U.S. Department of State Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report 2013 Released

On 19 June the U.S. Department of State released its 2013 global report on trafficking in persons. The TIP Report is published every year and provides a summary of almost every country’s response to trafficking as well as their compliance with the U.S. Department of State’s standards. Even though the report considers Canada to be a country that complies with these standards, it urges it to improve on many areas. Some of the recommendations include: in the areas of:

• intensify efforts to investigate and prosecute trafficking offenses, and convict and sentence trafficking offenders using anti-trafficking laws;
• enhance specialized care services available to trafficking victims in partnership with civil society and through dedicated funding;
• increase use of proactive law enforcement techniques to investigate trafficking cases, including allegations of forced labor;
• amplify efforts to educate officials working in law enforcement, immigration, the justice sector, health care, and social work about human trafficking;
• strengthen coordination among national and provincial governments on law enforcement and victim services.

 

Download the Report here http://goo.gl/iQmCXY