We’re as bad as Iran on human trafficking
6/6/08
Papua New Guinea is among countries that risk losing aid from the United States of America for failing to make significant efforts to eliminate human trafficking last year. This is revealed in a US State Department report released this week. The annual “Trafficking in Persons” report – which covers both forced labour as well as the sex trade – placed PNG, Fiji and Moldova along with Algeria, Cuba, Iran, Kuwait, Myanmar, North Korea, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Syria in its bottom ranking. That classification in the report, which covers 170 countries and ranks 153 of them, means the United States could withhold aid that is not humanitarian or trade-related.
See: http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20080606/frhome.htm
Tags: PNG, Sex Trade, USA Report, Workers