China and Russia continue to rank among the world's worst human trafficking offenders, with both countries routinely exploiting vulnerable populations and doing little to stem the problem, according to a landmark report published Thursday by the Trump administration.
In the 20th annual edition of its Trafficking in Persons Report, the U.S. State Department identified numerous countries that continue state-sanctioned trafficking of laborers and even sex workers.
Russia and China again topped the list of offenders, along with multiple countries in Africa and the Middle East that also received a Tier 3 ranking, the most severe category of human trafficking.
The report comes on the heels of a January White House summit on human trafficking and a 2019 executive order by President Donald Trump restricting U.S. aid to 15 countries included on that year's Tier 3 list.
The human trafficking situation has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, according to John Richmond, the State Department's ambassador-at-large to monitor and combat trafficking.
In Europe's soccer industry alone, the report identified 15,000 cases of human trafficking each year in which athletes are coerced into playing for little or no money.
In total, 23 countries were downgraded in their rank in 2020, and 4 countries, including Afghanistan and Nicaragua, were newly placed on the Tier 3 list, signaling that human trafficking has become more pervasive.
In the 20th annual edition of its Trafficking in Persons Report, the U.S. State Department identified numerous countries that continue state-sanctioned trafficking of laborers and even sex workers.
Russia and China again topped the list of offenders, along with multiple countries in Africa and the Middle East that also received a Tier 3 ranking, the most severe category of human trafficking.
The report comes on the heels of a January White House summit on human trafficking and a 2019 executive order by President Donald Trump restricting U.S. aid to 15 countries included on that year's Tier 3 list.
The human trafficking situation has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, according to John Richmond, the State Department's ambassador-at-large to monitor and combat trafficking.
In Europe's soccer industry alone, the report identified 15,000 cases of human trafficking each year in which athletes are coerced into playing for little or no money.
In total, 23 countries were downgraded in their rank in 2020, and 4 countries, including Afghanistan and Nicaragua, were newly placed on the Tier 3 list, signaling that human trafficking has become more pervasive.
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