QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Philippines once again gained the Tier 1 rank in the Trafficking in Persons 2017 report of the United States State Department, recognizing the Philippines’ efforts in fighting human trafficking.
“The Government of the Philippines fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. The government continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period; therefore, the Philippines remained on Tier 1,” according to the June 2017 report.
It said that the Philippine government was able to demonstrate its “serious and sustained efforts by convicting and punishing more traffickers, identifying more victims through proactive screening procedures, and expanding its efforts to prevent trafficking of Filipino migrant workers.”
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that this means that the government’s fight against human trafficking was effective.
It said that the government would also continue its efforts against human trafficking.
“The 2017 TIP Report validates the effectiveness of the Philippines’ holistic and aggressive approach to eliminating human trafficking,” the DFA said.
Tier 1 is the highest rank, but this does not mean that a country with a Tier 1 rank has no human trafficking problem.
This is the second time that the Philippines was listed in the Tier 1 ranking.
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