Taiwan keeps top ranking in U.S. human trafficking report

Focus Taiwan
Date: 06/26/2020
By: Wang Cheng-chung and Matthew Mazzetta

Taipei, June 26 (CNA) Taiwan received a top-tier ranking for the 11th consecutive year in the annual Trafficking in Persons Report released by the U.S. State Department on Thursday.

Taiwan was listed in the Tier 1 category because its authorities "fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking," according to the report.

In the past year, Taiwan has continued to implement policy initiatives to streamline investigations; continued oversight of vulnerable labor recruitment channels; and increased inspections and investigatory referrals of potential forced labor cases on fishing vessels, the report said.

The report said, however, that "disparate and ineffective victim identification procedures" have complicated some victims' access to justice and protection care.    [FULL  STORY]