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Since the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) in 2000, the U.S. Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP), headed by Ambassador John R. Miller, has issued an annual Trafficking in Persons Report, providing tools to combat trafficking in persons and assist in coordinating anti-trafficking efforts both worldwide and domestically. The 2005 Trafficking in Persons Report, along with $82 million in anti-trafficking assistance provided by the U.S. to foreign governments and non-government organizations last year, demonstrate America's commitment to fight trafficking.
Read the 2005 TIP Report
On October 28, 2000, President George Bush signed into law the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000. This new law, which was passed virtually unanimously by both houses of Congress, addresses issues of worker exploitation resulting from trafficking in persons. This law is the culmination of the federal government's efforts through the Trafficking in Persons and Worker Exploitation Task Force, an interagency group that brings the FBI, INS, Department of Labor and other agencies together to remedy a problem with both domestic and global dimensions, primarily involving women and children as victims. (U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division)
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On January 10, 2006, President Bush signed this bill into law, strengthening the campaign against worldwide human trafficking, especially against the sex trade in the United States.
The new law reauthorizes and expands the original 2000 law focused on international human trafficking. It also contains the End Demand for Sex Trafficking Act, focusing on stopping trafficking in the United States, primarily of women and children trafficked for prostitution and sexual slavery. The Act targets purchasers of illegal sex acts and traffickers who exploit victims domestically.
Read the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005
On December 23, 2008, President Bush signed this bill into law
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imposes tougher criminal penalties for traffickers and increases protection and services for U.S. citizen and foreign national victims in America.
The new law reauthorizes and expands the original 2000 law focused on international human trafficking. It authorizes new studies and data collection to improve understanding of human trafficking globally and in the U.S. Furthermore, he bill strengthens the role of the State Department's Trafficking in Persons Office in domestic and foreign policy. It also calls for additional support services for US victims of trafficking and slavery.
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The United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, entered into force in 2003. The U.N. Protocol calls for specific measures to prevent human trafficking, prosecute traffickers and protect victims. It supplements the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime. The U.N. Convention and U.N. Protocol were designed to enable countries to work together against criminals engaged in cross-border crimes, such as human trafficking. The United States signed the U.N. Protocol in December 2000, and was ratified in 2006.
Read the United Nations Protocol in PDF format
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