and html formats. The nhtrc defines a minor as an individual under 18 years of age. The global report on trafficking in persons unit would also like to thank sheldon x. Eurostat report on trafficking in human beings european. National human trafficking resource center nhtrc 1888.
The human trafficking commission is comprised of over a dozen members who, like me, are dedicated to bringing attention to and eradicating this modernday form of slavery. The dos tip office also developed a set of online resources to strengthen protections against human trafficking in. Department of justice 810 seventh street, nw washington, dc 20531 prepared by deborah gibbs jennifer l. In some cases, traffickers trick, defraud or physically force victims into selling sex. The 2015 trafficking in persons report is available in pdf and html formats. Federal prosecution of humantrafficking cases, 2015. This report details the important work of australian government agencies and their partners during 201516 to address. People held in slavery are subjected to unreasonably long work hours, as well as dangerous and often unsanitary conditions. In november the united democratic party udp won 19 of 31 seats in the house of representatives following generally free and fair multiparty elections. Human trafficking data report county of santa clara august 14, 2015 this report was produced by the ounty of santa lara office of womens policy and the collaboration of many partners on the human trafficking data and research work group. Unodc, global report on trafficking in persons 2016. This report compiles data from 19 government and communitybased agencies, and provides a snapshot of identified human trafficking cases.
Human trafficking by the numbers human rights first. Each case may contain multiple calls about a single incident of human trafficking. Human trafficking is the business of stealing freedom for profit. Fact sheet victims spend an average of 20 months in forced labor, although this varied with different forms of forced labor. Hardison walters alexandra lutnick shari miller marianne kluckman. This publication constitutes the second working paper at the eu level on statistics on trafficking in human beings and contains data for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Number of victims of trafficking assisted per year. Human trafficking and smuggling on the horn of africacentral. The opinions expressed in the report are those of the authors and do not necessarily. That, certainly, is the conclusion of the coauthors of this report, louise shelley, director of the terrorism, transnational crime and corruption center at george mason university, and christina bain, director of the initiative on human trafficking.