Attorney General’s Annual Report to Congress and Assessment of U.S. Government Activities to Combat

Attorney General’s Annual Report to

Congress and Assessment of U.S.

Government Activities to Combat

Trafficking in Persons

Fiscal Year 2013

Table of Contents

I. Introduction .......................................................................................................................1

II. U.S. Governmental Measures and Activities Responding to FY 2013

Recommendations ............................................................................................................7

III. FY 2014 Recommendations .............................................................................................20

IV. Benefits and Services Given Domestically to Trafficking Victims ..............................22

A. Department of Health and Human Services ..................................................................22

B. Department of Homeland Security ................................................................................34

C. Department of Justice ....................................................................................................36

D. Department of Labor .....................................................................................................46

E. Department of State .......................................................................................................46

F. Legal Services Corporation ...........................................................................................47

V. Immigration Benefits for Trafficking Victims ..............................................................48

A. Department of Homeland Security ...............................................................................48

B. Department of Labor .....................................................................................................54

C. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ..............................................................54

D. Federal Bureau of Investigation ....................................................................................54

VI. Investigations, Prosecutions, and Sentences ..................................................................55

A. Investigations ................................................................................................................55

1. Federal Bureau of Investigation ..........................................................................55

2. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement .....................................................57

3. Department of Labor ...........................................................................................58

4. Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security .......................................59

5. Department of Defense .......................................................................................60

6. ACTeams ............................................................................................................61

B. Prosecutions ..................................................................................................................61

C. Sentences .......................................................................................................................63

VII. International Grants to Combat Trafficking ...............................................................64

A. Department of Labor .....................................................................................................64

B. Department of State .......................................................................................................65

C. U.S. Agency for International Development .................................................................73

VIII. Training, Outreach, and Public Awareness Efforts .....................................................77

A. Department of Defense .................................................................................................77

B. Department of Education ..............................................................................................80

C. Department of Health and Human Services ..................................................................82

D. Department of Homeland Security ...............................................................................92

E. Department of Justice ....................................................................................................94

F. Department of Labor....................................................................................................109

G. Department of State ....................................................................................................109

H. Department of Transportation .....................................................................................116

I. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ...........................................................117

J. Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center .................................................................118

K. U.S. Agency for International Development .............................................................119

IX. Department of State Professional Exchanges, Outreach to Foreign

Governments, and Multilateral Affairs .......................................................................120

A. Professional Exchanges...............................................................................................120

B. Outreach to Foreign Governments ..............................................................................121

C. Multilateral Affairs ......................................................................................................123

X. Actions to Enforce 22 U.S.C. § 7104(g) ........................................................................126

A. Department of Defense ...............................................................................................126

B. Department of Education ............................................................................................128

C. Department of Homeland Security ..............................................................................128

D. Department of Justice..................................................................................................128

E. Department of State .....................................................................................................128

F. Department of Transportation......................................................................................129

G. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ............................................................129

H. U.S. Agency for International Development ..............................................................129

XI. Intra- and Interagency Coordination...........................................................................130

XII. Conclusion ......................................................................................................................133

Appendices

Appendix A: BJA/OVC Human Trafficking Task Forces..........................................................135

Appendix B: NIJ’s FY 2013 Research and Evaluation Grants ...................................................136

Appendix C: Criminal Cases ......................................................................................................137

Appendix D: Title VII Cases ......................................................................................................143

Appendix E: U.S. Governmental Funds Obligated in FY 2013 for Human Trafficking

Projects ..................................................................................................................145

I. Introduction

[F]or more than a century, we have made it a national mission to bring slavery and human

trafficking to an end. My Administration has been deeply committed to carrying this legacy

forward – beginning with trafficking that happens on our own shores. We have strengthened

protections so all workers know their rights, expanded efforts to identify and serve domestic

victims, devoted new resources to dismantling trafficking networks, and put more traffickers

behind bars than ever before. In the months ahead, we will continue to take action by

empowering investigators and law enforcement with the training they need, and by engaging

businesses, advocates, and students in developing cutting-edge tools people can use to stay safe.

We will invest in helping trafficking victims rebuild their lives. And as one of the world’s largest

purchasers of goods and services, the Federal Government will keep leading by example, further

strengthening protections to help ensure that American tax dollars never support forced labor.

~ President Barack Obama

[W]e will never be able to make the progress we need on our own . . . . We must work with

victims and victim advocates to extend our impact in helping to make lives whole again. . . . And

we must do even more to reach out—across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors—and

engage additional local, state, tribal, federal, and international partners in fulfilling the

responsibilities that we all share.

Only by working together can the United States continue to be a leader in the global fight

against human trafficking. Only by working together can we protect and extend the progress

that’s been made—by generations of activists, advocates, and abolitionists. Only by working

together can we honor our most fundamental American ideals—that we are inextricably

connected to, and must care about, each other; that the strength of our nation and the prosperity

of its citizens depends on how we treat, and how well we protect, the weakest and most

vulnerable among us.

~ Attorney General Eric Holder

Trafficking in persons, or human trafficking, is a widespread form of modern-day

slavery. Traffickers target all populations, around the world and right next door: women and

men, adults and children, citizens and non-citizens, English speakers and non-English speakers,

and people from all socioeconomic groups. Some populations—such as runaway children,

Presidential Proclamation, National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2013, December 31, 2012.

Remarks at the Frank and Kula Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture Series, April 24, 2012.

undocumented immigrants, indigent people, and individuals with physical and mental

disabilities—are particularly vulnerable to trafficking. Victims are often lured by traffickers with

false promises of good jobs and better lives, and then forced to work under brutal and inhumane

conditions. Due to the hidden nature of the crime—human trafficking victims may work in the

open, but the coercion that ensnares them may be more subtle—it is difficult to accurately

estimate the number of victims. Despite this challenge, the United States has led the world in the

campaign against this terrible crime both at home and overseas.

The enactment of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA), Pub. L. No.

106-386, in October 2000, signaled a step forward in this campaign. Specifically, the TVPA

significantly enhanced three key aspects of federal government activity to combat human

trafficking: protection, prosecution, and prevention (commonly known as the “3 Ps”).

First, the TVPA expanded the United States government’s efforts to protect human

trafficking victims. It provided for victim assistance in the United States by making foreign

human trafficking victims who were otherwise ineligible for government assistance eligible for

federally funded or administered health and other benefits and services; mandated U.S.

governmental protections for foreign human trafficking victims and, where applicable, their

families; outlined immigration protections, including T nonimmigrant status for certain human

trafficking victims over the age of 18 who cooperate with law enforcement in the investigation

and prosecution of trafficking (victims under 18 or who are unable to cooperate due to trauma

are not required to cooperate in order to receive immigration benefits); and allowed T

nonimmigrant status holders to adjust to permanent resident status.

Second, the TVPA provided stronger and more focused criminal statutes to aid in the

U.S. government’s prosecutorial efforts against human trafficking. Prior to October 2000,

prosecutors filed human trafficking cases under several federal laws, including the Mann Act and

various involuntary servitude and labor statutes. The TVPA defined trafficking in persons as

“sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in

which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age” or “the

recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services,

through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude,

peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.” 22 U.S.C. § 7102(9). In addition to increasing penalties for

existing trafficking crimes, the TVPA criminalized attempts to engage in these activities and

provided for mandatory restitution and forfeiture.

Third, the TVPA bolstered the U.S. government’s prevention efforts. It provided for

assistance to foreign countries in drafting laws to prohibit and punish acts of trafficking and

strengthening investigation and prosecution of traffickers; created programs to assist victims;

expanded U.S. governmental exchange and international visitor programs focused on human

trafficking; and mandated the Trafficking in Persons Report, which is the U.S. government’s

principal diplomatic tool to engage foreign governments on human trafficking and a broad

assessment of governmental anti-trafficking efforts.

The TVPA also required the President to establish an Interagency Task Force to Monitor

and Combat Trafficking (PITF), a coordinating task force made up of cabinet-level officers

chaired by the Secretary of State.

The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003 (TVPRA 2003), Pub. L.

No. 108-193, reauthorized the TVPA and added responsibilities to the U.S. government’s anti-

trafficking portfolio. The TVPRA 2003 mandated new information campaigns (including

campaigns run by public-private partnerships) to combat sex tourism; refined federal criminal

law provisions; and created a new civil action that allows human trafficking victims to sue their

traffickers in federal district court. The TVPRA 2003 also established the Senior Policy

Operating Group (SPOG), which consists of senior officials designated as representatives of the

appointed PITF members and is chaired by the Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat

Trafficking Persons (TIP Office) of the Department of State (DOS). In addition, the TVPRA

2003 required an annual report from the Attorney General to Congress regarding the following

U.S. governmental efforts to combat trafficking:

 The number of persons in the United States who received benefits or other services under

the TVPA in connection with programs or activities funded or administered by the

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Labor (DOL), the

Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), and other federal agencies

during the previous fiscal year;

 The number of persons who had been granted “continued presence” in the United States

under the TVPA during the previous fiscal year;

 The number of persons who applied for, had been granted, or had been denied T

nonimmigrant status or otherwise provided status under the Immigration and Nationality

Act during the previous fiscal year;

 The number of persons who were charged or convicted under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1581, 1583,

1584, 1589, 1590, 1591, 1592, or 1594, during the previous fiscal year, and the sentences

imposed against these persons;

 The amount, recipient, and purpose of each grant issued by any federal agency to carry

out the purposes of sections 106 and 107 of the TVPA, or section 134 of the Foreign

Assistance Act of 1961, during the previous fiscal year;

 The nature of training conducted under TVPA section 107(c)(4) during the previous

fiscal year; and

 The activities undertaken by the SPOG to carry out its responsibilities under section

105(f) of the TVPRA 2003 during the previous fiscal year.

The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (TVPRA 2005), Pub. L.

No. 109-164, reauthorized the TVPA and authorized new anti-trafficking resources. It provided

extraterritorial jurisdiction over trafficking offenses committed overseas by persons employed by

or accompanying the federal government. The TVPRA 2005 also expanded the reporting

requirements of the TVPRA 2003.

The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008

(TVPRA 2008), Pub. L. No. 110-457, reauthorized the TVPA and authorized new measures to

combat human trafficking. The TVPRA 2008, inter alia, created new crimes imposing severe

penalties on those who obstruct or attempt to obstruct the investigation and prosecution of

trafficking crimes; changed the scienter element for the crime of sex trafficking by force, fraud,

or coercion by requiring that the government prove that the defendant acted in reckless disregard

of the fact that such means would be used; broadened the reach of the crime of sex trafficking of

minors by eliminating the requirement to show that the defendant knew that the person engaged

in commercial sex was a minor in cases in which the defendant had a reasonable opportunity to

observe the minor; expanded the crime of forced labor by providing that “force” includes the

abuse or threatened abuse of legal process; imposed criminal liability on those who, knowingly

and with intent to defraud, recruit workers from outside the United States for employment within

the United States by making materially false or fraudulent representations; increased the penalty

for conspiring to commit trafficking-related crimes; and penalized those who knowingly benefit

financially from participating in a venture that engaged in trafficking crimes.

The TVPRA 2008 also required information in the Attorney General’s annual human

trafficking report on (1) the Department of Defense’s (DoD) efforts to combat human trafficking

and (2) “activities or actions by Federal departments and agencies to enforce—

(i) section 7104(g) of [title 22] and any similar law, regulation, or policy relating

to United States government contractors and their employees or United States

government subcontractors and their employees that engage in severe forms of

trafficking in persons, the procurement of commercial sex acts, or the use of

forced labor, including debt bondage;

(ii) section 1307 of title 19 (relating to prohibition on importation of convict-made

goods), including any determinations by the Secretary of Homeland Security to

waive the restrictions of such section; and

(iii) prohibitions on the procurement by the United States Government of items or

services produced by slave labor, consistent with Executive Order 13107.

22 U.S.C. § 7103(d)(7)(N).

The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013 (TVPRA 2013), Pub. L.

No. 113-4, reauthorized the TVPA. The TVPRA 2013, inter alia, requires the Director of the

DOS TIP Office, working with other DOS officials, DOL officials, and other U.S. governmental

officials, to build partnerships between the U.S. government and private entities to ensure that

U.S. citizens do not use items, products, or materials produced or extracted with the use and

labor of human trafficking victims and that such entities do not contribute to trafficking in

persons involving sexual exploitation; requires the PITF to make reasonable efforts to enable

U.S. governmental agencies to publicize the National Human Trafficking Resource Center

Hotline; strengthens the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking used by DOS to

describe the anti-trafficking efforts of U.S. and foreign governments in its annual Trafficking in

Persons Report; amends the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act to include labor

contract fraud; amends the federal criminal code to (1) subject U.S. citizens or permanent

resident aliens who reside overseas and engage in illicit sexual conduct with a person under 18

years of age to a fine or imprisonment or both, and (2) subjects a person who knowingly

destroys, conceals, removes, confiscates, or possesses certain immigration documents to a fine or

imprisonment or both; extends the statute of limitations for a person to bring a civil action for an

injury received while the person was a minor that was caused by certain sexual- or forced labor-

related violations of federal criminal law; and requires the following information to be included

in the Attorney General’s annual human trafficking report:

 The number of persons who have been granted continued presence in the United

States under section 107(c)(3) of the TVPA during the preceding fiscal year and

the mean and median time taken to adjudicate applications submitted under such

section, including the time from the receipt of an application by law enforcement

to the issuance of continued presence, and a description of any efforts being taken

to reduce the adjudication and processing time while ensuring the safe and

competent processing of the applications;

 The number of persons who have applied for, been granted, or been denied a visa

or otherwise provided status under subparagraph (T)(i) or (U)(i) of section

101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. §

1101(a)(15)) during the preceding fiscal year;

 The number of persons who have applied for, been granted, or been denied a visa

or status under clause (ii) of section 101(a)(15)(T) of the INA (8 U.S.C. §

1101(a)(15)(T)) during the preceding fiscal year, broken down by the number of

such persons described in subclauses (I), (II), and (III) of such clause (ii);

 The amount of federal funds expended in direct benefits paid to individuals

described directly above in conjunction with T visa status;

 The number of persons who have applied for, been granted, or been denied a visa

or status under section 101(a)(15)(U)(i) of the INA (8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(U)(i))

during the preceding fiscal year;

 The mean and median time in which it takes to adjudicate applications submitted

under subparagraph (T)(i) or (U)(i) of section 101(a)(15) of the INA, including

the time between the receipt of an application and the issuance of a visa and work

authorization;

 Efforts being taken to reduce the adjudication and processing time, while ensuring

the safe and competent processing of the applications;

 Activities undertaken by federal agencies to train appropriate state, tribal, and

local government and law enforcement officials to identify victims of severe

forms of trafficking, including both sex and labor trafficking;

 The activities undertaken by federal agencies in cooperation with state, tribal, and

local law enforcement officials to identify, investigate, and prosecute offenses

under sections 1581, 1583, 1584, 1589, 1590, 1592, and 1594 of title 18, United

States Code, or equivalent State offenses, including, in each fiscal year—

o the number, age, gender, country of origin, and citizenship status of victims

identified for each offense;

o the number of individuals charged, and the number of individuals convicted,

under each offense;

o the number of individuals referred for prosecution for State offenses,

including offenses relating to the purchasing of commercial sex acts;

o the number of victims granted continued presence in the United States under

section 107(c)(3); and

o the number of victims granted a visa or otherwise provided status under

subparagraph (T)(i) or (U)(i) of section 101(a)(15) of the INA (8 U.S.C. §

1101(a)(15)); and

 The activities undertaken by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and HHS to meet the

specific needs of minor victims of domestic trafficking, including actions taken

pursuant to subsection (f) and section 202(a) of the TVPRA 2005 (42 U.S.C. §

14044(a)), and the steps taken to increase cooperation among federal agencies to

ensure the effective and efficient use of programs for which the victims are eligible.

22 U.S.C. § 7103(d)(7)(B)–(H), (P)–(R).

This report, the 11th submitted to Congress since 2004, documents the U.S. government’s

comprehensive campaign to combat human trafficking during Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, including

efforts to carry out the 3Ps strategy to (1) protect victims by providing benefits and services; (2)

investigate and prosecute human trafficking crimes; and (3) prevent further trafficking-related

crimes.

The report describes U.S. governmental activities responding to recommendations

made in the last annual report and recommendations made by agencies for further improvements

during FY 2014.

II. U.S. Governmental Measures and Activities Responding to FY 2013

Recommendations

In the FY 2012 report, the U.S. government made 12 recommendations for improving its

efforts to combat human trafficking in the United States and abroad in FY 2013. Below is a

listing of each recommendation followed by summaries of government measures and activities in

FY 2013 to implement the recommendation.

Recommendation #1: Collaborate with the private sector and enlist its support for the U.S.

government’s anti-human trafficking efforts, including training, awareness, and outreach; supply

chain monitoring; and victim protections.

FY 2013 Measures and Activities to Implement this Recommendation:

 DOJ, HHS, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development joined Humanity United

in the Partnership for Freedom, a public-private partnership to confront the difficulties facing

human trafficking survivors in the United States. In FY 2013, the Partnership for Freedom

launched its first innovation challenge–“Reimagine: Opportunity”–which sought proposals

for innovative ideas addressing sustainable housing, economic empowerment, and social

services.

 At the end of 2013, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Blue Campaign

announced a formal partnership with Western Union to promote awareness about human

This report reflects information from various components of DOJ, as well as information reported to DOJ by other

U.S. governmental agencies and departments involved in anti-trafficking efforts.

trafficking. Western Union plans to post information about human trafficking at

thousands of locations in the United States.

 DHS and the Department of Transportation (DOT) launched the Blue Lightning Initiative

(BLI) in June 2013. BLI encourages airlines to adopt policies that increase employee

awareness of trafficking and reporting options and provides airlines with a training

module that may be integrated into their training for flight attendants, customer service

representatives, and other employees. The training provides airline employees with

indicators of trafficking that they may encounter and mechanisms to report possible

human trafficking instances to the proper authorities. Five airlines have signed

Memorandums of Understanding with DHS and DOT to participate in BLI.

 DHS U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Public Affairs launched a

public awareness campaign aimed at children and their families from Guatemala,

Honduras, and El Salvador. The campaign used multiple formats (including print, radio,

and television) to promote awareness of the dangers posed to children in attempting to

illegally immigrate to the United States, including human trafficking. The campaign

went live in Central America in January 2013 and continued through April 2013. The

campaign was coordinated across DHS and CBP enforcement components with

interagency partners, nongovernmental organization (NGO) representatives, and Central

American Embassy representatives to ensure that the message resonated with the target

population. In 2014, the campaign was expanded and ran in Central America and Mexico

from June 30–October 12, 2014.

 The DHS Office of Health Affairs continued to coordinate outreach to Emergency

Medical Services (EMS)/first responder associations and organizations to expand

awareness and enhance ability to identify and report human trafficking victims.

 DHS U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations

(ICE HSI) continued outreach training to the Club Operators Against Sex Trafficking

(COAST) nationwide to expand human trafficking awareness among adult club

employees.

 DOT continued its Transportation Leaders Against Human Trafficking partnership,

which was formed in September 2012. The partnership’s five key focus areas are

leadership, industry training and education, policy development, public awareness and

outreach, and information-sharing and analysis. The online collaborative workspace has

been shared with agencies across the country, and DOT holds quarterly webinar seminars

in which stakeholders can exchange ideas and best practices, measure the progress of the

partnership, coordinate activities, share training programs and materials, and build on the

momentum the partnership has created in the transportation sector.

 In response to Executive Order 13627, Strengthening Protections Against Trafficking in

Persons in Federal Contracts, the DOS TIP Office entered into a $1,400,000 cooperative

agreement with the NGO Verité to collect data to identify areas at greatest risk of

trafficking in global supply chains. The data collection will be used for a report on

industries that have a history or current evidence of supporting or promoting trafficking

or trafficking-related activities. Verité will also develop a tool for businesses engaged in

government procurement to analyze the potential risk of trafficking in their supply chains

and provide “next steps” for compliance plans that align with the Executive Order. The

project will involve broad stakeholder meetings to inform development. Additionally,

Verité will engage with key business entities in the seafood sector to design and

implement a pilot project to adapt guidance for seafood companies that are ready to

voluntarily adopt promising practices consistent with the Executive Order.

 DOS and civil society partners hosted a day-long workshop on combating human

trafficking in the seafood sector. Leaders from seafood importers, restaurants, and

retailers joined with supply chain experts, seafood sector specialists, and governmental

representatives to discuss promising approaches to supply chain management and to

examine ways to leverage existing environmental, certification, and marine sustainability

policies and structures to address human trafficking within the sector.

 DOS announced a public-private partnership with New Perimeter, LLC, a non-profit

organization established by the law firm DLA Piper to increase the availability of pro

bono legal services to combat human trafficking. The partnership will initially focus on

two areas: (1) providing resources and legal training to advocates on how to access

compensation available to trafficked persons in selected countries and (2) creating

training modules to build service providers’ capacity to implement effective victim-

centered and trauma-informed interview techniques and referral protocols.

 Pursuant to a TVPRA 2005 mandate, DOL’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs

(ILAB) launched a new online resource, “Reducing Child Labor and Forced Labor: A

Toolkit for Responsible Businesses,” on December 14, 2012. This free online toolkit is

designed to help businesses combat child labor and forced labor in their global supply

chains. The toolkit provides practical, step-by-step guidance on the following: engaging

stakeholders and partners; assessing risks and impacts; developing a code of conduct;

communicating and training across the supply chain; monitoring compliance; remediating

violations; independent review; and reporting performance. The toolkit is the first guide

for businesses focusing on child labor and forced labor developed by the U.S.

government. Throughout 2013, ILAB carried out broad dissemination of the toolkit to

businesses and industry groups, corporate social responsibility-focused groups, foreign

governments, NGOs, the media, and others, through participation in conferences and

web-based events, as well as one-on-one meetings.

Recommendation #2: Finalize and disseminate a strategic plan to improve services for victims of

human trafficking that includes commitments to accomplish specific outcomes and reporting

requirements.

FY 2013 Measures and Activities to Implement this Recommendation:

 DOJ, DHS, and HHS co-chaired an interagency process with 14 other federal partners

draft the five-year Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human

Trafficking in the United States 2013–2017, which was informed by numerous

community listening sessions and stakeholder engagement events. (The draft Plan was

released for a 45-day public comment period in April 2013 and the final Plan was

released in January 2014.)

Recommendation #3: Develop and participate in an informal network of grantee organizations,

local and state workforce investment boards, and stakeholder groups around the issue of

employment and training services for victims of trafficking. The network should share

information about available services and identify promising practices.

FY 2013 Measures and Activities to Implement this Recommendation:

 DOL held a conference call with stakeholders on “Employment Training and Services for

Survivors of Human Trafficking,” in which participants discussed services and resources for

human trafficking victims.

 DOL continued to develop this informal network, and integrated this action item into

ongoing efforts along with sister agencies as part of the ongoing work of the Federal

Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking.

 The U.S. Mission to the United Nations invited foreign diplomatic personnel in the New

York area to a briefing to update them on U.S. governmental requirements relevant to

employment of domestic workers by foreign mission personnel and to promote continued

dialogue to address these issues.

 The DOS Office of the Chief of Protocol hosted a briefing with the NGO community to

discuss U.S. governmental requirements for the employment of domestic workers by

foreign mission personnel and to promote continued dialogue with them on related issues.

Federal partners included the Departments of State, Defense, Interior, Agriculture, Labor, Transportation, and

Education, and the Domestic Policy Council, National Security Staff, Office of Management and Budget, Office of

the Director of National Intelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Agency for International Development,

and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Recommendation #4: Review what data is collected by federal agencies and coordinate the data-

gathering effort across agencies in order to enhance information-sharing, streamline information-

gathering, and reduce both data gaps and overlaps.

FY 2013 Measures and Activities to Implement this Recommendation:

 The SPOG Research and Data Committee, which is chaired by DOS and DOJ, updated

the matrix that catalogues all U.S. government-funded research on human trafficking

since FY 2002. The matrix is more user-friendly and is posted on an updated research

page on the TIP Office’s public website. In addition, committee members reviewed and

discussed the public comments on research on the Federal Strategic Action Plan on

Services for Victims of Human Trafficking.

 The SPOG Grantmaking Committee, which is chaired by the U.S. Agency for

International Development (USAID) and DOS, collected counter-trafficking in persons

program data from five federal agencies and compiled it in document entitled Promising

Practices: A Review of U.S. Government Funded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Programs

that was publicly released in December 2012.

 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) developed changes to its

charge data systems that will enable it to research and track human trafficking charges

throughout the investigative and litigation process.

 DOL makes public its database of enforcement activity, available at

http://ogesdw.dol.gov/homePage.php. DOL participated in a data collection process

spearheaded by the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center (HSTC), providing access

to unredacted case files in human trafficking-related cases.

Recommendation #5: Increase the role of survivors of human trafficking in informing policy,

training, public awareness and outreach efforts, and victim care.

FY 2013 Measures and Activities to Implement this Recommendation:

 The DOS TIP Office hosted a 2013 meeting with the National Survivor Network (NSN),

a coalition that brings together a community of survivors of human trafficking by

creating a platform for survivor-led advocacy, peer-to-peer mentorship, and

empowerment. NSN is supported by the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking

(CAST). Led by CAST’s Survivor Organizer Ima Matul, the survivors emphasized their

desire for opportunities to shape policy. The TIP Office pointed out examples of how the

government has incorporated survivor feedback, such as in the Federal Strategic Action

Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking, and provided guidance on how

survivors can engage with government.

 HHS hosted a meeting of representatives from NSN with senior leaders at the Administration

for Children and Families (ACF) to inform survivor engagement in ACF anti-trafficking

initiatives.

 HHS requires the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) to have human

trafficking survivors on the NHTRC’s advisory board to provide ongoing guidance to the

NHTRC on the design, implementation, and evaluation of training and technical assistance

activities.

 DOJ, DHS, DOS, and HHS hosted a one-day Survivor Forum and Listening Session for a

diverse group of 20 human trafficking survivors to gain insights on appropriately

engaging survivors in developing more effective programs and strategies.

 Survivors participated in stakeholder engagement sessions held by the DOT’s

Transportation Leaders Against Human Trafficking partnership. Survivors provided

input on the creation of public awareness materials.

 USAID supported assistance for 85 female and male trafficking survivors in Bangladesh

associated with the local organization ANIRBAN to bring the power of their personal

experiences to raise awareness about trafficking. Over 120 peer-to-peer leaders ranging

in age from 18 to 48 conducted information gatherings in accessible, local venues such as

village courtyards, tea stalls, public markets, mosques, and schools.

Recommendation #6: Finish the development of software to capture all human trafficking case

data, and provide that information for Uniform Crime Reporting purposes.

FY 2013 Measures and Activities to Implement this Recommendation:

 The software has been developed and beta-tested in the field. It is anticipated that it will

be fully deployed by the summer of 2015.

Recommendation #7: Seek input from a broad range of nongovernmental stakeholders on the

gaps in current anti-trafficking efforts, and seek recommendations on how the federal

government can best address those gaps.

FY 2013 Measures and Activities to Implement this Recommendation:

 HHS began to form a national technical working group of medical and health care

providers, researchers, and service agencies to inform strategies to enhance the health

care system’s response to human trafficking.

 HHS hosted community forums and events through its regional offices to inform the

development of the Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human

Trafficking and the new Guidance to States and Services on Addressing Human

Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States. HHS also piloted an online

platform to engage stakeholders and receive feedback on anti-trafficking efforts.

 In January 2013, HHS hosted an in-person and tele-conferenced meeting to solicit input

from grantees and other stakeholders regarding public awareness and outreach efforts,

including its free public awareness posters, brochures, and other materials.

 The DHS Blue Campaign conducted stakeholder meetings in February and August 2013

and received stakeholder feedback on how to effectively prevent and combat human

trafficking.

 DHS’ Office of Health Affairs solicited feedback from first responders through

interactive webinars and trainings conducted in coordination with EMS/first responder

associations and organizations to identify best practices and gaps in training.

 The DOS TIP Office held consultations with representatives from a broad range of NGOs

that address all forms of trafficking and the needs of all victims, including faith-based

and neighborhood organizations, survivor advocacy groups, professional organizations,

and other civil society entities, to solicit recommendations for future anti-trafficking

efforts.

 In September 2013, USAID and Humanity United co-hosted a Counter-Trafficking in

Persons Donor Dialogue in conjunction with the United Nations General

Assembly. Representatives of 17 major public and private donors of counter-trafficking

initiatives came together to discuss counter-trafficking programming and map a donor

agenda for global action that focused on improving data and information sharing,

increasing innovative use of technology to combat trafficking, and better aligning

counter-trafficking efforts with broader movements to enhance human rights and foster

economic development, safe migration, and decent work opportunities.

Recommendation #8: Provide training for appropriate federal government employees to ensure

that they have an understanding of human trafficking and are able to identify victims and make

appropriate referrals for services.

FY 2013 Measures and Activities to Implement this Recommendation:

 The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted training for agents and victim

assistance personnel on planning for Operation Cross Country VII, an enforcement action

to address commercial child sex trafficking throughout the United States, and preparing

for the potential recovery of victims and provision of appropriate referrals and services.

FBI also conducted training and outreach to personnel during Human Trafficking

Awareness Month.

 HHS provided internal trainings on human trafficking to interested staff at ACF, the

Office of Global Affairs, and other HHS operating divisions and regional offices.

 HHS provided information and trainings to FBI, ICE HSI, CBP, and HSTC officials in

several parts of the country through the Anti-Trafficking in Persons (ATIP) division at

the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). The material focused on HHS certification

for foreign adult human trafficking victims and eligibility determinations for foreign

minor human trafficking victims.

 The HHS Violence Against Women Steering Committee organized a briefing on human

trafficking and HHS’ role under the TVPA in identifying and assisting victims, and

hosted three viewings of the film Not My Life for HHS headquarters, agency, and

regional staff.

 DHS continued to mandate that all employees who are likely to encounter human

trafficking victims take specialized human trafficking training. The computer-based

training module explains DHS employees’ anti-trafficking roles and responsibilities.

 In 2013, DHS sponsored a human trafficking seminar for approximately 50 state and

major urban area fusion center analysts on the indicators, trends, and tactics of human

trafficking, as well as anti-trafficking resources available to support state and local

analysts.

 ICE HSI coordinated and held an Advanced Human Smuggling/Human Trafficking

training course for ICE HSI personnel. The training, held in September 2013, included

24 special agents from ICE HSI. This training course assisted special agents and other

agency law enforcement officers working with ICE HSI to identify indicators of human

smuggling and human trafficking, as well as immigration relief and protection options

available to trafficked victims, while evaluating case studies of human smuggling and

human trafficking cases.

 ICE’s Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) conducted annual training

in February 2013 for approximately 75 Field Office Juvenile Coordinators on identifying

trafficking indicators and interpreting the TVPRA 2008 and 2013 with regard to

unaccompanied children.

 DHS U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) Refugee, Asylum, and

International Operations Directorate (RAIO) utilized a training module on trafficking that

is being used to train all new officers at RAIO. RAIO’s Asylum Division conducted

additional training for new asylum officers at the Asylum Division Officer Training

Course, required for all newly hired asylum officers. The training covers the TVPRA

2008, making unaccompanied alien children (UAC) determinations, detecting indicators

of human trafficking, and explaining what asylum officers should do if they suspect that

an asylum applicant has been or is being trafficked.

 The Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) incorporated training on recognition of

human trafficking by having DHS anti-trafficking computer-based training uploaded to

the Coast Guard Learning Portal, thereby making it available to all Coast Guard

members. The online anti-trafficking training was made a mandatory requirement for all

CGIS special agents. The Coast Guard Intelligence Directorate created a standing

intelligence requirement and an indicators list to ensure that field personnel can identify

human trafficking.

 CBP continued to train its officers to screen all encountered UAC to determine if they

have been human trafficking victims, are at risk of being trafficked, or have a fear of

persecution if they are returned to their home countries.

 The DHS Science and Technology Directorate Resilient Systems Division developed a

Human Trafficking Toolkit Mobile Application to combat trafficking. The mobile

application will provide first responders with a toolkit that references key points of

contacts (e.g., police and social services), a summary of human trafficking-related laws,

and links to online human trafficking training, including training on interviewing a

human trafficking victim, understanding the symptomology of the psychological and

emotional trauma that may be experienced by the victim, and conducting a victim-needs

assessment to determine which social services may be appropriate.

 DHS continued to make training on the human trafficking provisions of the Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) mandatory for all DHS contracting professionals.

 DOT continued to train its employees on human trafficking. New employees are trained

initially (as were nearly all current employees in FY 2012) and then the training is on a

three-year cycle.

 The HSTC conducted 28 outreach presentations to federal government employees,

emphasizing the importance of recognizing and reporting human trafficking information

and sharing such information to strengthen the development of actionable intelligence in

support of criminal investigations.

 DOS’ Foreign Service Institute (FSI) and the TIP Office developed and released a new

interactive online course, “Human Trafficking Awareness Training,” to enhance DOS

personnel’s understanding of the signs of human trafficking and DOS reporting

obligations. DOS Diplomatic Security also developed a new online course, “Trafficking

in Persons Awareness for Diplomatic Security Personnel,” which covered different

human trafficking schemes and the fundamentals of investigating trafficking cases and

related offenses.

 The Consular Training Division at DOS’ FSI continued to educate consular officers about

the Know Your Rights pamphlet, developed pursuant to the TVPRA 2008. The pamphlet

provides information regarding the legal rights of aliens holding employment- or

education-based nonimmigrant visas, as well as the responsibilities of their employers,

and refers applicants to NGOs that provide services to victims of trafficking and worker

exploitation.

 DHS and DOS continued to offer an interactive training for the federal acquisition

workforce on combating human trafficking. The 35-minute training module articulates

the U.S. government’s policy against trafficking in persons; defines and identifies forms

of human trafficking; describes vulnerable populations, indicators, and relevant

legislation; and articulates specific remedies available to acquisitions professionals if

contractors engage in human trafficking, including suspension or debarment. The

training was made available to all members of the federal acquisition workforce through

the Federal Acquisition Institute’s website.

 DOL provided basic awareness and referral training for Wage and Hour Division (WHD)

investigators in FY 2013.

 USAID continued its mandatory New Employee Orientation Counter-Trafficking in

Persons Trainings in which it has trained over 250 civil servants and more than 70

foreign service officers.

 USAID disseminated in December 2012 a counter-trafficking Procurement Executive

Bulletin (PEB). The PEB, which applies to all USAID contracting officers, agreement

officers, and other procurement staff worldwide, educated employees about their

responsibilities to implement the requirements of federal human trafficking statutes that

increase protections against trafficking in U.S. governmental procurement.

 USAID released a Counter-Trafficking in Persons Field Guide in April 2013 to provide

practical guidance to design, implement, monitor, and evaluate investments that

implement its 2012 Counter-Trafficking in Persons Policy. The Field Guide helps

educate USAID Mission personnel, contractors, and grant recipients about trafficking

more broadly and includes recommendations for integrating counter-trafficking activities

into larger development programs, tools for designing stand-alone activities, and

evaluation techniques. It also provides USAID personnel with instruction on how to

report suspected trafficking violations committed by employees, contractors, and grant

recipients to USAID’s Office of the Inspector General for investigation and action.

Recommendation #9: Train the remaining four ACTeams using the DHS/DOJ/DOL-developed

Advanced Human Trafficking Training course offered through FLETC (two of the six teams

were trained in FY 2012).

FY 2013 Measures to Implement this Recommendation:

 DHS, DOJ, and DOL collaborated to create an advanced human trafficking training

course for the Anti-Trafficking Coordination Teams (ACTeams). The first training was

held in 2012 and included expert instructors from DOJ, FBI, ICE HSI, and DOL. The

interactive course utilizes adult learning techniques and focuses on complex issues of

human trafficking, such as discovery issues; immigration relief and protection; strategies

concerning calling witnesses to testify; search warrant information; interviewing

cooperative and uncooperative witnesses; and evidence-gathering. All six ACTeams

(from Atlanta, Georgia; El Paso, Texas; Kansas City, Missouri; Los Angeles, California;

Memphis, Tennessee; and Miami, Florida) participated in the training. ICE HSI is

evaluating the possibility of expanding the training to state and local human trafficking

task forces.

 In 2013, two ACTeam training sessions were held in March and September with

ACTeams from Kansas City, El Paso, Miami, and Memphis participating. This

completed the training for all six ACTeams throughout the country, with 79 personnel

trained in total.

Recommendation #10: Increase training and outreach to raise awareness of human trafficking

among neighborhood and faith-based communities and organizations.

FY 2013 Measures and Activities to Implement this Recommendation:

 The President’s Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships issued

a report in 2013 titled Building Partnerships to Eradicate Modern-Day Slavery, which set

forth ten ways for the U.S. government to partner with all components of American

citizenry, including philanthropic organizations, the business community, institutions of

higher education, and the non-profit sector, both religious and secular, to eradicate

modern-day slavery.

 HHS provided training and outreach to neighborhood and faith-based communities

through various program and regional offices throughout the year, including participation

in events and meetings organized by Shared Hope International, the Global Peace

Foundation, Innovative Catholic Women Religious Leaders Fighting Human Trafficking,

and the Philadelphia Mayor’s Office of Faith Based Initiatives.

 DHS’ Blue Campaign created new handout materials with tailored messages for NGOs,

faith-based organizations, law enforcement, judges and lawyers, first responders, and

healthcare professionals on victim identification and crime reporting, the case

investigation process, and resources for victim support.

 Through the Blue Campaign, DHS USCIS partnered with the ICE HSI’s Victim

Assistance Program and Law Enforcement Parole Section to develop a joint

comprehensive training module covering Continued Presence, T visas, U visas, and the

DHS resources available to federal, state, and local law enforcement and community-

based organizations. In FY 2013, USCIS trained approximately 770 federal, state, and

local law enforcement officials and community-based organizations using this training.

Personnel conducted in-person trainings in cities and regions across the United States,

including in Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Houston, Texas; Las Vegas, Nevada;

Northern Virginia; Phoenix, Arizona; Raleigh, North Carolina; San Diego, California; St.

Albans, Vermont; and Washington, D.C.

 In July 2013, DHS entered into a partnership agreement with the National Association of

Counties (NACo) to promote awareness of human trafficking through the Blue

Campaign. Through this partnership, DHS will deliver webinar training, share resources

to bring awareness about human trafficking, and co-brand public awareness materials

with both Blue Campaign and NACo logos.

 The DHS Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships conducted outreach to

the faith-based community, including meeting with stakeholders and providing

presentations at conferences. The center distributed informational pamphlets on

combating human trafficking suited to the specific needs and interests of faith-based

constituencies.

 FBI victim specialists conducted human trafficking trainings for faith-based communities

and organizations.

Recommendation #11: Examine the relationship between polyvictimization and the targeting of

domestic minors for sexual exploitation through human trafficking.

FY 2013 Measures and Activities to Implement this Recommendation:

 HHS released new guidance in September 2013 to states and services on addressing

human trafficking of children and youth in the United States, particularly as child

trafficking intersects with child welfare systems and runaway and homeless youth

programs. In FY 2013, follow-up trainings included a senior leadership training for the

New Jersey Department of Children and Families in September 2013.

 HHS partnered with the Department of Education (ED) to co-present a national webinar

for educators and school personnel on domestic child sex trafficking and commercial

sexual exploitation.

 HHS presented at public forums addressing polyvictimization of child trafficking. In FY

2013, these events included Georgetown University Law Center’s conference, “Critical

Connections: A Multi-Systems Approach to the Domestic Sex Trafficking of Girls” in

March 2013; the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health’s

conference on “Meeting the Needs of Child Trafficking Survivors” in May 2013; and the

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights D.C. Advisory Committee hearing on the intersection

between child trafficking and LGBT youth in September 2013.

Recommendation #12: Enhance support for victims of human trafficking by providing

educational supports, occupational therapy, and substance abuse treatment.

FY 2013 Measures and Activities to Implement this Recommendation:

 To help meet the complicated needs of human trafficking victims, the ICE HSI Victim

Assistance Program (VAP) has 26 full-time victim assistance specialists in 24 of its local

investigative offices. The ICE HSI victim assistance specialists are responsible for

assessing victims’ needs for all victims linked to an ICE HSI investigation, working with

agents to integrate victim assistance considerations throughout the duration of the

criminal investigation. Specialists ensure that potential human trafficking victims are

rescued, transferred to safe locations, and provided with referrals for medical, mental

health, and legal assistance. Since FY 2012, ICE HSI victim assistance specialists have

assisted more than 600 human trafficking victims.

 DHS’ Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) is working to translate the Blue

Campaign awareness products into various languages to increase the accessibility of

information about the signs of human trafficking and the resources available to human

trafficking victims. DHS continues to provide language identification tools known as the

I-Speak materials—modified by CRCL and the Blue Campaign to fit the human

trafficking context—to DHS and law enforcement entities for use in identifying the

language of victims and to enhance communication through appropriate interpretation

services. The tools will also be made available to the public on the DHS Blue Campaign

Web site, and DHS will distribute hard copies to DHS entities that are likely to encounter

human trafficking victims.

 In FY 2013, the DOS TIP Office implemented a more targeted competitive funding

process and awarded 40 new grants and cooperative agreements to NGOs, international

organizations, and universities for projects to address both sex and labor

trafficking. Ninety-four percent of the grants funded by the TIP Office with FY 2013

funds have a protection component, including provision of direct services to

victims. Additionally, 79 percent of the grants will conduct prosecution activities, such

as capacity-building for law enforcement and prosecutors to apprehend and prosecute

traffickers.

 FBI victim specialists provided support to human trafficking victims by making referrals

to job skills training and substance abuse treatment programs and assisted them with

earning high school equivalency credentials and continuing their education.

 USAID provided assistance to victims, including educational supports and occupational

therapy, through a range of development programs implemented by its field Missions.

Examples of assistance include providing assistance to 406 victims of trafficking and

exploitation or those vulnerable to trafficking in Cambodia through vocational training,

medical treatment, counseling, legal aid, shelter, and reintegration assistance that

included assistance with securing long-term employment and supporting the development

of individualized care plans for 700 trafficking survivors in Bangladesh to help them

receive psychosocial support, life-skills training, livelihood support, and reintegration

assistance. The majority of survivors moved from shelter support and protection to self-

sufficiency in less than one year.

III. FY 2014 Recommendations

To effectively combat human trafficking both in the United States and abroad, U.S.

governmental agencies recommended 12 actions during FY 2014. These 12 recommendations

reflect careful consideration by multiple agencies of concrete measures that can be most effective

to further U.S. governmental anti-trafficking efforts:

1. Integrate survivor experiences and input into the development of federal programs, policies,

strategies, and materials.

2. Strengthen federal interagency coordination on training, development of minimum standards

of care, shared definitions, and data gathering initiatives.

3. Strengthen federal efforts to prevent human trafficking through targeted awareness and other

intervention efforts, including addressing demand factors driving human trafficking.

4. Strengthen federal coordination and collaboration at local and regional levels within and

across agency programs and offices.

5. Identify impactful interventions to strengthen anti-trafficking responses in rural areas, tribal

areas, and under-resourced areas.

6. Strengthen federal interagency coordination to identify public and private partnerships to

provide sustainable short-term and long-term housing for victims of human trafficking.

7. Collaborate with American Indian and Alaska Native communities and those providing

services to these communities in urban or rural areas to develop strategies for addressing

human trafficking and ensuring access to and coordination of services to American Indian

and Alaska Native trafficking survivors, including with tribal justice systems as appropriate.

8. Ensure that victims of severe forms of trafficking are not inappropriately incarcerated, fined,

or otherwise penalized solely for unlawful acts committed as a direct result of being

trafficked, such as prostitution, drug trafficking, using false documents, entering the country

without documentation, or working without documentation.

9. Implement the recommendations in the Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for

Victims of Human Trafficking in the United States 2013-2017 and in the 2013 Report of

Recommendations to the President: Building Partnerships to Eradicate Modern-Day Slavery

by the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

10. Incorporate human trafficking in training and technical assistance projects to federal

grantees working with crime victims, runaway and homeless youth, immigrants, and other

populations where providers may encounter trafficking survivors or those vulnerable to

trafficking.

11. Enhance support for victim family reunification efforts, both for victims who have family

members in the country of origin who want to be reunited with the victim in the United

States and for victims who wish to return to their home country.

12. Develop training and outreach programs specific to judges, public defenders, and others

involved in the immigration, family court, and criminal justice systems that promote

awareness on sensitivities related to adjudicating criminal cases with trafficking charges and

how to identify red flags in other relevant contexts.

IV. Benefits and Services Given Domestically to Trafficking Victims

The success of U.S. governmental efforts to combat human trafficking domestically

hinges on pursuing a victim-centered approach. All U.S. governmental agencies are committed

to providing victims with access to the services and benefits provided by the TVPA. Because the

ability of aliens to access government benefits had been curtailed by federal legislation since

1996,

the TVPA created a mechanism for allowing certain non-citizen human trafficking

victims to access benefits and services from which they might otherwise be barred. The funds

provided under the TVPA by the federal government for direct services to victims are dedicated

to assist non-U.S. citizen victims and may not be used to assist U.S. citizen victims.

Under sections 107(b)(1) and (b)(2) of the TVPA (22 U.S.C. § 7105(b)(1) and (b)(2)),

various federal agencies must extend some existing benefits to human trafficking victims and are

authorized to provide grants to facilitate such assistance. The section below details the activities

of HHS, DHS, DOJ, DOL, and LSC to implement sections 107(b) and 107(c) of the TVPA. It

also describes DOS’ victim-assistance efforts.

A. Department of Health and Human Services

In FY 2013, HHS created the Senior Advisor on Trafficking in Persons position in the

Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary at ACF. The position was established to advise

HHS on strategies, policies, and partnerships to prevent human trafficking and equip victims

with resources to escape exploitation and rebuild their lives. The position is designed to magnify

the impact of HHS activities by increasing integration, coordination, and collaboration of anti-

trafficking activities across the multiple health and human service programs and systems that

intersect with populations affected by human trafficking, and by increasing leadership capacity

for interagency collaborations and stakeholder engagement.

In FY 2013, ACF established an Anti-Trafficking Initiatives Working Group that met on

a monthly basis and included participation from the Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary;

Children’s Bureau and Family and Youth Services Bureau at the Administration for Children,

Youth, and Families; the Administration for Native Americans; ORR; Office for Planning,

Research, and Evaluation; Office of Regional Operations; Office of Public Affairs; Office of

Community Services; Office of Legislative Affairs and Budgeting; and the ACF Chief Medical

Officer.

In FY 2013, HHS continued to convene a human trafficking subcommittee within the

HHS Violence against Women Steering Committee to discuss strengthening of health and human

service responses to human trafficking, including participation from the Substance Abuse and

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity and Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-193, 110 Stat.

2105.

Mental Health Services Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the

Health Resources and Services Administration. ACF and the HHS Office of Violence Against

Women convened an intra-agency working group to inform the drafting and finalization of the

Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking and announced a

joint initiative to enhance health system responses to human trafficking at the 2013 annual

meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative.

Benefits and Services to Foreign National Victims of Human Trafficking

The TVPA designated HHS as the agency responsible for providing assistance to foreign

national human trafficking victims to become eligible to receive benefits and services so they can

rebuild their lives safely in the United States. 22 U.S.C. § 7105(b). ATIP in the ORR within

ACF performs the following service-related activities under the TVPA: (1) issues certifications

to non-U.S. citizen, non-lawful permanent resident (LPR) adult human trafficking victims who

are willing to assist in the investigation and prosecution of a trafficking crime and have received

Continued Presence or made a bona fide application for a T Visa that was not denied (see Part

V.A. below); (2) issues Eligibility Letters to non-U.S. citizen, non-LPR child human trafficking

victims (i.e., minors); (3) provides services and case management to foreign human trafficking

victims through a network of service providers across the United States; and (4) builds capacity

nationally through training and technical assistance and operation of the NHTRC (see Part

IV.A.4 below).

1. Certifications and Letters of Eligibility

Section 107(b)(1)(E) of the TVPA, as amended, provides that the Secretary of HHS, after

consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, may certify

an adult victim of a severe

form of trafficking who: (1) is willing to assist in every reasonable way in the investigation and

prosecution of severe forms of human trafficking, or who is unable to cooperate due to physical

or psychological trauma; and (2) has made a bona fide application for a visa under Section

101(a)(15)(T) of the Immigration and Nationality Act that has not been denied; or is a person

whose continued presence in the United States the Secretary of Homeland Security is ensuring in

order to facilitate prosecutions of traffickers. 22 U.S.C. § 7105(b)(1)(E).

Certification should not be equated with victim identification. HHS grantees work with trafficking victims at

every stage of the victim identification process, from initial contact with suspected victims who might not be ready

to work with law enforcement or fully relate their experiences to service providers, to helping certified victims

rebuild their lives with the help of federal benefits. Factors such as language, safety concerns, and psychological

and physical trauma present significant barriers to victims coming forward. Once they do, these individuals rely on

highly trained social service providers, attorneys, and law enforcement agents to help them navigate through the

certification process. Still, other foreign-born victims may elect to return to their country of origin without seeking

any benefits in the United States. HHS provides victims identified by its nongovernmental partners with an array of

services that will assist them in the pursuit of certification, should victims choose to cooperate with law enforcement

and receive the benefits available to them under the TVPA.

The TVPA authorizes the “certification” of adult victims to receive certain federally-

funded benefits and services, such as cash assistance, medical care, Supplemental Nutrition

Assistance Program benefits, and housing. HHS notifies an adult victim of trafficking of his or

her eligibility for benefits and services by means of a “Certification Letter.” Although not

required to receive HHS certification, a child who is found to be a trafficking victim receives an

“Eligibility Letter” from HHS to obtain the same types of benefits and services. Moreover, upon

receipt of credible information that an alien child who is seeking assistance may have been

subjected to a severe form of trafficking in persons, HHS promptly determines if the child is

eligible for interim assistance and can issue an “Interim Assistance Letter” providing the child

interim eligibility for benefits and services for up to 90 days, which may be extended for an

additional 30 days, during which time HHS will determine the child’s eligibility for long-term

assistance.

On March 23, 2009, the HHS Secretary delegated the authority to provide interim

assistance to potential child human trafficking victims to the Assistant Secretary of ACF, who

further delegated this authority on April 10, 2009, to the Director of ORR.

In FY 2013, ORR issued 406 Certification Letters to adults and 114 Eligibility Letters to

children, for a total of 520 letters issued.

Of the adult victims who received Certification Letters in FY 2013, 70 percent were

female and 30 percent were male. Sixty-eight percent of all victims certified in FY 2013 were

victims of labor trafficking, approximately 24 percent were sex trafficking victims, and eight

percent were victims of both labor and sex trafficking. Females comprised 59 percent of labor

trafficking victims, 93 percent of sex trafficking victims, and 94 percent of victims of both labor

and sex trafficking.

Of the child victims who received Eligibility Letters in FY 2013, 43 percent were female

and 57 percent were male. Over 67 percent of child victims who received Eligibility Letters

were labor trafficking victims, 30 percent were sex trafficking victims, and three percent were

victims of both labor and sex trafficking.

In FY 2013, ORR provided Certification and Eligibility letters to victims or their

representatives in 31 states, D.C., and the Northern Mariana Islands. Certified victims came

from 59 countries in the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Europe.

The following chart depicts the top nine countries of origin of adult victims who received

Certification Letters in FY 2013:

Country of Origin

Number of Adult Victims

Who Received

Percentage of Total

Certification Letters

Mexico

Philippines

Guatemala

India

El Salvador

Honduras

Thailand

South Korea

Ethiopia

The following chart depicts the top four countries of origin of child victims who

received Eligibility Letters in FY 2013:

Country of Origin

Number of Child Victims

Who Received Eligibility

Letters

Percentage of Total

Honduras

Guatemala

El Salvador

Mexico

2. Case Management Grantees

ORR has used both contracts and grants to create a network of service organizations

available to assist human trafficking victims. In FY 2013, ORR awarded grants to three

organizations to provide comprehensive case management and support services to foreign adult

and child human trafficking victims, dependent foreign children, and certain family members.

ORR awarded grants to the following organizations to provide per-capita services in specific

ACF Regions: Heartland Human Care Services (HHCS) (ACF Regions 1, 2, and 5

); U.S.

Percentages are rounded to the closest whole number.

ACF Region 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Region 2: New

Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands; and Region 5: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota,

Ohio, and Wisconsin.

Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) (ACF Regions 3, 6–10

); and Tapestri, Inc.

(ACF Region 4

). Through these grants, ORR funded services to help victims gain access to

shelter and job training, and provided a mechanism for victims to receive vital emergency

services prior to receiving certification.

HHCS, USCRI, and Tapestri provided these services to eligible individuals through sub-

awards throughout the country and in U.S. territories. During FY 2013, the three grantees sub-

awarded funds to 138 agencies with the capacity to serve in 271 locations (service sites). Eighty-

two sub-awards provided services in 79 cities in 38 states. Two of the grantees provided case

management services directly to clients.

During FY 2013, 915 individual clients received case management services through all

three grants, an increase of 20 percent from those served by the grantees in the previous fiscal

year. This number included 207 clients who received services before certification (pre-certified),

282 clients who received services after certification, and 303 family members (spouse, children,

or other dependents) who received services. Included in the overall number are 123 clients who

received services both before and after certification.

During FY 2013, 80 percent of all clients served by all grantees were adults and 20

percent were children, while 63 percent of clients were female and 37 percent were male.

HHCS, USCRI, and Tapestri also provided training and technical assistance to sub-

awards on service provision, case management, trauma-informed care, program management,

and immigration relief and protection available for human trafficking victims. Additionally, they

provided outreach and additional training to other entities and organizations on human

trafficking, HHS certification, and victim services. During FY 2013, the grantees provided

training to 1,651 participants and technical assistance on 5,233 occasions to individuals in all the

states in their regions. They also provided training and/or technical assistance to individuals in

Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

3. Foreign Child Trafficking Victims

a. HHS Service Provision

The TVPRA 2008 made several changes and enhancements to protection and safety

assessments for UAC in the United States at the time of apprehension as well as during

ACF Region 3: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia; Region 6: Arkansas, Louisiana,

New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas; Region 7: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska; Region 8: Colorado,

Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming; Region 9: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada,

American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, and the

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and Region 10: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

ACF Region 4: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and

Tennessee.

temporary placement and repatriation. An unaccompanied alien child is defined in Section 462

of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-296 (6 U.S.C. § 279(g)(2)), as a child

who is without lawful immigration status and does not have a parent or legal guardian in the

United States who is available to provide him or her physical custody and care. The TVPRA

2008 gave the HHS Secretary new authority to provide interim assistance to non-U.S. citizen,

non-LPR children (under 18) who may have been subjected to a severe form of human

trafficking.

Under 22 U.S.C. § 7105(b)(1)(F), the HHS Secretary has “exclusive authority” to

determine whether a child is eligible, on an interim basis, for assistance available under federal

law to foreign child human trafficking victims. This provision authorizes the HHS Secretary to

make a foreign child in the United States eligible for interim assistance (i.e., the same benefits

available to refugee children) when there is credible information that the child may have been

subjected to a severe form of human trafficking. Under this provision, HHS provides

notification to DOJ and DHS of the interim assistance determination. Interim assistance lasts up

to 120 days. During this interim period, the HHS Secretary–after consultation with the Attorney

General, the DHS Secretary, and NGOs with expertise on human trafficking victims –is required

to determine eligibility for long-term assistance for child human trafficking victims.

UAC who are human trafficking victims may be referred to HHS’ Unaccompanied

Refugee Minors (URM) program, which is funded by ORR and administered by 15 states. The

URM program establishes legal responsibility under state law for such children to ensure that

they receive the full range of assistance, care, and services currently available to foster children

in the state. A legal authority is designated to act in place of the child’s unavailable parent(s),

and safe reunification of children with their parents or other appropriate adult relatives is

encouraged.

The URM program offers a variety of care levels to meet children’s individual needs:

licensed foster care homes, therapeutic group homes, independent living programs, and

residential treatment centers. Other services provided include medical care, independent living

skills training, educational support, English language training, career/college counseling and

training, mental health services, access to legal services for immigration status adjustment

assistance, recreational opportunities, support for social integration, and activities that support

cultural and religious preservation. The URM program currently serves more than 100 minor

human trafficking victims, including 20 trafficked children identified by ORR in 2013 who were

placed in the URM foster care program.

In FY 2013, ORR, through the Division of Children’s Services (DCS), funded a network

of shelters, group homes, and foster care programs to provide services for UAC. All children

placed in ORR care and custody were screened for potential trafficking concerns and assessed

for eligibility for benefits, including referral to the URM program, if appropriate. Child

trafficking incidents were reported to State Child Protective Services and law enforcement. ORR

also considers any trafficking and safety issues in all aspects of individual service planning for

UAC.

In FY 2013, ORR DCS awarded the Case Coordination Services contract. Case

Coordination started with 27 social workers in 2013. These social workers continued to provide

best interest recommendations and services across the United States by interviewing UAC in

ORR care and providing independent, child welfare-based recommendations to inform safe

release decisions. Case Coordinators interviewed children and their sponsors to ensure children

were protected from traffickers and were reunified in a timely manner with family members and

sponsors, according to the best interest of the child.

ORR DCS care provider programs continued to receive ongoing training and technical

assistance on screening children for human trafficking indicators. ORR DCS provided numerous

trainings through onsite presentation for newly approved care providers as well as webinar

trainings to the existing national network of care providers. These trainings focused on assessing

UAC individual service plans to ensure that proper screening for trafficking is clearly

documented in children’s case records. Additionally, programs received revised operating

procedures with improved assessment tools to include a document that more clearly defined

trafficking with a list of indicators designed to assist in appropriately identifying human

trafficking victims.

b. HHS Child Protection Team

Two ATIP Child Protection Specialists provide case coordination for identified, foreign

child human trafficking victims and play a key role in facilitating the issuance of all Eligibility

Letters and conducting foster care referrals to the URM program, where appropriate. These

specialists also provide guidance on special considerations for human trafficking victims placed

in URM programs around the country, including safety planning, victims’ rights in criminal

prosecutions, referrals to immigration legal services, and emancipation issues. The specialists

also provide victim identification and victim care training and technical assistance to ORR

shelter staff as well as community-based programs and federal law enforcement.

Through ORR, HHS continued its cooperation with DHS to enable the prompt

identification of and assistance to potential child human trafficking victims. In FY 2013, ATIP

Child Protection Specialists provided training to DHS ICE and CBP agents in El Paso, Texas,

and to ICE victim assistance coordinators and agents in California, Nevada, and in the Seattle,

Washington field office on the systems of care and federal benefits available to potential foreign

national minor human trafficking victims and the process for requesting eligibility for these

benefits. Child Protection Specialists also provided technical assistance to victim assistance

coordinators and agents on a case-by-case basis, as they encountered potential foreign nation

minor human trafficking victims in their localities.

ATIP Child Protection Specialists use other opportunities to establish linkages with law

enforcement, child welfare agencies, and community service providers. During FY 2013, ATIP

Child Protection Specialists provided training on (1) the federal definition of human trafficking;

(2) overcoming barriers to identifying child victims; (3) accessing benefits and services for

victims; and (4) providing specialized care and safety planning for foreign trafficked children at

conferences, trainings, and workshops across the country. Through briefings and presentations,

ATIP discusses the identification of trafficking concerns in children, policies and procedures on

reporting those concerns to ORR, and ORR programs to provide safe placements for

unaccompanied child human trafficking victims.

Child Protection Specialists provided in-person training to advocates, attorneys, and

service providers in Portland, Oregon and Seattle and Tacoma, Washington. Child Protection

Specialists presented at the Rescue and Restore Grantee Meeting, in Washington, D.C.; the

Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Skills and Enhancement Training, in Jackson, Mississippi;

George Washington University’s 2013 Family Empowerment Conference, in Washington, D.C.;

and to the University of Richmond Bonner Scholars Program, in Washington, D.C. Child

Protection Specialists also provided technical assistance and training to law enforcement officers,

victim advocates, attorneys, and service providers on a case-by-case basis. Child Protection

Specialist also presented a WebEx (web conferencing) training as part of the Rescue and Restore

outreach campaign.

ATIP Child Protection Specialists provided specialized victim identification and victim

care training to multidisciplinary teams serving child human trafficking victims identified in the

community (i.e., those not in federal custody) on such matters as service to child human

trafficking victims and the development and integration of a comprehensive child welfare

response to child trafficking in state and regional agency protocols. The Child Protection

Specialists provided training on identifying foreign minor human trafficking victims and the

eligibility process and presented information related to the ability of eligible children to pursue

various programs available to them, as well as the option to repatriate to their country of origin if

they choose to pursue such an option.

Child Protection Specialists regularly provide victim identification and victim care

training and technical assistance to ORR DCS shelter staff through emails, conference calls, and

case staffing. In FY 2013, Child Protection Specialists provided in-person trainings to staff at

the Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Treatment Center in Staunton, Virginia; Morrison staff-secure

shelters, foster care, and secure facility and residential alcohol and drug program staff in

Portland, Oregon; staff from the Friends of Youth therapeutic secure shelter, Selma R. Carson

Home staff secure shelter, YouthCare shelter, Lutheran Community Services Northwest foster

care program, and Catholic Community Services foster care program in Tacoma, Washington;

staff from the Southwest Key’s Casa Franklin shelter, Casita del Valle shelter, Casa El Paso

shelter, and Lutheran Social Services Foster Care, in El Paso, Texas; and other facilities. Child

Protection Specialists also provided training to the DCS Federal Field Specialists and Case

Coordinators.

c. ORR Associate Director for Child Welfare

ORR’s Associate Director for Child Welfare oversees and promotes child welfare

practices in ORR’s child-serving programs, including efforts by ATIP to increase identification

of child human trafficking victims and improve capacity to care for UAC. In addition to

contributing a child welfare perspective during case consultation with ATIP’s Child Protection

Team, in FY 2013 the Associate Director provided technical assistance on issues related to child

trafficking to state and nongovernmental agencies at conferences and interagency meetings, and

to federal offices as they developed guidance to states addressing domestic trafficking issues. In

February 2013, the Associate Director trained new ORR Federal Field Specialists, who oversee

the care of UAC in federal custody, on child protection issues, highlighting the importance of

careful assessments as well as safety considerations in placement and release decisions for minor

human trafficking victims. In August 2013, the Associate Director collaborated with ICE HSI on

drafting procedures for conducting forensic interviews with UAC in federal custody.

4. National Human Trafficking Resource Center

In September 2013, ORR awarded a three-year grant to Polaris Project, an anti-trafficking

NGO, to operate the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC). The NHTRC is a

dedicated national, toll-free, confidential anti-trafficking hotline (1-888-373-7888) that is

available by phone, SMS text message, email, and online tip form to respond to requests from

anyone, anywhere in the country, in more than 180 languages, 24 hours a day, seven days a

week, every day of the year. The NHTRC provides around-the-clock emergency assistance and

support; connects individuals in need with referrals for specialized victim services; refers tips to

specialized federal, state, and local law enforcement agents; provides technical assistance; and

disseminates information and training on human trafficking. The NHTRC Web portal, located at

http://www.traffickingresourcecenter.org, is an online forum for information, resources, and

training tools designed to build the capacity of the anti-trafficking field.

In FY 2013, the NHTRC received 29,064 calls, a 37 percent increase from the previous

fiscal year. Of the total hotline calls, 80 percent were substantive in nature.

Types of Calls to NHTRC (partial list)

Number of Calls

Crisis calls

1,343

Tips regarding possible human trafficking

4,393

Requests for victim services referrals

2,408

Requests for general human trafficking information

4,472

Requests for training and technical assistance

714

In FY 2013, the NHTRC received reports of 4,792 unique cases of potential human

trafficking. A total of 881 of these cases referenced situations of potential labor

trafficking, 3,320 cases referred to potential sex trafficking, 77 cases involved both sex and labor

trafficking, and the type of trafficking was not specified by the individual contacting the NHTRC

in 514 cases. Cases referencing potential trafficking included the trafficking of foreign nationals,

U.S. citizens, and LPRs; adults and children; and males and females. The NHTRC received

2,017 calls directly from human trafficking victims, a 78 percent increase in the number of calls

from victims compared with FY 2012.

During FY 2013, the NHTRC received calls, emails, text messages and online reports

from all 50 states, D.C., Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin

Islands, American Samoa, and 33 foreign countries. The top five states with the highest call

volume were (in order by highest volume): California, Texas, Florida, New York, and Ohio,

which together comprised 40 percent of the calls in which the caller’s state was known.

The NHTRC fielded nearly 88 percent of substantive calls in English, nearly 11 percent

of calls in Spanish, and just over one percent of calls in 33 other languages. The top ten caller

languages other than English and Spanish were (in order by highest volume): Mandarin Chinese,

French, Russian, Sinhala, Cantonese Chinese, Portuguese, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, and Bengali.

Spanish-, French-, and Bengali-speaking callers spoke directly with bilingual NHTRC Call

Specialists, and in just under six percent of calls the NHTRC Call Specialists communicated with

callers in other languages through a private tele-interpreting service, Certified Languages

International.

In FY 2013, more than 35 percent of the total substantive calls placed to the NHTRC

required follow-up after the call had ended. One of the NHTRC’s central functions is to

facilitate timely reports and referrals to appropriate law enforcement and social services entities.

A total of 1,248 potential human trafficking cases resulted in a direct report to law enforcement,

which included members of DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance’s (BJA) Human Trafficking Task

Forces, DOJ’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, the FBI Civil Rights Division, ICE HSI, law

enforcement partners within the ACTeams, the FBI Innocence Lost Task Forces, and law

enforcement agents assigned to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

(NCMEC), as well as state and local law enforcement and task forces. The NHTRC also

reported cases to contacts within DOL Wage and Hour Division, DOL Office of the Inspector

General, DOS Diplomatic Security Service, DOS Office of the Inspector General, and the

Department of Defense. In 7,852 cases, the NHTRC provided individuals in need with referrals

for social services for human trafficking victims, the most common of which included

emergency and transitional shelter, comprehensive case management, legal services, mental

health, and transportation assistance.

The NHTRC also receives tips and inquiries through email, text, and an online reporting

form accessed from the NHTRC web portal. In FY 2013, the NHTRC received 1,287 emails,

which included tips regarding potential trafficking (15 percent of the emails), requests for

general information (39 percent), requests for training and technical assistance (18 percent), and

requests for victim services referrals (five percent). After launching SMS text messaging in

March 2013, the NHTRC engaged in 451 text message conversations, of which 23 percent

referenced potential cases of human trafficking. The NHTRC also received 1,638 submissions

through the web portal’s tip reporting system, 66 percent of which referenced potential cases of

human trafficking.

In FY 2013, the NHTRC web portal received 1,334,218 unique page views. The most

visited NHTRC pages were the Human Trafficking Overview (121,188 unique views) and Sex

Trafficking in the United States (127,654 views). During this period, the highest visitor rates for

all pages were from California, Texas, New York, D.C., and Virginia.

By the end of FY 2013, the NHTRC had received information regarding the outcomes

of 881 cases of potential human trafficking. Of these 881 cases, investigations were opened

in 499 cases. In 99 cases, potential victims were located, removed from the situation, and/or

provided with services; and in at least 15 cases, potential traffickers were located, charged with a

crime, and/or arrested.

The following are examples of cases that resulted in the successful recovery of victims

and in the investigation and/or arrest of the potential traffickers:

The NHTRC hotline received a report regarding two adult female foreign national

domestic workers who were experiencing abusive work conditions, including

constant monitoring by their employer, reduced wages, and verbal mistreatment.

The women were fearful and sought assistance to leave their situation

immediately. With the workers’ permission, the NHTRC coordinated with

federal law enforcement and victim services to plan an extraction. The two

women are out of the situation and working with a service provider. They are

currently awaiting word on their T visa applications. There is also an ongoing

investigation against the employer.

*****

On December 7, 2012, authorities in Madison County, Alabama arrested five

individuals involved in a sex-trafficking operation working out of a local

hotel. Madison County Police, the FBI, and members of the Madison County

Narcotics Unit set up surveillance of the location after receiving a tip from the

NHTRC about an underage female who was being forced to engage in

The NHTRC often learns of case outcomes several months after the case has been reported, and in many cases

outcomes are received the following fiscal year.

commercial sex. All five suspects were charged with first-degree human

trafficking.

*****

In FY 2013, the NHTRC communicated with a woman via text message who had

been trafficked for commercial sex since she was a minor and was seeking help to

get away from her pimp. Through texting, the NHTRC conducted a safety

assessment and helped the woman create a plan for leaving. With the woman’s

permission, the NHTRC worked with law enforcement partners to help her leave

and report her pimp. The pimp was later arrested and charged with human

trafficking, and the woman was successfully connected to local services and safe

shelter.

5. Demonstration Project

In FY 2013, the HHS Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation awarded continuation

grants to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the International Rescue Committee to

conduct demonstration projects to examine whether engaging pre-certified foreign national

human trafficking victims in enhanced employment services can improve self-sufficiency

outcomes.

Benefits and Services to U.S. Citizen and LPR Victims of Human Trafficking

The TVPA designated the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney

General, in consultation with DOL, to establish specialized programs and use existing programs

to assist U.S. citizens and LPRs who are victims of severe forms of trafficking. 22 U.S.C. §

7105(f).

Although funds were not appropriated to establish specialized programs for U.S. citizen

and LPR victims in FY 2013, ACF established an ACF-wide Anti-Trafficking Initiatives Work

Group to strengthen integration and coordination of anti-trafficking activities with existing

programs and services that may intersect with human trafficking victims, including the child

welfare system, runaway and homeless youth programs, family violence prevention services, and

the Administration for Native Americans.

1. Intra-Agency Coordination and Collaboration on Benefits and Services to Victims

In September 2013, ACF released new Guidance to States and Services on Addressing

Human Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States, particularly for child welfare

systems and runaway and homeless youth programs. The Guidance provides an introduction to

child sex trafficking and labor trafficking; outlines the needs of victims and importance of

coordination, screening, and assessment; and provides recommendations for systems and

providers in providing shelter and services to victims, along with additional resources to

strengthen identification and victim services.

Earlier in the year, Secretary Kathleen Sebelius spotlighted the intersection between

human trafficking and child welfare at a symposium on child trafficking at the Johns Hopkins

University Bloomberg School of Public Health, and ACF Acting Assistant Secretary George

Sheldon noted the importance of engaging child welfare and runaway and homeless youth

programs at a national colloquium on shelter and service needs of domestic child human

trafficking victims, co-hosted by Shared Hope International, the Protection Project, and ECPAT-

USA, in Washington, D.C.

In FY 2013, the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) within ACF awarded

approximately $37.6 million through the Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Program, which

included explicit language enabling RHY-eligible persons who are also human trafficking

victims to be served through the 205 Transitional Living Programs and Maternity group Homes

that provide transitional shelter for up to 21 months, 321 Basic Center Programs that provide

short-term crisis shelter for up to 21 days, and 138 Street Outreach Programs providing street-

based services.

2. Public-Private Partnerships on Benefits and Services to Victims

In FY 2013, ACF partnered with DOJ, HUD, and Humanity United in the Partnership for

Freedom, which announced the “Reimagine: Opportunity” challenge competition in September

to spur new ideas for sustainable housing, economic self-sufficiency, and comprehensive social

services for survivors of all forms of human trafficking, including U.S. citizens and LPRs.

B. Department of Homeland Security

DHS works with local NGOs to put identified human trafficking victims in touch with

appropriate service providers that provide short-term emergency services, including emergency

medical treatment, mental health counseling, shelter, or other needed services, in the immediate

aftermath of a rescue or victim identification. DHS provides referrals to NGOs for longer-term

services that may be needed. DHS also determines if victims of human trafficking and other

crimes are eligible for short-term or long-term immigration protection or relief, which can be an

important step in the long-term health and safety of victims and may put victims on a path

toward permanent residence and eventual citizenship. More information on DHS’ immigration

outreach efforts is provided in Part V.A below.

1. ICE HSI Victim Assistance Program (VAP)

The ICE HSI VAP responds to victims of a wide range of federal crimes, including

human trafficking, child pornography, child sex tourism, white collar crime, and human rights

abuse. In FY 2013, VAP provided support to ICE HSI and ICE ERO field offices on specific

policy and operational issues concerning human trafficking victims. ICE HSI agents worked

with victim assistance specialists and local NGOs to ensure that potential human trafficking

victims were rescued, transferred to safe locations, and provided with referrals for medical,

mental health, case management, and other services. ICE also provided funding and arranged for

space to interview victims in a non-detention setting when possible during large operations, in

addition to referring victims to medical and social service providers. In cases involving minor

human trafficking victims, Forensic Interview Specialists received referrals to conduct forensic

interviews, provided case consultations, or worked with local child advocacy centers to arrange

for a forensic interview. When immediate services were needed in FY 2013, the VAP facilitated

access for ICE field staff to emergency funds for safe housing, food, clothing, emergency

medical care, mental health care, and other urgent needs of crime victims. The majority of the

funding for this type of response was provided by DOJ’s Office for Victims of Crime through an

interagency agreement with ICE. This funding supported ICE HSI special agent in charge

(SAC) offices by providing them with the ability to obtain emergency services for victims of

crime, including human trafficking, when local resources were not available. Victim assistance

specialists also advised agents of their responsibility to inform victims of their rights under the

law and, as appropriate, share information regarding the status of an investigation with victims.

2. ICE Victim Assistance Specialists in Homeland Security Investigations Field Offices

Located throughout the United States are 26 full-time victim assistance specialists who

complement the work of more than 250 collateral-duty victim assistance coordinators who are

special agents. In FY 2013, ICE victim specialists worked directly for SAC offices in the field

and received training and technical assistance from the VAP at ICE headquarters in Washington,

D.C. Many of these victim assistance specialists had experience in human trafficking victim

service provision, trauma, and victim advocacy, and many were assigned to human trafficking

groups within their SAC office. Their presence in the field ensured that there was a full-time

subject-matter expert and single point of contact on victim issues. This specialized role allowed

victim assistance specialists to conduct outreach to other organizations involved in the anti-

trafficking arena and build partnerships to facilitate comprehensive response, service delivery,

and interagency information-sharing. Since they do not carry the investigative caseload that

collateral duty victim assistance coordinators do, these victim assistance specialists were

available full-time to assist agents from the point when the victims were first identified.

3. ICE Child Forensic Interview Specialists

In FY 2013, the ICE VAP continued to support four full-time Child Forensic Interview

Specialists, who are available to support domestic and international investigations involving

victims, particularly in the areas of child exploitation and human trafficking, and to address the

unmet need for highly trained bilingual interviewers to conduct developmentally appropriate,

legally defensible, and victim-sensitive forensic interviews of child and adolescent victims in

ICE investigations. (These forensic interviews are non-leading, fact-finding interviews designed

to elicit a child victim’s account in his or her own words while minimizing any trauma

experienced by the child.) If needed, Forensic Interview Specialists also offer case consultation

and coordination services, as well as other technical assistance and training to ICE special agents

regarding all issues related to victim and witness interviews. Although Forensic Interview

Specialists support all ICE investigations involving minor victims and victims with special

needs, they were heavily utilized in child trafficking and exploitation cases.

4. CBP Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) Human Trafficking Screening Form 93

The TVPRA 2008 enacted reforms for the processing of UAC from countries contiguous

to the United States who are encountered at a land border or U.S. port-of-entry. In FY 2013,

CBP began utilizing the Human Trafficking Screening Form (CBP Form 93) to screen UAC.

These children are screened for trafficking victimization, risk of trafficking victimization, fear of

persecution, and ability to make an independent decision concerning whether to withdraw their

application for admission to the United States and accept a voluntary return to a contiguous

territory.

C. Department of Justice

1. Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance

In FY 2013, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) continued to co-administer, with the

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), the Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human

Trafficking to enhance the efforts of law enforcement agencies and victim service organizations

implementing multidisciplinary anti-trafficking task forces.

a. Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking

In FY 2013, BJA and OVC continued to provide funding to support anti-trafficking task

forces under the Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking. Anti-trafficking

task forces funded under this model take a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary approach to

combating all forms of trafficking that may be occurring within a specific region—sex

trafficking and labor trafficking of foreign nationals and U.S. citizens (males and females, adults

and minors). The goals and objectives of the program are:

1. To identify victims of sex trafficking and labor trafficking, as defined by the TVPA,

within a proposed geographic service region and offer comprehensive or specialized

mental health or legal services to meet each victim’s individualized needs;

2. Collaborate, as appropriate, with local, state, and federal law enforcement, as well as

local public agencies, other victim service providers, and nonprofit and faith-based

organizations, to enhance or expand service delivery to victims of human trafficking and

to support coordinated victim responses;

3. Conduct training and public awareness and outreach activities within a specified

geographic service region to improve the community response to victims of human

trafficking; and

4. Conduct a program evaluation to ensure the project meets intended goals related to

service provision and impact on victims of human trafficking.

This program requires law enforcement agencies and victim service providers at each

task force location to submit separate but coordinated applications for funding of up to $500,000

each for a two-year period. At each task force location, two awards were made: one award from

BJA and one award from OVC. BJA made awards to one law enforcement agency within each

task force site to coordinate the goals, objectives, and activities of the entire task force in close

collaboration with the local U.S. Attorney’s Office and victim service provider partner. OVC

made awards to one victim service provider at each site to coordinate the provision of a

comprehensive array of culturally and linguistically appropriate services to all human trafficking

victims identified within the geographic area impacted by the task force. In FY 2013, a total of

$6,499,931 in funds from BJA and OVC was awarded to seven task force sites:

 Western District of New York Human Trafficking Task Force–17 counties in Western

New York

 North Texas Anti-Trafficking Team–Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area known as the

Metroplex

 Washington Anti-Trafficking Response Network–King, Snohomish, and Pierce Counties

of Washington

 Northern Virginia Human Trafficking Task Force–six counties and four cities of

Northern Virginia

 Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force–Riverside County, California

 Anti-Human Trafficking–Eastern Missouri

 Brooklyn Task Force to End Human Trafficking–Kings County (Brooklyn), New York

b. Law Enforcement Task Force Statistics

In FY 2013, BJA-funded task forces entered into the Human Trafficking Reporting

System (HTRS) a total of 828 investigations. Of those cases, 761 were sex trafficking, 69 were

labor trafficking, and seven involved both sex and labor trafficking. There were a total of 1,341

individuals associated with the investigations reported during this period, of which 394 were

minors (under 18). Additionally, 822 were reported as domestic (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. National,

Permanent Resident, Qualified Alien, Temporary Worker), 127 were reported as foreign (illegal

alien), and 392 were reported as resident status “unknown.” Task forces reported additional

detailed information on the 1,341 individuals identified in HTRS. Of those 1341 individuals

upon which task forces completed detailed information, 383 individuals were confirmed as

human trafficking victims, 527 were designated as potential victims (pending confirmation), and

431 were identified as not being human trafficking victims.

During FY 2013, there were a total of 16 active BJA-funded task forces (see map in

Appendix A below). Effective September 30, 2013 (the end of FY 2013), five task force grants

expired, leaving a total of 15 federally funded task forces going into FY 2014, which includes the

seven task forces funded in FY 2013. The task forces whose grants expired are: Boston,

Massachusetts; Hawaii; Anchorage, Alaska; the Metropolitan Police Department (Washington,

D.C.); and Clearwater, Florida.

2. Office for Victims of Crime

OVC, within DOJ’s Office of Justice Programs, continues to administer grant funding

and oversee special initiatives to improve the community response to human trafficking victims.

a. Services for Victims of Human Trafficking Grant Program

In FY 2013, OVC continued to provide culturally competent and trauma-informed

services for human trafficking victims through organizations funded under the OVC Services for

Victims of Human Trafficking Program. The overarching goals and objectives of this program

are to:

1. Identify victims of sex and labor trafficking, as defined by the TVPA, within a

proposed geographic service region and offer comprehensive or specialized services to

meet each victim’s individualized needs;

The statistics identified below are specific to the activities funded by BJA and may not necessarily reflect those of

other entities providing direct services to victims of human trafficking.

2. Collaborate, as appropriate, with local, state, and federal law enforcement, local public

agencies, victim service providers, and nonprofit and faith-based organizations to

enhance or expand service delivery to victims of human trafficking;

3. Conduct training, public awareness, and outreach activities within a specified

geographic service region to improve the community response to victims of human

trafficking; and

4. Conduct a program evaluation to ensure the project meets its intended goals related to

service provision and impact on victims of human trafficking.

Within this grant program, grantees provide services using a comprehensive service

model, or they provide specialized services for human trafficking victims identified within a

specific geographic area. Under the comprehensive services model, grantee organizations

provide—directly or indirectly—a comprehensive array of services, including intensive case

management, medical and dental care, mental health treatment, sustenance and shelter,

translation/interpretation services, legal/immigration assistance, transportation, and other

services. Some grantees within this program provide specialized services, such as court

advocacy and mental health counseling to victims of domestic sex trafficking or specialized legal

services to all human trafficking victims. All grantees work to increase the capacity of their

communities to respond to human trafficking victims through the development of collaborative

partnerships and by conducting trainings, outreach, and public awareness activities.

In FY 2013, OVC awarded 12 new grants under the Services for Victims of Human

Trafficking Grant Program. The maximum award amounts were $400,000 for a period of 24

months. OVC awarded $4,711,493 in total. Applicants applied for funding through five

different program areas. Below are descriptions of each funding category and the names of the

organizations that received new funding in FY 2013:

1. Comprehensive Services for All Victims of Human Trafficking (comprehensive services

for all victims, including foreign national/U.S. citizen, legal permanent resident,

adult/minor, male/female, and sex/labor human trafficking victims):

 Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance–Metropolitan Denver and Northern

Front Range, Colorado

 County of Contra Costa–Contra Costa County, California

 Alaska Institute of Justice–Statewide, Alaska

 Catholic Charities of Louisville, LLC–Louisville, Kentucky Metro Area and

surrounding counties

 Healing Place Serve–Statewide, Louisiana

 Preble Street–Southern Maine, Cumberland and York Counties, Maine

2. Specialized Services for Victims of Human Trafficking (funding for direct services that

are provided in specific service settings or to specific sub-groups of human trafficking

victims):

 Girls Educational and Mentoring Services, Inc.–New York, New York (court

advocacy, mental health counseling to victims of domestic sex trafficking)

 Gulfcoast Legal Services, Inc.–Gulf Coast region of Florida (legal services, all

victims)

 Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles–Southern California (legal services, all

victims)

 Regents of the University of California–Sacramento, California (sex trafficking,

youth)

 San Diego Youth Services–San Diego County, California (domestic female victims of

trafficking ages 12–24)

 Casa Cornelia Legal Services–San Diego County, California (outreach and legal

services for labor human trafficking victims)

b. Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking

In FY 2013, as described above, OVC and BJA continued to administer the Enhanced

Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking.

c. Services for Domestic Minor Victims of Human Trafficking Demonstration

Program

Throughout most of FY 2013, three organizations funded under the FY 2009 OVC

Services for Domestic Minor Victims of Human Trafficking Demonstration Project continued to

use OVC funds to provide a comprehensive array of services for human trafficking victims who

were U.S. citizens, under the age of 18. The three grantees—Standing Against Global

Exploitation (SAGE) Project (San Francisco, California), The Salvation Army STOP-IT Program

(Chicago, Illinois), and Safe Horizon’s Streetwork Program (New York City, New York)—also

continued to participate in a process evaluation, funded by the National Institute of Justice

(NIJ). As of July 31, 2013, each of the grants reached their grant end dates, and completed final

data collection activities for the process evaluation.

OVC-Funded Victim Service Providers for FY 2013

Services for Victim of Human Trafficking Grant Program (22 grants)

OVC/BJA Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking (9 grants)

OVC Services for Domestic Minor Victims of Human Trafficking Demonstration Project (3

grants)

Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (San Francisco, California)

ARC Community Services (Madison, Wisconsin)

Ayuda (Washington, D.C.)*

Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (Los Angeles, California)

Catholic Charities of Rockville (Rockville, New York)*

Catholic Charities Twin Cities (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

City of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, Indianapolis)

Community Service Programs (Orange County, California)

Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (Hawaii)

Guma’ Esperansa-Karidat (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands)

International Institute of Buffalo (Buffalo, New York)

International Institute of Connecticut (Bridgeport, Connecticut)

International Rescue Committee, Miami (Miami, Florida)

International Rescue Committee, Washington (Seattle, Washington)

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California)

Mosaic (Dallas, Texas)

North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault (Raleigh, North Carolina)

Polaris Project (Washington, D.C.)

Polaris Project (New Jersey)

Project Reach – Justice Resource Institute (Brookline, Massachusetts)

Safe Horizon (New York, New York)

Safe Horizon Streetwork Project (New York City, New York)*

The SAGE Project (San Francisco, California)*

Salvation Army STOP-IT Program (Chicago, Illinois)*

Salvation Army Chicago (Chicago, Illinois)

Salvation Army Las Vegas (Las Vegas, Nevada)

Salvation Army Ohio (Columbus, Ohio)

Salvation Army Orange County (Orange County, California)

South Bay Coalition (San Jose, California)

Tapestri, Inc. (Clarkston, Georgia)

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (San Antonio, Texas)

World Relief Florida (Miami, Florida)

Worker Justice Center of New York (New York)

YMCA Houston (Houston, Texas)

*OVC grants that ended during FY 2013

d. OVC Grantee Victim Service Statistics

From the inception of OVC’s trafficking victim service grant programs in January 2003

through June 2013, OVC grantees provided services to 5,756 individuals identified as victims or

potential victims of human trafficking.

Potential victims referred to an OVC grantee

organization for services are included in the total number of trafficking clients served. Potential

victims are eligible to receive services under the OVC grants while the service provider

completes assessments to determine whether the individual meets the definition of human

trafficking as defined by the TVPA. OVC grant funds have been used to provide services for

victims of sex trafficking and labor trafficking, U.S. citizen and foreign national victims, males

and females, and adults and minors.

Since 2005, OVC has provided grantees with a standardized reporting tool, the

Trafficking Information Management System (TIMS), to collect performance measurement data

and submit reports to OVC on a semi-annual basis (January and July of each year).

Consistent with previous Attorney General reports, OVC is providing victim service data

for the one-year period for which victim service data is available through TIMS and has been

thoroughly reviewed by OVC. The statistics and general trends provided below reflect the

activities of 32 OVC grantees in TIMS during the period of July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013,

across three grant programs: the OVC Services for Victims of Human Trafficking Grant

Program, the OVC/BJA Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking, and the

OVC Services for Domestic Minor Victims of Trafficking Demonstration Project.

For each report period, OVC works to collect the unduplicated number of individuals

identified and served by the OVC program. During the one-year period for which statistics are

available, OVC grantees report enrolling 1,009 new trafficking clients into their programs and

providing them with direct services. Below is a breakdown of the new client cases across the

three programs:

 633 new client cases through the Services for Victims of Human Trafficking grant;

 324 new client cases through the Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human

Trafficking grant; and

 52 new client cases through the Services for Domestic Minor Victims of Human

Trafficking Demonstration Project.

The service statistics and trends identified within this section of OVC’s report are specific to the activities funded

by OVC and may not reflect statistics reported by other federal agencies or entities providing direct services for

victims of human trafficking.

Calculated using statistics from the Attorney General’s Annual Report to Congress and Assessment of U.S.

Government Activities to Combat Trafficking in Persons for FY 2012 (4,747) plus the number of new victims

enrolled in OVC grant programs between July 2011 and June 2012 (1,009).

OVC grantees typically worked with human trafficking victims across multiple report

periods, providing ongoing case management, emotional support, legal services, and supporting

access to a wide range of services within a community. Over the one-year period included in this

report, OVC grantees reported 1,911 “open client cases” within the TIMS database. This

number includes the new victims enrolled in the program (1,009) and existing clients from

previous report periods that require ongoing services. The breakdown of the open client cases

reported for each grant program within the TIMS database for the reporting period is provided in

the table below.

Individuals Served (Open Client Cases) – July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012

Grant Type

Services Grant (SV)

1,156

Domestic Minor (DM)

Enhanced Collaborative (EC)

666

TOTAL

1,911

During this reporting period, OVC grant funds were used to serve both foreign national

and U.S. citizen human trafficking victims. Of the open client cases reported by the 32 grantee

organizations during the one-year period from July 2012 through June 2013, approximately 60

percent of the victims served were foreign national victims, and 40 percent were U.S. citizens.

The table below provides the base data from TIMS broken down across each program by

citizenship. The number of U.S. citizens served increased 25 percent from the previous year.

Individuals Served by Citizenship – July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013

Grant Type

Foreign

National

U.S. Citizen

TOTAL

Services Grant (SV)

827

329

1,156

Domestic Minor (DM)

Enhanced

Collaborative (EC)

319

347

666

TOTAL

1,147

764

1,911

During the period of July 2012 to June 2013, approximately 56 percent of open client

cases were identified as sex trafficking, 29 percent were identified as labor trafficking, ten

percent were both sex and labor trafficking, and five percent were classified by the grantee as

“other” or “unknown.”

During this reporting period, approximately 80 percent of individuals served were

females, while 19 percent were males. One percent of the individuals served identified as

transgender. Male victims were identified in each of the three programs, demonstrating the need

for grantees to have plans in place to address the service and shelter needs of boys and men

within their service strategy.

Individuals Served by Gender – July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013

Gender

TOTAL

Male

271

358

Female

874

593

1,539

Transgender

TOTAL

1,156

666

1,911

During this reporting period, OVC grant funds were used to serve adults and minors

(under the age of 18). Approximately 82 percent of individuals served across all programs were

adults, while 18 percent were minors. The Services for Domestic Minor Victims of Human

Trafficking Demonstration sites were required to focus their programs on services to youth under

the age of 18; however, on several occasions grantees requested OVC approval to continue to

provide services to clients after their 18th birthday, when no other appropriate services were

available within a community.

Individuals Served by Age – July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012

Age

TOTAL

Adult

1,041

523

1,565

Minor

115

143

346

TOTAL

1,156

666

1,911

During the period of July 2012 to June 2013, across all grant programs, the top five

countries of origin for victims were the United States, Mexico, Philippines, Honduras, and

Thailand.

As mentioned previously, most grantees deliver services using a comprehensive service

model, which includes a broad range of services needed to meet the individualized needs of

human trafficking victims. During the period of July 2012 to June 2013, the top five services

provided to clients were legal services (immigration and other legal services), ongoing case

management, emotional/moral support (informal/peer counseling), provision of clothing and

food, and housing/rental assistance. A total of 351 clients were assisted in obtaining shelter

during this period, including 126 emergency shelter placements, 112 transitional housing

placements, and 113 permanent housing placements.

3. Federal Bureau of Investigation

The FBI Victim Assistance Program (VAP), managed by the Office for Victim

Assistance (OVA), includes 122 full-time victim specialists within its 56 Field Offices. Victim

specialists work in partnership with FBI agents to assess the needs of potential victims in FBI

investigations, provide referrals and resources to these victims, provide case status updates

throughout the duration of the criminal investigation, and act as liaisons with partner agencies

within their communities.

In FY 2013, the FBI identified approximately 700 adult and child victims and entered

them into the Victim Notification System (VNS), an automated system that provides victims

with information about their cases. Approximately 530 of these victims were from domestic

minor sex trafficking, child exploitation, and child sex tourism cases. The FBI also worked with

additional victims who may not have been entered into the VNS for various reasons, such as lack

of address to send the notification, unknown parent/legal guardian information for minor victims,

victims opting out of notification, and being a chronic runaway. The FBI victim specialists

provided an array of services to these victims, including crisis intervention; emergency food,

clothing, and shelter; and referrals to resources such as medical, dental, and social services,

substance abuse programs, educational and job skills training programs, and legal assistance and

immigration protection and relief. For example, victim specialists provided assistance to victims

recovered in domestic sex trafficking operations during large scale events such as the Super

Bowl, NCAA Final Four, and the Masters Tournament. In July 2013, the FBI facilitated the

seventh and largest iteration of Operation Cross Country (Operation Cross Country VII). In

preparation for this operation, the Child Exploitation Task Force in Denver collaborated with

state and local social service agencies to identify at-risk youth believed to be victimized through

prostitution. This intelligence was used to generate proactive victim target packets that the Task

Force used to locate victims during the operation. These efforts were instrumental in the

recovery of 106 commercially sexually exploited children, the arrest of 151 pimps, and the

distribution of services to 394 women and child victims. During Operation Cross Country VII,

the FBI OVA collaborated with the FBI’s Violent Crimes Against Children Section and NCMEC

to obtain 152 Hope Bags to distribute to minors and adults recovered during the operation. The

bags were assembled by NCMEC and contained clothing, hygiene items, and a food card. OVA

distributed them to the FBI victim specialists in the field.

In appropriate cases, the victim specialists coordinated with law enforcement officials to

begin the process for Continued Presence (see Part V.A.1 below) in the United States. Victim

outreach materials were updated and translated into additional languages, including Spanish,

Korean, Japanese, Chinese and Vietnamese.

The FBI OVA has five Child/Adolescent Forensic Interviewers (CAFIs) who are social

workers specializing in child development and victimization. The CAFIs assist case agents by

conducting forensic investigative interviews of minor victims of domestic and international

trafficking and conducting training for agents on interviewing techniques for this population. In

FY 2013, the CAFIs conducted more than 50 forensic interviews relating to human trafficking as

well as trainings for the FBI VCACS agents.

In FY 2013, the FBI OVA provided nearly $6,500 in Federal Emergency Victim

Assistance Funds (FEVAF) to assist human trafficking victims. The FEVAF, a fund of last

resort, was expended for victims’ bus fares, air fares, lodging, food, clothing, lodging, and

personal hygiene items to facilitate recovery and reunification efforts.

D. Department of Labor

DOL participated in the development of the Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services

for Victims of Human Trafficking, which includes several commitments concerning law

enforcement cooperation, training and victim services.

In FY 2013, the DOL Employment and Training Administration (ETA)’s network of over

2,500 American Job Centers continued to offer employment and training services to human

trafficking victims, as required under the TVPA. These services are provided directly by state

and local grantees to human trafficking victims. (ETA does not collect information on the extent

to which such services are offered to or utilized by human trafficking victims.)

During FY 2013, ETA delivered a webinar training to the public workforce system to

provide more information on the October 2012 Training and Employment Guidance Letter

(TEGL) 9-12 and to highlight promising practices and a pilot program funded by sister agencies

on the employment and training issue. The letter’s purpose was to provide further information to

the workforce investment system on the importance of providing workforce, training, and

referral services to human trafficking victims and to furnish updated guidance on how to deliver

such service under federal law.

Complementing TEGL 9-12, in FY 2013, DOL continued engaging with stakeholders,

ranging from direct service grantees to members of the public workforce system, at the local and

national levels. DOL hosted conference calls for practitioners to share best practices and discuss

employment and training issues relevant to serving human trafficking victims, and engaged in

direct dialogue with stakeholders on these issues.

Victims of convicted traffickers must be provided full restitution for the labor they

performed. As part of its interagency collaboration, DOL’s WHD assists law enforcement

partners to compute restitution.

E. Department of State

The Bureau of Diplomatic Security’s Victims’ Resource Advocacy Program (VRAP)

supported approximately 20 human trafficking victims in 2013. VRAP assisted in securing

judgments for restitution of over $20,000, T visas and Continued Presence (see Part V.A.1

below) in six cases, and active legal representation for victims of trafficking schemes. VRAP

continued to provide resources to individuals at least once per quarter after they were identified

as potential human trafficking victims, which may have started with relocation options or

explanation of expectations as they pertain to investigations. VRAP helped provide survivors

with an assurance of safety, an understanding of what had transpired, how it violated U.S. laws,

and resources available to them. VRAP explained the vital role the victim witness has in the

prosecution of those who have been accused of trafficking or related fraudulent acts. VRAP

worked with multiple NGOs consistently, particularly those providing legal services and case

management to human trafficking victims. VRAP worked to secure state or federal benefits, link

survivors to local community advocates, and provide forms of assistance tailored to the needs of

the individual.

F. Legal Services Corporation

LSC is a private, nonprofit corporation established by Congress to fund legal aid

programs throughout the nation to assist low-income persons with gaining access to the civil

justice system. Under section 107(b) of the TVPA, LSC must make legal assistance available to

human trafficking victims, who often need assistance with immigration and other matters. LSC

has issued guidance to all LSC program directors describing LSC’s obligations to provide legal

services to victims. (The current guidance is available at (http://grants.lsc.gov/sites/default/

files/Grants/pdfs/Progltr05-2.pdf.) In FY 2013, ten LSC grantees assisted 137 human trafficking

victims.

LSC Grantee

Number of Trafficking

Victims Served

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

Legal Aid Society of Hawaii

Micronesian Legal Services

Florida Rural Legal Services

Utah Legal Services

California Rural Legal Assistance

Colorado Legal Services

Legal Assistance Foundation Chicago

Legal Aid of Wyoming

TOTAL

137

V. Immigration Benefits for Trafficking Victims

A. Department of Homeland Security

DHS facilitates the access of trafficking victims to potential short-term immigration

protection through Continued Presence and longer-term immigration relief to qualifying victims

through T and U nonimmigrant status, which can put victims on a path toward permanent

residence and eventual citizenship. ICE HSI’s Parole and Law Enforcement Program Unit, Law

Enforcement Parole Section (LEPS), authorizes Continued Presence, and USCIS grants T and U

nonimmigrant status. The request for T or U nonimmigrant status, and the related adjustment of

status to lawful permanent residence, is a self-petitioning process, meaning that the victim can

file the request directly with USCIS without someone else filing on his or her behalf. DHS

provides copies of Continued Presence authorizations and T nonimmigrant status grants to HHS.

After HHS receives notification of a grant of Continued Presence or T nonimmigrant status,

HHS provides the certification under section 107(b) of the TVPA, allowing for the provision of

certain services and benefits.

1. Continued Presence

Continued Presence allows certain human trafficking victims to remain in the United

States for up to one year, with the possibility of extension, in order to facilitate the investigation

or prosecution of the trafficker. 22 U.S.C. § 7105(c)(3); 28 CFR § 1100.35. DHS, through ICE,

possesses sole U.S. governmental authority to grant Continued Presence to human trafficking

victims who are potential witnesses in investigations or prosecutions. If the trafficking victim

meets these requirements and has filed a civil action under 18 U.S.C. § 1595, DHS must grant or

extend Continued Presence, subject to certain exceptions. Continued Presence must be requested

by a federal law enforcement agency on behalf of the potential witness. Continued Presence

requests are reviewed and, when warranted, authorized by ICE HSI’s LEPS, pursuant to the

delegated authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security. When the LEPS authorizes

Continued Presence, an authorization is forwarded to the Vermont Service Center within USCIS

for production of an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) and I-94, Arrival/Departure

Record. It can take 15 to 30 days to complete a Continued Presence case before it is forwarded

to USCIS for processing. In an effort to reduce adjudication and processing time, the LEPS is

updating the Continued Presence Protocol for requesting and sponsoring law enforcement

agencies, a tool that will provide guidance to streamline the application process.

Victims under 18 years of age and those who are unable to cooperate due to psychological or physical trauma do

not need to cooperate in the investigation and prosecution of the traffickers to receive benefits. HHS requires a

statement from DHS or DOJ that the alien has been determined to be a victim of a severe form of trafficking in

persons. Such aliens are provided with “eligibility” letters allowing them to receive benefits. See Part IV.A.1

above.

As stated, Continued Presence is initially authorized for a period of one year; however, an

extension may be authorized for a longer period if the investigation is ongoing and must be

authorized for a longer period if the individual has filed a civil action under 18 U.S.C. § 1595,

subject to certain exceptions.

In FY 2013, the LEPS approved 171 initial requests for Continued Presence and 190

requests for extensions of previously authorized Continued Presence.

REQUESTS FOR CONTINUED PRESENCE IN FISCAL YEARS 2009–13

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Total

Requests for

Continued

Presence

301

198

324

157

391

Number

Authorized

299

186

283

199

171

Number

Withdrawn

30*

Extensions

Authorized

148

288

355

220

190

Countries of

Origin

Represented

Countries

with the

Highest

Number of

Requests

Thailand,

Philippines,

Haiti, and

Mexico

Thailand,

Mexico,

Honduras, and

Philippines

Thailand,

Philippines,

and Mexico

Mexico,

Philippines,

Thailand,

Honduras, and

Indonesia

Mexico,

Philippines,

Honduras, and

Thailand

U.S. Cities

with the

Highest

Number of

Requests

Honolulu,

Chicago,

Miami, and

Tampa

Chicago,

Honolulu, New

York City, and

Tampa

Honolulu,

Miami, and

New Orleans

Honolulu,

New Orleans,

Chicago,

New York, and

Atlanta

Atlanta, New

York, New

Orleans,

Hawaii, and

Miami

* These cases were withdrawn for various reasons, including victims receiving T or U visas while awaiting

Continued Presence, subjects who departed before adjudication, and the case agent determining that the subject was

not a victim.

2. T and U Nonimmigrant Status

Congress created T nonimmigrant status (also referred to as the T visa) in order to

provide immigration relief to certain human trafficking victims who are cooperating with an

investigation or prosecution. Human trafficking victims may apply to USCIS for T

nonimmigrant status, which is available to an alien who (1) is or has been a victim of a severe

form of trafficking in persons; (2) is physically present in or at a port-of-entry of the United

States (including the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa) on

account of trafficking, including victims brought into the United States to participate in

investigative or judicial processes; (3) has complied with reasonable requests for assistance in

the investigation or prosecution of acts of trafficking, or is less than 18 years old, or is unable to

cooperate due to physical or psychological trauma; and (4) would suffer extreme hardship

involving unusual and severe harm upon removal from the United States. 8 U.S.C. §

1101(a)(15)(T); 8 CFR § 214.11.

Victims who receive a T visa are eligible to remain in the United States for up to four

years. Discretionary extensions of status may be available if the law enforcement authority

involved certifies that the victim’s presence is necessary to assist in the investigation or

prosecution of trafficking or if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines an extension is

warranted due to exceptional circumstances. USCIS must extend T nonimmigrant status during

the application process for adjustment of status to Lawful Permanent Residence. Upon approval

of the T nonimmigrant status by USCIS, victims will receive an EAD to work legally in the

United States. Victims may also request derivative T nonimmigrant status for certain family

members. In FY 2013, USCIS approved 1,823 T visas for victims and their family members —

the highest number to date.

APPLICATIONS FOR T VISAS IN FISCAL YEARS 2009–13

VICTIMS

FAMILY OF VICTIMS

TOTALS

Applied

Approved*

Denied*

Applied

Approved*

Denied*

Applied

Approved*

Denied*

2009

475

313

235

273

710

586

131

2010

574

447

138

463

349

105

1,037

796

241

2011

967

557

223

795

722

137

1,762

1,279

360

VICTIMS

FAMILY OF VICTIMS

TOTALS

2012

885

674

194

795

758

117

1,680

1,432

311

2013

799

848

104

1,021

975

1,820

1,823

195

* Some approvals and denials are from prior fiscal year filings.

Congress created U nonimmigrant status (also referred to as the U visa) to provide

immigration relief for victims of certain crimes who are assisting law enforcement in the

investigation or prosecution of those crimes. Congress provided this relief to victims of certain

qualifying criminal activity, including trafficking. Victims of a qualifying crime may apply to

USCIS for U nonimmigrant status, which is available when (1) the alien has suffered substantial

physical or mental abuse as a result of having been a victim of a qualifying criminal activity; (2)

the alien possesses credible and reliable information concerning the criminal activity; (3) the

alien has been helpful, is being helpful, or is likely to be helpful to law enforcement authorities

in the investigation or prosecution of the qualifying criminal activity; and (4) the qualifying

criminal activity occurred in the United States (including Indian country, military installations,

possessions and territories), or violated a U.S. law that provides for extraterritorial jurisdiction to

prosecute the offense in a U.S. federal court. If the applicant is under the age of 16 or unable to

provide information due to a disability, a parent, guardian, or next friend may possess the

information about the crime, and may assist law enforcement on the applicant’s behalf. 8 U.S.C.

§ 1101(a)(15)(U); 8 CFR § 214.14.

Victims who receive a U visa are eligible to remain in the United States for up to four

years. Discretionary extensions of status may be available if the law enforcement authority

involved in the investigation or prosecution certifies that the victim’s presence is necessary to

assist in the investigation or prosecution of the qualifying criminal activity or if an extension is

otherwise warranted due to exceptional circumstances. USCIS must extend U nonimmigrant

status during the application process for adjustment of status to Lawful Permanent Residence.

Upon approval of U nonimmigrant status by USCIS, victims will receive an EAD to work legally

in the United States. Victims may also request derivative U nonimmigrant status for certain

family members.

FY 2013 marked the fourth time USCIS reached the statutory annual cap (10,000) for U

visas (not including eligible family members, who are not subject to a statutory cap). The

average processing time was 11 months. Whenever the annual cap is reached, USCIS continues

to accept and process new petitions, and issues a Notice of Conditional Approval to petitioners

who are found eligible but who are unable to immediately receive a U visa because the statutory

cap was reached. Conditionally approved petitioners are then placed on a waiting list for the

next available U visa. They are afforded the opportunity to apply for employment authorization.

To reduce the adjudication and processing time, USCIS doubled the number of adjudicators

assigned to reviewing petitions for U nonimmigrant status. In doing so, the FY 2014 U Visa cap

was met in early December 2013. Despite meeting the cap, the Vermont Service Center

continues the waiting list process for petitions for U nonimmigrant status.

APPLICATIONS FOR U VISAS IN FISCAL YEARS 2009–13

VICTIMS

FAMILY OF VICTIMS

TOTALS

Applied

Approved*

Denied*

Applied

Approved*

Denied*

Applied

Approved*

Denied*

2009

6,835

5,825

688

4,102

2,838

158

10,937

8,663

846

2010

10,742

10,073

4,347

6,418

9,315

2,576

17,160

19,388

6,923

2011

16,768

10,088

2,929

10,033

7,602

1,645

26,801

17,690

4,574

2012

24,768

10,122

2,866

15,126

7,421

1,465

39,894

17,543

4,331

2013

25,472

10,000

1,829

18,263

8,198

1,440

43,735

18,198

3,269

* Some approvals and denials are from prior fiscal year filings.

3. Adjustment of Status to Lawful Permanent Residence

Both T and U nonimmigrant status holders can apply to USCIS for adjustment of status

to Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR), also referred to as obtaining a “green card.” Lawful

Permanent Residence is available to a T nonimmigrant who (1) has been physically present in

the United States for a continuous period of at least three years since the first date of lawful

admission as a T nonimmigrant or for a continuous period during the investigation or prosecution

of the acts of trafficking and the investigation or prosecution is complete, whichever time period

is less; (2) continues to hold T nonimmigrant status; (3) has been a person of good moral

character since first being lawfully admitted as a T nonimmigrant; (4) has complied with any

reasonable requests for assistance in the investigation or prosecution of trafficking, or was less

than 18 years old at the time of victimization, or would suffer extreme hardship involving

unusual and severe harm upon removal from the United States; and (5) is admissible to the

United States or has obtained a waiver for any applicable ground(s) of inadmissibility. Lawful

Permanent Residence is available to a U nonimmigrant (1) who has been physically present in

the United States for a continuous period of at least three years since the date of admission as a U

nonimmigrant; (2) who continues to hold U nonimmigrant status; (3) who has not unreasonably

refused to provide assistance in a criminal investigation or prosecution of the qualifying criminal

activity; (4) for whom continued presence in the United States is justified on humanitarian

grounds, to ensure family unity, or is otherwise in the public interest; (5) who is not inadmissible

due to involvement in Nazi persecution, genocide, torture, or extrajudicial killings; and (6) who

demonstrates that discretion should be exercised in his or her favor.

In 2009, USCIS began adjudicating adjustment of status applications for individuals with

a T or U visa. This was the first time that individuals who had received immigration relief as

human trafficking victims became LPRs, marking a significant milestone for the T and U visa

programs. In FY 2013, 544 principal and derivative T nonimmigrant status holders became

LPRs.

APPLICATIONS FOR T VISA ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS IN FISCAL YEARS 2010-13

APPLIED

APPROVED*

DENIED/WITHDRAWN*

2010

319

459

518

2011

547

441

2012

282

923

2013

997

544

*Some approvals and denials are from prior fiscal year filings.

In FY 2013, 3,305 principal and derivative U nonimmigrants became LPRs.

APPLICATIONS FOR U VISA ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS IN FISCAL YEARS 2010-13

APPLIED

APPROVED*

DENIED/WITHDRAWN*

2010

4,133

2,096

2011

3,681

3,870

139

2012

1,951

6,017

350

2013

7,748

3,305

154

*Some approvals and denials are from prior fiscal year filings.

B. Department of Labor

In March 2010, DOL announced that it would begin exercising its authority to certify

applications for U visas. DOL’s authority to complete U visa certifications has been delegated to

the WHD, which may identify potential victims during the course of workplace investigations.

During FY 2010, the WHD developed protocols regarding certification of U visa

applications for certain qualifying activities. The WHD protocols were then issued in a Field

Assistance Bulletin on April 28, 2011. In FY 2012, WHD finalized the process of hiring

permanent U-Visa Coordinators in each region to review and process U visa certifications and

make recommendations regarding certification to the Regional Administrators. In FY 2013,

WHD employed full time U-Visa Coordinators in each of its five regions. WHD continues to

refer the underlying qualifying criminal activity to appropriate law enforcement agencies in

accordance with its normal procedures.

C. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

The EEOC, through the Office of General Counsel, continues to issue U visa

certifications. In FY 2013, the EEOC certified U visa applications for individuals who have

aided, are aiding or, in the agency’s view, are likely to aid the EEOC’s efforts in prosecuting

cases involving those individuals.

D. Federal Bureau of Investigation

The FBI processed 26 new Continued Presence applications in FY 2013. The mean

number of days for Approval/Denial letter to be received was 21 calendar days. The median

number of days for the Approval/Denial letter to be received was 16 calendar days. In an effort

to reduce processing time, the FBI OVA developed and distributed guidance on how to

successfully apply for Continued Presence. The guidance was distributed to field and

headquarters’ case agents, victim specialists, and civil rights program coordinators who work

with human trafficking victims. Additionally, all newly hired victim specialists received

mandatory Continued Presence training as part of their employee orientation.

VI. Investigations, Prosecutions, and Sentences

A. Investigations

Several federal agencies conduct human trafficking investigations, with the majority of

investigations undertaken by the FBI and DHS ICE HSI.

1. Federal Bureau of Investigation

Human trafficking investigations in the FBI are divided between two distinct sections.

The Civil Rights Unit (CRU) is responsible for overseeing all human trafficking investigations

involving adults (domestic or foreign), foreigners, and sex trafficking cases involving foreign

minor victims. The Violent Crimes Against Children Section (VCACS) is responsible for

investigating cases involving the commercial sexual exploitation of domestic minors.

In FY 2013, the FBI identified approximately 850 victims of domestic minor sex

trafficking and adult domestic and foreign national victims of sex and labor trafficking.

In FY 2013, the FBI’s CRU initiated 220 human trafficking investigations, made 172

arrests, filed 116 informations and/or indictments, and obtained 69 convictions.

FBI HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATIONS IN FISCAL YEARS 2009–13

INVESTIGATIONS

ARRESTS

INDICTMENTS

CONVICTIONS

2009

167

202

121

2010

126

119

2011

337

188

118

2012

306

188

126

106

2013

220

172

116

The FBI’s Innocence Lost National Initiative addresses the growing problem of children

recruited and exploited through prostitution. Established in 2003, the Initiative is in partnership

with DOJ’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) and NCMEC. The FBI utilizes a

victim-centered, multi-disciplinary approach. Since inception, the Initiative has resulted in 1,983

convictions and 4,567 children recovered or identified or both. Substantial sentences of

convicted pimps have been obtained, including 15 life sentences and many sentences ranging in

length from 25 to 50 years. The Initiative is supported by the FBI’s 71 Child Exploitation Task

Forces, consisting of nearly 400 state and local partner agencies.

INNOCENCE LOST NATIONAL INITIATIVE CASES IN FISCAL YEARS 2009–13

INVESTIGATIONS

ARRESTS

INDICTMENTS/

INFORMATIONS/

COMPLAINTS

CONVICTIONS

2009

241

945

162

2010

252

1,092

123

119

2011

371

1,332

198

224

2012

363

1,769

187

302

2013

515

2,380

278

310

The FBI coordinates national enforcement operations, called Operation Cross Country, to

combat domestic commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) through prostitution. From

FY 2008 through FY 2013, seven such operations have been conducted, each taking place over

three- to five-day periods. FBI Field Divisions and their law enforcement partners participated

in these operations by targeting venues such as street tracks, the Internet, truck stops, motels, and

casinos where children are prostituted. Collectively, law enforcement officers from over 450

federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies joined together to rescue child victims and

apprehend those who victimize them. Through FY 2013, these operations have led to the safe

recovery of 434 child victims and the arrest of 581 pimps engaged in CSEC.

In May 2013, the FBI began efforts to coordinate law enforcement operations targeting

the commercial sexual exploitation of children through prostitution at the National Football

League’s 2014 Super Bowl in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The FBI instituted a regional

approach to the event, utilizing FBI Field Offices in Newark, New York, New Haven, and

Philadelphia to partner with 50 state and local law enforcement agencies. The operation

combined resources from multiple FBI programs. These efforts resulted in recovery of 18

commercially sexually exploited children, the arrest of 48 pimps, the recovery of three foreign

national human trafficking victims and the distribution of services to 70 adult and child victims.

The FBI Chicago Office’s Crimes Against Children Squad sent agents throughout the

year to the Philippines to advance the Child Sex Tourism initiative that started in

2011. Investigations targeted U.S. citizens suspected of coming to the Philippines to solicit illicit

sex with minors. Capacity-building was targeted toward law enforcement communities to

address these types of crimes, as well as cybersex crimes.

2. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

a. ICE HSI Investigations

Within DHS, ICE investigates human trafficking cases. ICE’s objective in human

trafficking investigations is to disrupt and dismantle domestic and international criminal

organizations. Through ICE HSI, ICE investigated domestic and international criminal

organizations that engaged in human trafficking in FY 2013. HSI special agents within domestic

and international field offices worked closely with HSI’s Human Smuggling and Trafficking

Unit (HSTU), ICE Cyber Crimes Center (C3), HSI’s VAP, and other units within HSI.

During FY 2013, ICE HSI initiated 1,025 cases with a nexus to human trafficking. As a

result of these investigations, and cases initiated in previous years, ICE HSI recorded 1,877

criminal arrests, 1,070 indictments, and 870 convictions.

In FY 2013, 67 individuals were charged under 18 U.S.C. § 1591, two under 18 U.S.C. §

1581, two under 18 U.S.C. § 1584, and one under 18 U.S.C. § 1592.

ICE CASES WITH A NEXUS TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN FISCAL YEARS 2009–13

INVESTIGATIONS

ARRESTS

INDICTMENTS

CONVICTIONS

2009

566

388

148

165

2010

651

300

151

144

2011

722

938

444

271

2012

894

967

559

381

2013

1,025

1,877

1,070

816

b. Forced Labor Investigations

ICE has a legislative and investigative mandate to train its agents and officers stationed

abroad to recognize and conduct investigations into allegations of forced child labor. Subject to

certain exceptions, Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 19 U.S.C. § 1307, prohibits importing

Not all these criminal charges led to convictions for trafficking offenses as defined in 18 U.S.C. Chapter 77.

Prosecutors may decide to charge a non-trafficking offense in an investigation with an identified victim of

trafficking due to evidentiary or witness considerations. In some cases, a trafficking offense may not be as readily

provable as other available violations.

goods made with convict, forced, or indentured labor, including forced or indentured child labor,

into the United States.

ICE receives funds from Congress to investigate alleged violations of forced labor and to

pursue criminal convictions against violators. CBP has been delegated the authority to issue

administrative orders prohibiting the entry of goods made with forced labor into the United

States for predetermined or indefinite periods of time.

ICE HSI actively investigates allegations of forced, indentured, and/or prison labor

related to goods being exported to the United States for sale.

The TVPRA 2008 required ICE and CBP to report their efforts to combat forced labor in

an annual report to Congress. These agencies work with DOS to conduct outreach and build

partnerships with private entities to ensure that U.S. citizens do not purchase or use any item

made by victims of labor trafficking. In order to achieve these mandated goals, ICE HSI’s global

network of 70 offices in 47 countries facilitates collaboration in forced labor investigations. ICE

special agents posted overseas strive to maintain a full understanding of all U.S. governmental

programs, international organizations, and NGOs available as investigative and informational

resources in these areas.

The ICE Forced Child Labor program is designed to identify foreign manufacturers that

are illegally exporting merchandise to the United States, in violation of 19 U.S.C. § 1307. U.S.

importers and foreign manufacturers responsible for facilitating forced labor are subject to

criminal prosecution, seizure, and forfeiture of their merchandise. The ICE Forced Child Labor

program is dedicated to investigating allegations of forced child labor related to the

manufacturing or harvesting of goods that are exported to the United States. ICE distributes its

resources between ICE headquarters and foreign attaché offices that cover areas of the world

where this type of labor is known to flourish.

3. Department of Labor

DOL enforces worker protections for temporary nonimmigrant H-2A agricultural

workers and H-2B non-agricultural workers–groups that are at risk for trafficking. WHD

investigates complaints and conducts targeted investigations involving such workers. In FY

2013, WHD undertook specific enforcement initiatives in industries such as agriculture,

landscaping, traveling carnivals, hotels/motels, seafood processing, and reforestation. Under the

H-2A and H-2B regulations enforced by WHD, among other requirements, employers must pay

proper wages, and not charge (or allow their agents or attorneys to charge) workers for

recruitment costs or certification expenses. In addition, employers are required to pay such

workers’ travel and visa fees in many circumstances.

In addition, WHD has enforcement authority over the H-1B (workers in specialty

occupations) assurances that employers make when sponsoring such workers. Some of the

assurances include the requirement to pay at least a prevailing wage, offer the same benefits and

working conditions to H-1B workers as to U.S. workers, and not require or allow H-1B workers

to pay the employer’s petition fees.

DOL is committed to enforcing the necessary protections for all workers in the United

States. WHD enforces broad federal minimum wage and overtime protections for all covered

workers, including those who participate in the J Visa program.

In addition, DOL/ETA, through its regulations, requires state workforce agencies to

establish and maintain a Job Service Complaint System, which permits Migrant and Seasonal

Farm Workers (MSFWs) and other job seekers to submit complaints against employers about

violations of employment-related laws. States are responsible for publicizing this complaint

system. Complaints alleging employment-related violations are processed through the System.

WHD and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) play an active role in the ACTeam

operations. WHD assists law enforcement partners to compute restitution owed to victims,

provides translation services where necessary, and helps to identify and refer potential cases.

OIG investigates fraud and abuse related to DOL’s programs, including its Foreign Labor

Certification programs, as well as nontraditional organized crime threats that may jeopardize the

integrity of these programs.

4. Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security

The Bureau of Diplomatic Security conducts human trafficking investigations that have a

nexus to passport or visa fraud through the Human Trafficking Unit (HTU) in its Criminal

Division. This unit is the primary law enforcement office responsible for the investigation of all

human trafficking-related allegations against foreign diplomatic personnel and individuals

assigned to international organizations in the United States. The Criminal Division supports

Diplomatic Security’s 30 domestic offices and centrally coordinates worldwide investigations

with Regional Security Officers and interagency partners in more than 265 U.S. missions.

Diplomatic Security plays a unique role in the fight against trafficking as its special agents are

located in almost every U.S. diplomatic mission, and they support human trafficking cases at the

federal, state, local, and tribal levels in the United States.

a. Investigative Activities by Bureau of Diplomatic Security Field Offices

Most Bureau of Diplomatic Security field offices have agents assigned to their local

DOJ-funded human trafficking task force or other local human trafficking task forces. In FY

2013, Field Offices participated in the following investigations:

 The Houston Field Office, along with other agency partners, assisted in one of the largest

sex-trafficking investigations conducted by the Houston Human Trafficking Task Force,

resulting in the arrest of six men and seven women in ten different locations. The multi-

year investigation revealed that the defendants owned, controlled, participated in, and

operated bars/brothels where young undocumented Mexican women and underage girls

were forced, threatened, or coerced to engage in prostitution. During the course of the

investigation, 12 women, including five minors, were safely recovered.

 The New York Field Office, along with other agency partners, contributed to local law

enforcement anti-trafficking operations leading up to and during the Super Bowl. In the

course of the three-day operation, agents assisted local and federal law enforcement

entities in the arrest of several traffickers, the seizure of multiple articles of property, and

the recovery of a minor victim of sex trafficking.

b. Investigative Activities by Assistant Regional Security Officer-Investigators

Assistant Regional Security Officer–Investigators (ARSO-I) are Diplomatic Security

Service special agents specifically assigned to combat fraud associated with passports and visas

in U.S. consular sections around the world. ARSO-Is identified 905 cases of potential visa fraud

in FY 2013, reviewing the cases for links to human trafficking. In several instances, ARSO-Is

found visa applicants made false statements and submitted fraudulent documents in support of

visa applications that led to joint U.S. and foreign law enforcement investigations into human

trafficking. In several such cases, the investigations led to the arrests of trafficking suspects.

Case examples include a joint ICE-Diplomatic Security operation that culminated in the arrest of

a known human trafficker in Honduras and the investigation and subsequent arrest of five

individuals wanted for human trafficking and visa fraud in the Dominican Republic in

coordination with Dominican police. Diplomatic Security field offices continued to work closely

with ARSO-Is from trafficking source and transit countries, such as Nigeria, Pakistan, India, and

Colombia, in an ongoing effort to identify, apprehend, and prosecute individuals attempting to

enter at major U.S. ports-of-entry on fraudulently obtained visas. Some of these cases were

linked to human trafficking investigations.

5. Department of Defense

Information was retrieved from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and Air

Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI) on military suspects engaging in

recruitment/obtaining persons for purpose of performing a commercial sex act, facilitating

prostitution, child prostitution, and solicitation for child sex acts during FY 2013.

NCIS was involved in investigating human trafficking-related crimes and reported six

felony-level investigations in which disciplinary actions were taken against military personnel

within the Department of the Navy. Charges for these six felony-level investigations included:

18 U.S.C. § 1001 (False Statements) and 18 U.S.C. § 1591 (Sex Trafficking of Children);

Uniform Code of Military Justice, Articles 80 (Attempts), 120 (Rape), 128 (Assault), and 134

(Pandering and Prostitution); and Virginia Criminal Code §§ 18.2-347 (Maintaining a Place for

Prostitution), 18.2-348 (Aiding Prostitution), 18.2-355 (Detaining a Person for Prostitution), 18.-

356 (Receive Money for Procuring a Person), 18.2-347 (Receive Money for Prostitution), and

18.2-357 (Receive Earnings of a Prostitute).

OSI reported that an Active Duty member of the Air Force is alleged to have engaged in

the trafficking of two Ugandan females; this case is still being investigated and disciplinary

action is pending.

Data obtained from the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) reflects that from

FY 2012 through 21 Mar 2014, CID had 105 suspected CTIP cases under investigation. The

cases are composed of 25 suspected cases under the direct investigation of CID, and 80

suspected cases are being investigated by the Military Police.

On August 29, 2013, the 7th Air Force Base in Osan, South Korea, in the U.S. Pacific

Command area of responsibility, issued a punitive policy on Combating Trafficking in Persons

(CTIP) specific to South Korean juicy bars. The 7th Air Force Base worked closely with the

U.S. Embassy in Seoul, the Korean and Philippine governments, and the local business

community around Osan Air Force Base, including bar owners, to ensure that Service Members

could not patronize these establishments. Following a criminal investigation, the 7th Air Force

Base determined that a clear link between juicy bars, prostitution, and human trafficking exists,

particularly among trafficked Filipina women who entered the country under entertainer visas.

U.S. Pacific Command is working to implement a similar policy/blanket ban of juicy bars for all

of South Korea beyond the 7th Air Force Base.

6. ACTeams

As a direct result of coordinated efforts between participating ACTeam agencies, and use

of proactive investigative techniques, an international human trafficking enterprise operating in

multiple areas of the United States has been identified. This joint effort has resulted in

predicated case openings in Atlanta, Houston, and Los Angeles, all focused on combating the

exploitation of victims directly linked to this group.

B. Prosecutions

The Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division (CRT) and CRT’s Human Trafficking

Prosecution Unit (HTPU), in collaboration with U.S. Attorneys’ Offices (USAOs) nationwide,

have principal responsibility for prosecuting human trafficking crimes, except for cases

involving sex trafficking of minors. The Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section of the

Criminal Division (CEOS) is DOJ’s subject matter-expert on child sexual exploitation offenses,

and shares responsibility and collaborates closely with USAOs nationwide in the investigation

and prosecution of federal cases involving child sexual exploitation, including the prostitution of

children and the extraterritorial sexual abuse of children.

Since DOJ created the HTPU within the Criminal Section of CRT in January 2007,

HTPU has played a significant role in coordinating DOJ’s human trafficking prosecution

programs. HTPU’s mission is to focus CRT’s human trafficking expertise and expand its anti-

trafficking enforcement program to increase human trafficking investigations and prosecutions

throughout the nation. HTPU works to enhance DOJ investigation and prosecution of significant

human trafficking cases, particularly novel, complex, multi-jurisdictional, and multi-agency

cases, and those involving transnational organized crime and financial crimes. In FY 2013,

HTPU worked to develop high-impact human trafficking investigations and prosecutions,

strengthen coordination among federal, state, local and international law enforcement agencies,

and expand nationwide capacity to bring victim-centered human trafficking prosecutions.

In FY 2013, DOJ continued its sustained long-term increase in prosecuting human

trafficking crimes. During the fiscal years from 2009–2013, CRT and USAOs brought a record

number of human trafficking prosecutions involving forced labor and sex trafficking of adults by

force, fraud, and coercion. In the past four fiscal years, DOJ brought a total of 221 such cases,

compared to 149 in the previous four-year period (a 48% increase), and compared to 82 such

cases in the four-year period before that (an 81% increase). Prosecuted labor trafficking cases

over these four-year periods have increased to a total of 91 over the past four years, compared to

55 in the four years before that (a 65% increase). Prosecuted adult and international sex

trafficking cases increased from 94 to 130 (a 38% increase). (This record number of

prosecutions is in addition to child sex trafficking cases brought by CEOS and USAOs.) In FY

2013, CRT and USAOs together brought 71 forced labor and adult sex trafficking prosecutions

(18 primarily labor and 53 primarily sex), charged 161 defendants (31 labor and 130 sex), and

secured 90 convictions (28 labor and 62 sex). Including additional trafficking cases brought by

DOJ’s Criminal Division and USAOs, which primarily involve domestic sex trafficking of

minors, DOJ brought 161 human trafficking cases against 253 defendants, and secured 174

convictions.

The chart below lists the numbers of defendants charged, prosecuted, and convicted in

human trafficking cases in FYs 2012 and 2013.

TRAFFICKING

PROSECUTIONS

2012

2013

By CRT/

USAOs

DOJ-wide

By CRT/

USAOs

DOJ-wide

Cases Filed

Labor

Sex

106

143

Total

128

161

Defendants

Charged

Labor

Sex

162

130

222

Total

108

200

161

253

Convictions

Labor

Sex

105

146

Total

138

174

C. Sentences

DOJ’s Bureau of Justice Statistics reviewed the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

(AOUSC) criminal case database to make a preliminary calculation of the average length of

sentence for cases completed in FY 2013 that involved the trafficking offenses under 18 U.S.C.

§§ 1581 (peonage), 1583 (enticement for slavery), 1584 (sale into involuntary servitude), 1589

(forced labor), 1590 (trafficking with respect to peonage/slavery/involuntary servitude/forced

labor), 1591 (sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud or coercion), 1592 (unlawful conduct

with respect to documents in furtherance of trafficking), and 1594 (general provisions).

According to AOUSC data, of the 174 defendants convicted in which at least one of the

human trafficking offenses cited above was charged, 153 defendants received a prison sentence,

seven received a probation-only sentence, and 13 defendants received a suspended sentence (the

sentence for one defendant was missing). The average prison term for those defendants

sentenced to prison was 145 months (12.1 years), and prison terms ranged from three to 720

months. Sixty-six defendants received a prison term of more than ten years, 43 received terms

from five to ten years, and 38 defendants received a prison sentence of less than five years (the

prison sentence length was missing for six defendants). Among defendants receiving a

This statistic includes CRT and USAO human trafficking prosecutions involving forced labor and sex trafficking

of adults and children. These numbers do not reflect prosecutions of cases involving the commercial sexual

exploitation of children that were brought under statutes other than the sex trafficking provision codified at 18

U.S.C. § 1591.

probation-only sentence, three defendants received a probation term of 60 months, three received

a probation term of 36 months, and one received a probation term of 12 months.

VII. International Grants to Combat Trafficking

A. Department of Labor

DOL funds projects to combat exploitative child labor, including child trafficking. While

DOL did not fund child trafficking projects in FY 2013, the child labor projects funded support

efforts to provide assistance to children in or at risk of the worst forms of child labor, including

those that could potentially be human trafficking victims.

The TVPRA 2005 directs DOL to monitor and combat forced labor and child labor in

foreign countries. To meet these mandates, DOL’s ILAB conducted research and developed a

list of goods from countries that it has reason to believe are produced with forced labor or child

labor in violation of international standards. DOL published its initial list of goods on Sept. 10,

2009, containing 122 goods from 58 countries. As of the end of FY 2013, the initial list has been

updated four times (on December 15, 2010; October 3, 2011; September 26, 2012; and

September 30, 2013). With the 2013 update, DOL for the first time removed line items from the

list as a result of evidence establishing a significant reduction or elimination of a child labor or

forced labor problem (tobacco from Kazakhstan, charcoal from Namibia, and diamonds from

Zimbabwe). As of the end of FY 2013, the list includes 134 goods from 73 countries and a total

of 342 line items. DOL will continue to update the list periodically. It is available at

http://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/child-labor/list-of-goods.

The TVPRA 2005 required DOL to work with persons who are involved in the

production of goods on the list to create a “standard set of practices” that will reduce the

likelihood that businesses will produce goods using child labor or forced labor. DOL continued

to promote its Reducing Child Labor and Forced Labor: A Toolkit for Responsible Businesses, a

web-based resource providing detailed, step-by-step, practical guidance to businesses and other

stakeholders to address child labor and forced labor in global supply chains. This toolkit shares

best practices for creating and sustaining effective social compliance systems, and is the first

such guidance focused on child labor and forced labor practices. The toolkit covers such topics

as stakeholder engagement, effective codes of conduct, monitoring standards and tools, and

remediation of child labor and forced labor. Throughout 2013, ILAB carried out broad

dissemination of the toolkit to businesses and industry groups, corporate social responsibility-

focused groups, foreign governments, NGOs, the media, and others, through participation in

conferences and web-based events, as well as one-on-one meetings. The toolkit is available at:

http://www.dol.gov/ilab/child-forced-labor.

This calculation differs from the case statistics presented in the preceding charts, because the AOUSC database

tracks cases only by the statutes involved, does not indicate all applicable charges when a defendant is charged with

more than five offenses, and does not capture trafficking cases resolved by pleas to other charges.

DOL plays a key role in the implementation of Executive Order 13126 (E.O. 13126) on

the Prohibition of Acquisition of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor,

which was issued in June 1999. E.O. 13126 directs all federal agencies to ensure that U.S.

governmental purchases do not include any products made with forced or indentured child labor.

E.O. 13126 requires DOL, in consultation with DOS and DHS, to publish and maintain a list of

products, by country of origin, which the three Departments have a reasonable basis to believe

may have been mined, produced, or manufactured by forced or indentured child labor.

Following consultation with DOS and DHS, on July 23, 2013, ILAB published a final

determination pursuant to E.O. 13126, which updated a list of goods which the Departments

have a reasonable basis to believe might have been mined, produced, or manufactured with

forced or indentured child labor. The update added cattle from South Sudan, dried fish from

Bangladesh, fish from Ghana, garments from Vietnam, and gold and wolframite from the

Democratic Republic of Congo. As of the end of FY 2013, the E.O. 13126 List now comprises

35 products from 26 countries.

A current E.O. list can be found on the DOL website at http://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/

child-labor/list-of-products.

B. Department of State

1. Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons

The TIP Office continues to see a growth in demand for foreign assistance funds, far

exceeding the size of the Office’s program. In FY 2013, the Office received more than 160

applications requesting a total of more than $95 million in funding. With FY 2013 funds, as well

as limited carryover funds from prior years, the Office awarded 40 new grants and cooperative

agreements for projects to address both sex and labor trafficking, worth $21,290,161.

The TIP Office’s funding priorities are guided by the annual Trafficking in Persons

Report (TIP Report). The 2013 TIP Report was issued in June 2013. The TIP Report is the U.S.

government’s principal diplomatic tool used to engage foreign governments on trafficking in

persons, providing a comprehensive analysis of governmental anti-trafficking efforts. Funding

decisions take into consideration a number of factors addressed in the TIP Report, including a

country’s political will and its economic resources. Many of the TIP Office’s grants and

cooperative agreements address multiple parts of the 3Ps paradigm: protection, prosecution, and

prevention. Ninety-four percent of all grants funded with FY 2013 funds include a protection

component, which may include provision of direct services to victims. Additionally, 79 percent

of all grants are conducting prosecution activities, such as capacity-building for law enforcement

and prosecutors to apprehend and prosecute traffickers. Examples of projects funded in FY 2013

include the following (a complete list of FY 2013 anti-trafficking projects is available at

http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/other/2013/215002.htm):

 The TIP Office funded two international organizations for a collaborative project to

address the issue of abusive recruitment practices that lead to human trafficking,

including the charging of fees to workers. The two organizations will undertake

coordinated research on the issue, conduct a series of stakeholder meetings in regions of

the world where the problem of irregular and criminal labor recruiting is most

problematic, and produce recommendations on how to address gaps in regulation and

enforcement. The final product will be a joint report on the issue, which will build

support for shaping norms regarding labor recruiting and human trafficking, consistent

with Executive Order 13627.

 The TIP Office funded a project to expand an online Human Trafficking Case Law

Database, which was launched in 2011 and currently includes 800 human trafficking

cases from 74 countries and three supranational courts. With continued TIP Office

support, the project will develop a case digest for practitioners that highlights best

practices and common pitfalls; focus on wider dissemination of the database; and

continue to expand and improve the database by summarizing more cases, widening the

ambit of jurisdictions addressed, and translating key cases into languages other than

English.

 The TIP Office funded a project to implement a model of targeted training and

collaborative casework for law enforcement and service providers in the identification,

rescue, investigation, and prosecution of child sex trafficking cases in the Dominican

Republic.

 A project in Kenya is developing a national referral mechanism to identify, assist, and

protect trafficking victims from violence and exploitation. Similarly, a project in

Indonesia is working with local governments to promote a coordinated policy response

and reduce the risk of re-trafficking through improved victim assistance.

 In Malaysia, a grantee is working to improve mental health services within Malaysia’s

government-run shelters by providing ongoing training and support to shelter staff to

build their capacity to effectively provide services to trafficking victims, and another

grantee is providing mental health services to women in two of Malaysia’s four

government-run shelters, in addition to providing shelter and other services for trafficking

victims in its own facility in Kuala Lumpur.

 A TIP Office-funded project in Sierra Leone, where the grantee has established the first-

ever shelter for young female trafficking victims, is playing a vital role in introducing and

institutionalizing quality care for victims. Forty-eight victims have received holistic and

comprehensive services thus far, and the grantee has facilitated legal representation for

four survivors and physical and mental treatment for 35 victims. Fourteen survivors have

been successfully reintegrated or placed in alternative care; 43 child survivors of

trafficking were provided education scholarships; and 58 village parent groups,

comprising 464 individual members, have been established and trained.

 The TIP Office funds a short-term, emergency assistance project for trafficking victims

who are in need of immediate support. In these critical situations, the grantee will

address the victims’ needs, including by providing risk assessment, shelter, basic

necessities, counseling, medical and legal services, travel documentation, safe transport,

and resettlement arrangements. The project, for example, has assisted adult victims of

domestic servitude from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka in Jordan, and child

victims of forced begging from Guinea Bissau in Senegal and from Haiti in the

Dominican Republic.

 The TIP Office also supports a regional anti-trafficking project in India, Bangladesh, and

Nepal to strengthen and institutionalize prevention and protection measures for potential

and actual victims of cross-border human trafficking between these countries. The

project aims to strengthen cross-border cooperation; and develop standard operating

procedures for cross-border rescue, rehabilitation, and reintegration of victims, and

present it for adoption by the three governments. The project also will support an NGO

in each country to provide protection and rehabilitation services to victims, and design

and implement integrated human trafficking awareness interventions at source, transit,

and destination points.

 In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the TIP Office funds a project to address, at

multiple levels, critical gaps in anti-trafficking efforts and respond directly to priorities

and recommendations raised in the TIP Report. Project activities will create a scalable

model of community-led action against trafficking; foster significantly increased public

awareness and discourse on slavery and trafficking, through interactive radio and mobile

cinema; establish a coalition of Congolese civil society organizations with enhanced

capacity to monitor and advocate for the eradication of slavery in the eastern regions of

the country; and train key governmental officials on enforcing existing laws and enacting

new policies to fulfill their anti-trafficking responsibilities.

 The TIP Office funded a project to raise awareness in Bangladesh of new anti-trafficking

legislation through innovative use of information, education, communication materials,

electronic and print media, and mobile technology as part of a larger project to enhance

the capacity of Bangladeshi civil society to identify and protective services to male

trafficking victims.

 In Senegal, the TIP Office supports a project working in partnership with Senegalese

NGOs to build the capacity of targeted communities and local governments to prevent

trafficking of children in Quranic schools as part of a larger capacity-building project to

train responders in the law enforcement, judicial, and service provision sectors.

2. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL)

The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) highlights the issue of

trafficking in persons, and details violations of labor rights in law and in practice, as well as

other conditions that increase vulnerability of workers to trafficking, in its annual Country

Reports on Human Rights Practices, in particular, Section Seven (available at

http://www.state.gov/j/drl/index.htm). DRL also coordinates and drafts an annual report to

Congress on child soldiers, mandated by the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008. DRL funds

several programs globally that promote internationally recognized worker rights and address

labor violations, including trafficking in persons. Examples of DRL-funded programs in FY

2013 that worked to combat forced labor included:

 In Southeast Asia, a DRL-supported project worked to enhance the protection of

marginalized and vulnerable migrant workers and their access to safe and affordable

migration channels in five Lower Mekong countries by means of expanding migrants’

awareness of their rights through access to pre-departure orientation and post-arrival

training programs across the subregion. In Malaysia, a different DRL project collected

and analyzed data on the migrant worker sector in Kuala Lumpur and raised awareness

among migrant workers, including domestic workers, of labor rights, relevant labor

legislation, and effective strategies for remedy.

 In Jordan, DRL funded a project that worked to improve respect for fundamental rights of

migrant workers, a group particularly vulnerable to trafficking. The project established a

Labor Attaché Network to allow the embassies of the countries of origin of migrant

workers to meet regularly and discuss mutual concerns and challenges as they attempt to

serve migrant workers, primarily on issues of protection. Primary project activities

focused on the garment sector and on the construction sector, where the implementing

partner engaged with the General Union for Construction Workers to develop a trade

union policy on migrant workers that raises awareness of migrant worker rights and

encourages them to join trade unions. Finally, the project developed and implemented a

pilot training program for law enforcement officials to explain how the current gaps in

legislation and law enforcement have led to the occurrence of forced labor, and

underscore the need to reform the labor migration system.

 DRL continued to support work in Burma that provided protection to trafficking

survivors and increased the awareness of Burma’s citizens of existing labor rights and the

illegality of child soldier recruitment under Burmese law. The project supported case

workers in strategic locations across the country and has resulted in thousands of forced

labor brochures being distributed, as well as radio and television ads that explained

forced labor and how citizens can exercise their rights through formal complaint

mechanisms. DRL supported work that raised workers’ awareness of internationally-

recognized labor rights and national labor laws, including those related to forced labor.

 In Haiti, DRL supported a project that engaged in and responded to the immediate needs

of vulnerable children and their families to improve their livelihoods and raise awareness

about concerns related to hazardous forced child labor. This project supported the

National Tripartite Committee for the Prevention and Elimination of Child Labor in its

monthly meetings, and helped facilitate a national plan for the prevention and elimination

of child labor. The project also supported the training of journalists on child labor issues,

and provided almost 100 youth with vocational skills training.

3. Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration

The mission of the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) is to provide

protection and aid to persecuted and uprooted people around the world on behalf of the

American people by providing life-sustaining assistance, working through multilateral systems to

build global partnerships, promoting best practices in humanitarian response, and ensuring that

humanitarian principles are thoroughly integrated into U.S. foreign and national security policy.

PRM has primary responsibility within the U.S. government for formulating policies on

population, refugees, and migration, and for administering U.S. refugee and migration assistance

and the U.S. refugee admissions programs. PRM encourages the creation of orderly, legal, and

humane international migration regimes that respect the human rights of all migrants, including

irregular migrants and survivors of human trafficking, and facilitates international cooperation to

prevent and combat human trafficking. PRM pursues these goals in multilateral policy fora, such

as the United Nations and other regional dialogues on migration, and through programs that

directly assist vulnerable migrants, including human trafficking victims, and that build

government capacities to protect human trafficking victims and other vulnerable migrants.

In FY 2013, PRM contributed $4.7 million to regional projects implemented by the

International Organization for Migration (IOM) to build the capacity of host governments and

civil societies to identify, protect, and assist vulnerable migrants, including human trafficking

victims, in five regions around the world: North Africa, the Horn of Africa and Yemen, Southern

Africa, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. In addition to capacity-building, these regional migration

projects provide direct assistance, including return and reintegration to trafficking survivors and

other vulnerable migrants; support dialogue on migration management and human trafficking in

regional forums; and encourage greater cooperation and coordination between the IOM and the

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), so the different types

of vulnerable migrants present in mixed migration flows (e.g., asylum seekers and

unaccompanied children) receive appropriate protection and assistance. PRM also supported

humanitarian assistance programs focused on direct assistance to vulnerable migrants, some of

whom have been trafficked, including $350,000 for emergency medical assistance to African

migrants in Haradh, Yemen; $1,700,000 for the assisted voluntary return of migrants stranded in

Haradh, Yemen; and $1,500,000 for the assisted voluntary return of migrants stranded in Niger.

In addition, PRM provided $813,000 in FY 2013 to the “Program to Support Trafficking

Victims Found in the United States: Global Return and Reintegration and Family Reunification.”

Implemented by IOM, this program helps reunite trafficking survivors possessing T visas in the

United States with eligible family members, and supports the voluntary return of trafficking

survivors identified outside their country of nationality or legal residence. Through the program,

The IOM provides financial and logistical support for the travel of eligible family members to

the United States, including pre-departure assistance with travel documents, transportation

arrangements, airport assistance, and escorting of children. For trafficked persons who do not

wish to avail themselves of T visa benefits, the program also works to ensure their safe return to

and reintegration in home communities. This may include pre-departure assistance with travel

documentation, transportation arrangements, and reception upon arrival by IOM partners. To

reduce the likelihood of re-trafficking, the IOM works with NGO partners to provide

reintegration assistance, including temporary shelter, health care, vocational training and

education, and small grants for income-generating activities. In FY 2013, this program helped

240 individuals to join family members who were trafficked to the United States, and provided

two survivors with return assistance. Since it began in 2005, this program has facilitated the

reunification of 1,122 family members with survivors of trafficking identified in the United

States, and has assisted 23 trafficking survivors to return to their countries of origin.

In FY 2013, PRM also contributed $100,000 to the IOM-administered Global Assistance

Fund for the Protection, Return, and Reintegration of Victims of Trafficking (GAF). The fund

assists human trafficking victims and stranded migrants vulnerable to trafficking who are unable

to access, or are otherwise ineligible for, direct assistance under other IOM programs. The

program assisted 116 beneficiaries in FY 2013 and has assisted 1,738 persons since its creation

in 2000.

4. International Narcotics and Law Enforcement

The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Agency’s (INL)

International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE) FY 2013 appropriation of

$1.938 billion supports country and global programs critical to combating transnational crime

and illicit threats, including efforts against terrorist networks in the illegal drug trade and illicit

enterprises. INCLE programs seek to close the gaps between law enforcement jurisdictions and

to strengthen law enforcement institutions that are weak or corrupt.

Many INCLE funds are focused where security situations are most dire, and where U.S.

resources are used in tandem with host country government strategies in order to maximize

impact. Resources are also focused in countries that have specific challenges to overcome,

where those resources can help to establish a stable and secure environment, including Iraq,

Afghanistan, Pakistan, West Bank/Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, Mexico, Central America,

Colombia, Sudan, and Liberia.

The FY 2013 appropriation recognizes both the needs and current status of INCLE-

funded programs in all “front line” countries (i.e., Afghanistan and Pakistan, in addition to Iraq)

to date. The Near East, South Central Asia, and the Western Hemisphere account for most of

the INCLE request, although continuing concerns in both Africa and East Asia (i.e., Sudan,

Liberia, West Africa, and Indonesia) require continued policy and programmatic

attention. Programs included the following:

 Since 2008, the United States has pledged nearly $15,000,000 to police reform in the

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The United States manages activities that

strengthen the ability of the Congolese National Police to respond to community security

priorities and secure national borders as part of the strategy of the Government of the

DRC to combat illegal mining, which makes workers vulnerable to trafficking, and to

strengthen legitimate cross-border trade linkages.

 In August 2013, INL and the Regional Security Office at the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa

held training for 45 Congolese police officers, customs officials, and immigration

specialists on how to conduct investigations, combat trafficking in persons, and identify

fraudulent immigration documents. Within one month of the training, one of the attendee

police officers arrested a Congolese man for trafficking a girl into the commercial sex

industry for six years. The Congolese officer also identified trafficking-in-persons

indicators in other pending investigations. Subsequent to the training, DHS ICE sent a

special agent to assist the Congolese police with these new trafficking cases.

 INL pledged $460,362 to support the implementation of the UNODC project, “Building

institutional capacity to respond to the threat posed by illicit drug trafficking and

organized crime in Sierra Leone,” with a budget of $5,062,212. Funding is used for

capacity-building efforts at the Sierra Leone Transnational Organized Crime Unit

(TOCU). Through TOCU, INL assisted Liberia and Sierra Leone with a case of trans-

border human trafficking. In January 2013, following the exchange of intelligence with

TOCU, the Transnational Crime Unit (TCU) Liberia, the Liberian National Police, and

Interpol staff conducted an operation to disrupt organized networks involved in human

trafficking across national borders.

 In 2013, a multi-agency team from DOS, DHS, and DOJ provided technical assistance to

Thai and other Southeast Asian entities involved in combating human trafficking to

address areas of weakness in anti-trafficking efforts, including victim identification and

protection, investigations, and prosecutions. These efforts, which involved direct police

and prosecutor training as well as the facilitation of regional networking, have enhanced

law enforcement capacity and promoted international cooperation. In July 2013, key

Thai anti-trafficking officials visited Seattle and San Francisco to meet with counterparts,

share information, and observe first-hand a major anti-trafficking operation.

 Eight officers from the Ecuador National Police completed a three-week study tour of the

Webb County, Texas Sheriff’s Office in May 2013. The 15-day tour included

observation of Webb County officers conducting various operations and investigations,

including on human trafficking. In 2011, INL and the Webb County Sheriff’s Office

formalized a Memorandum of Understanding that established a framework for

cooperation on training, advising, and mentoring international law enforcement

personnel.

 In August 2013, Embassy Asuncion used INL funds to support a trip by Cynthia Bendlin,

a 2008 DOS Women of Courage awardee, to deliver an anti-trafficking lecture at the

Argentine Senate. Bendlin held strategic planning meetings with regional anti-trafficking

groups in Buenos Aires, and met with Paraguayan Embassy staff. Argentina is the largest

destination country for Paraguayan sex human trafficking victims.

 In Afghanistan, from October 2012 through September 2013, INL’s Justice Sector

Support Program (JSSP) conducted 11 trainings on human trafficking for 241

prosecutors, police officers, defense lawyers, judges, and service providers from 11

different justice institutions and ministries. These trainings, held in four provinces,

focused on: (1) investigating and prosecuting human trafficking cases; (2) educating

trainees on the anti-trafficking law; (3) understanding the elements of crime to distinguish

between related crimes, such as human trafficking, human smuggling, abduction, and

kidnapping; and (4) offering protection and support services for trafficked victims.

 In 2013, DOS, DHS, and DOJ collaborated on programs to provide training and technical

assistance to hundreds of counterparts from Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam, to

strengthen capacity to combat human trafficking. These efforts included bringing senior

Thai law enforcement officials and prosecutors to the United States to learn from

American counterpart agencies and entities engaged in relevant efforts.

 INL supports International Law Enforcement Academies (ILEAs) overseas that deliver

instruction to foreign law enforcement officials to address and help counter international

crimes, including trafficking in persons. During the reporting period, the ILEAs trained

over 500 international law enforcement officials from countries across the Americas,

Europe, Southeast Asia, and Sub Saharan Africa on anti-trafficking topics.

 On September 23–25, 2013, INL—in partnership with the Thai National Anti-Corruption

Commission, the UNODC, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and

Development, and the American Bar Association—brought together over 180 anti-

corruption investigators, law enforcement officials, and policymakers from over 20 Asia

Pacific Economic Cooperation, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and Pacific

Islands Forum economies, as well as representatives from civil society organizations,

international organizations, and the private sector, to participate in the APEC Pathfinder

Dialogue on Combating Corruption and Illicit Trade. Participants shared knowledge on

linkages between corruption and trafficking; responses to trafficking-related corruption

given challenges and current capacities; and strategies and countermeasures to more

effectively address trafficking-related corruption across the Asia-Pacific Region.

 INL requested that the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) provide

law enforcement training to two selected Eastern Caribbean police agencies (Grenada and

Dominica) on sexual gender-based violence (SGBV), including trafficking in persons.

LVMPD deployed four police training instructors/advisors who developed curriculum

and conducted training for police service officers related to sex crimes, including luring

of minors for sexual exploitation, case management, and operational issues. The SGBV

training was dedicated to enhancing the quality of investigations of sexual

crimes. LVMPD instructors worked in coordination with Grenada and Dominica’s police

training academies to deliver the training course in a train-the-trainer format.

C. U.S. Agency for International Development

USAID appropriations to combat trafficking in FY 2013 included the following:

In Bangladesh, USAID worked collaboratively with the Bangladeshi government and

local NGOs to support activities to empower survivors of trafficking and those at risk of

trafficking; provide viable economic alternatives to unsafe internal and cross-border migration;

expand public awareness and participation in prevention efforts and crime reduction; and build

the capacity of government institutions to identify and prosecute perpetrators

USAID supported MTV End Exploitation and Trafficking (MTV EXIT), a global

multimedia counter-trafficking awareness and prevention campaign targeting youth in

Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Ukraine, Vietnam, and Burma. The campaign

employed a mixture of high-profile concerts, youth sessions, roadshows, national and

international websites, and television programs such as documentaries, dramas, public service

announcements, and music videos.

USAID supported the Philippine-American Fund (Phil-Am Fund), a grant-making facility

that provides funding to qualifying recipients through local competitive processes. These grants

promoted inclusive, sustainable growth by contributing to five broad categories in the

Philippines, including (1) counter-trafficking efforts; (2) enterprise development: (3) governance;

(4) education innovation; and (5) biodiversity conservation. Phil-Am Fund awarded the

following human trafficking grants with funds obligated in FY 2013:

 People’s Recovery Empowerment and Development Assistance (PREDA) Foundation,

which supports activities to protect children from trafficking for sexual abuse and

commercial exploitation through community-based preventive education programs;

rescuing, protecting, and rehabilitating victims; and prosecution of abusers and

traffickers;

 Children’s Legal Bureau (CLB), which supports activities to prevent and protect children

and vulnerable groups from trafficking in selected cities of Cebu and assist in prosecuting

traffickers;

 Transparency and Accountability Network (TAN), which supports a radio drama-cum-

talk show that focuses on issues of good governance, including specific themes such as

citizen engagement, effective service delivery, and the role of government in

implementing policies that protect vulnerable citizens. Such policies include enforcing

laws and ordinances on human trafficking and illegal recruitment.

In Vietnam, USAID supported (1) documentation and research regarding human

trafficking victim protection and prosecution procedures; (2) pilot projects to improve human

trafficking statistics; (3) activities to improve the quality of services in eight shelters, including

the development of questionnaires to determine the appropriate needs of victims; and (4)

interventions to improve services to underserved groups through local NGOs.

In Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), USAID assisted the Ministry of Security (MOS) and

the Department for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings to carry out the activities planned in

the BiH Strategy for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and Action Plan. USAID also

provided $300,000 in direct funding to the MOS to strengthen the fight against human trafficking

through (1) conducting scientific criminological research on trafficking; (2) improving media

coverage of human trafficking; (3) improving capacities of the MOS in the investigation of

trafficking and assistance and reintegration of human trafficking victims; (4) prevention of

human trafficking; and (5) strengthening the specialized anti-trafficking unit of the MOS.

In Moldova, USAID’s Rule of Law Institutional Strengthening Program (ROLISP)

partnered with the Norwegian Mission Experts of Rule of Law Advisers (NORLAM) and La

Strada, a local NGO, to organize an anti-trafficking capacity-building workshop. The goal of the

workshop was to (1) improve the knowledge of judges and prosecutors for investigating and

classifying human trafficking; (2) improve their skills in interviewing victims, including child

victims; and (3) provide guidance to the National Institute of Justice on developing an anti-

trafficking curriculum for in-service training of judges and prosecutors. ROLISP is also assisting

in the development of the anti-trafficking curriculum and training materials.

In Ukraine, USAID supported services to prevent trafficking and to assist victims of

trafficking and strengthen the capacities of the government of Ukraine and of the civil society to

sustainably undertake counter-trafficking work, including reintegration assistance to victims of

trafficking under the institutionalized framework of the National Referral Mechanism led by the

state.

In Belarus, USAID supported a three-year project to enhance Belarus’ country capacity

by strengthening governmental agencies and civil society organizations to combat human

trafficking through prevention and protection activities and capacity-building for domestic

stakeholders.

In Egypt, USAID provided funds to the IOM to provide services and counseling to

victims of trafficking, advocate for legal and regulatory reform to prevent future incidents, and

conduct civic education activities to inform and engage local populations in disrupting

trafficking activities in their communities. Project activities included support for safe-houses

and shelters for victims of trafficking, convening roundtables and policy discussions around

issues related to the prevention of trafficking, public awareness campaigns, small grants to

community organizations, and vocational and livelihood training opportunities for populations at

risk for trafficking, including youth.

With support from USAID, Egypt has prosecuted 29 cases against accused traffickers

since 2011, fifteen of which were prosecuted in 2014. This is a marked increase above the two

cases Egypt prosecuted in 2011. USAID has also provided direct assistance to 695 victims of

trafficking and 209 migrants who were deemed vulnerable or at risk of becoming victims of

trafficking. Direct assistance included medical aid and food and non-food items. USAID also

assisted 82 migrants with sustainable voluntary return to and reintegration program activities in

their home countries.

In Egypt/Sinai, USAID funded activities to promote community mobilization and

engagement, particularly among youth groups, against human trafficking, increase NGO-

governmental coordination in combating human trafficking, and expand and improve services

offered to victims.

In Jordan, USAID supported a project to reduce human trafficking, child labor, early

marriage, and sexual and gender-based violence among Syrian refugees and Jordanians through

an awareness-raising campaign targeting both Syrian refugees and host communities that are

currently impacted by the influx of Syrians into Jordan.

USAID supported a program to assist the five governments of Central Asia and civil

society actors in their efforts to respond to the problem of human trafficking through prevention

and protection activities. The project supported gender-mainstreamed awareness-raising

campaigns on key human trafficking issues focused on national level advocacy, policy debate,

and informational activities through civil society and governmental and nongovernmental actors

and provided direct assistance to female and male victims of trafficking.

In Uzbekistan, USAID supported activities to enhance and expand reintegration services

for female survivors of trafficking. Activities helped survivors of trafficking find work and

aimed to prevent them from being re-trafficked. As opposed to short-term assistance, the

program provided longer-term, shelter-based rehabilitation and helped victims successfully make

the transition back into Uzbek society. The project also trained social workers to treat victims of

trafficking and to form a cadre of qualified experts that disseminate knowledge and skills widely

among their colleagues throughout Uzbekistan.

In Nepal, USAID’s counter-trafficking (C-TIP) Project supported activities to prevent

trafficking and protect survivors by strengthening shelter referral systems, building service

providers’ capacity, providing vocational and life skills training to survivors and vulnerable

populations, as well as educating communities about trafficking and the importance of returnees’

re-integration. The project also conducted research and compiled jurisprudence used to improve

the judicial system and law enforcement agencies’ approach to prosecuting trafficking cases. C-

TIP also provided legal defense to survivors and legal education to justice sector actors for

improved coordination, capacity-building, and formal and informal collaboration.

In Afghanistan, USAID funded research, commissioned by the IOM, to fill knowledge

gaps on human trafficking patterns in Afghanistan. The research, which was conducted in nine

provinces and included interviews with 94 victims and 160 community leaders, examines the

causes and determinants of human trafficking, its geographic patterns, and means of coercion

used by traffickers.

In Guatemala, USAID supported activities to (1) strengthen institutional capacity for the

Secretariat against Sexual Violence, Exploitation, and Trafficking in Persons (SVET) or

appropriated counterpart organizations involved in the implementation of human trafficking law;

(2) improve the government of Guatemala’s ability to investigate and prosecute human

trafficking cases; and (3) strengthen the capacities of El Refugio, an NGO, to support access-to-

justice processes for adolescent survivors of sexual exploitation and trafficking in Guatemala.

VIII. Training, Outreach, and Public Awareness Efforts

A. Department of Defense

All DoD military and civilian personnel are required to take Combating Trafficking in

Persons (CTIP) training annually. Approximately 92% of DoD components reported taking

CTIP awareness training in 2013—an increase of approximately 20% from the previous year.

Five types of training are available on the CTIP website (http://ctip.defense.gov/

Training): (1) General Awareness; (2) Law Enforcement; (3) Refresher; (4) Leadership; and (5)

Contracting and Acquisition.

In the fall of 2013, the General Awareness and Law Enforcement trainings were updated

to reflect E.O. 13627, Strengthening Protections Against Trafficking In Persons, and Title XVII

of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2013, “End Trafficking in

Government Contracting.”

CTIP training is administered online, including via Joint Knowledge Online (JKO),

which is utilized by military personnel, multinational, intergovernmental, and interagency

individuals. JKO also offers an additional, specialized CTIP course on the impact of human

trafficking on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) operations.

In the fall of 2013, DoD executed Unified Endeavor 14-1, a joint training event designed

to prepare United States and NATO troops for their mission in Afghanistan. CTIP storylines

were injected into the training to educate the commands on their roles and responsibilities. The

first scenario allowed troops to recognize signs of possible human trafficking and know the

appropriate actions required to protect the health and safety of third-country nationals supporting

U.S. forward operating bases. The second scenario obligated the commands to understand

contractor and DoD responsibilities regarding CTIP, contractor vetting process and final pay

requirements, and the steps to return a third-country national to his or her place of origin.

Army Regulation 350-1 “Army Training and Leader Development” establishes and

maintains Army training requirements for human rights, law of war, and cultural awareness. The

Army’s Combating Trafficking in Persons Program features human rights training, including

annual training on protection measures for vulnerable populations, specifically for women and

children, into post conflict and humanitarian emergency assistance missions and programs.

Although the law of war focuses on treatment of enemy combatants, the training also specifies

the importance of identifying and protecting non-combatants. The training materials are

reviewed and updated periodically.

North American Aerospace Defense Command-U.S. Northern Command Tier 1 exercise,

ARDENT SENTRY, included a realistic trafficking-in-persons example that involved social

media during a hurricane response scenario in Florida. Using social media-stimulating tools, a

team of faculty and graduate students in the Homeland Security Program at San Diego State

University created fictional human traffickers that solicited responders on social media sites and

offered illegal services that deceptively transported people into the disaster area opposite the

flow of evacuees. The human trafficking event and CTIP efforts, though confined to a social

media environment, represented the hidden human-trafficking market that springs up in the

aftermath of many major disasters, and contributed to an understanding of this challenge for civil

and military responders.

At North American Aerospace Defense Command-U.S. Northern Command, the

Commander’s top-down leadership continually stressed the critical nature of CTIP for all

personnel. The CTIP training completion rate was 98% of the total command. In addition to

mandatory CTIP Training, Human Rights and Women/Peace/Security training is presented to all

incoming personnel at the command’s mandatory introduction course.

In an effort to ensure that U.S. Southern Command personnel are better educated in CTIP

issues related to its area of responsibility, the Human Rights Office secured funding to develop

U.S. Southern Command-specific CTIP training modules, which will be added to the DoD-

mandated CTIP training. U.S. Southern Command will be the first Combatant Command to

launch area of responsibility-specific training on CTIP for its personnel, including all

contractors. The Command also reported a 98% compliance with CTIP training for FY 2013.

U.S. Africa Command requires pre-deployment human trafficking awareness training on

human trafficking in East Africa for all U.S. Africa Command personnel.

Prior to deployment or temporary duty assignment to South Korea, U.S. Pacific

Command military, civilians, and contractors are required to take U.S. Forces Korea’s welcome

briefing to include particular cultural considerations, as well as country-specific problems with

prostitution and trafficking in persons.

During U.S. Pacific Command’s monthly Initial Staff Training and Orientation, U.S.

Pacific Command CTIP program officers provide an overview of human trafficking issues in the

U.S. Pacific Command Area Of Responsibility.

U.S. Pacific Command liaises on a regular basis with the local NGO community in order

to facilitate cooperation between the NGO community and other U.S. agencies involved in CTIP.

In late FY 2013, the Air Force established a new Air Force CTIP Task Force comprising

Major Command/Direct Reporting Unit/Field Operating Agencies that meet quarterly to address

Air Force-specific concerns related to CTIP, such as training updates, awareness programs, and

preparation for DoD Inspector General inspections. DoD CTIP policies have been promulgated

into Service-level guidance.

As part of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, DoD published a

series of articles about the Department’s and the U.S. government’s efforts to combat trafficking

in persons. DoD also publicized this issue through its social media sites on Facebook, Twitter,

and elsewhere.

The Defense Information Systems Agency incorporated a CTIP briefing into its pre-

deployment/temporary duty assessment checklist. DoD also hosted an agency CTIP annual

awareness event that included informational pamphlets, program documentation, mandatory

training overview, reporting procedures, and prevention efforts. Moreover, DoD aired public

service announcements via internal television news media.

The Defense Contract Management Agency developed a comprehensive way to observe

U.S. governmental contractors’ adherence to a human trafficking compliance plan. This CTIP

Review/Observation Record, which is displayed in a checklist format, is centered on a well-

developed list of items that can help reveal human trafficking suspicions and may help reveal

violations during inspections. The Review Record has been standardized and is being used by

acquisition professionals in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

The DoD Education Activity (DoDEA) launched an information campaign to increase

awareness at DoD schools about CTIP. In addition to training all General Schedule employees

in CTIP, DoDEA also trained all of its bargaining-unit employees for the first time.

The Defense Health Agency recognized “Combating Trafficking In Persons Awareness

Day” on August 29, 2013, by distributing literature and yellow ribbon pins for employees to

wear in support of human trafficking victims.

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) maintains a training link to CTIP general

awareness training for personnel that do not have access to learning management systems (i.e.,

local nationals, foreign nationals, contractors) on the DLA Enterprise website (both inside and

outside the contiguous United States). Additionally, DLA continues to utilize its Intranet

website “DLA’s Today” to disseminate CTIP awareness articles throughout the agency. CTIP

points of contacts were equipped with posters, CDs, and quick references from DHS and HHS

governmental sites to stress the impact and importance of CTIP to DLA’s workforce.

Additionally, DLA’s CTIP training completion rate increased from 92% to 94%. The program

has high visibility and statistics are briefed semi-annually during the agency’s Annual Operating

Picture to the DLA Director.

The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) implemented Instruction NGAI

2200.1, “Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP),” effective August 29, 2013, to educate its

workforce on deterring activities related to trafficking in person domestically and overseas.

Employees are mandated to annually take CTIP computer-based training administered by the

NGA College. The workforce includes all NGA employees, Central Intelligence Agency

personnel permanently assigned to NGA (affiliates), military personnel, and contract personnel.

DoD developed one new training module on CTIP to be used with members of the armed

forces of foreign countries. The Department has significant existing materials on CTIP that are

used during engagements to support partner nations in their efforts to combat human trafficking

through the provision of capacity building assistance to detect, monitor, and disrupt trafficking

events. Additionally, DoD continues to expand the inclusion of CTIP material into training

given to partner nations during engagements that, while not necessarily trafficking-focused,

provide an opportunity to raise awareness and educate foreign militaries about the issue.

The Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) conducted 44 engagements

with 48 foreign partners that included instruction on CTIP, along with broader human rights and

rule of law training. For example, DIILS’ August 2013 Combating Terrorism Fellowship

Program: Legal Aspects of Border Security Mobile Engagement Program included a presentation

on human trafficking. The five-day program took place in El Salvador, and 53 individuals,

including national civilian police, immigration officials, civilian prosecutors, and military

personnel, participated.

The Combatant Commands and Regional Centers have also integrated CTIP content into

their human rights and rule-of-law engagements and training on gender-based violence

prevention and response programming. For example, in August 2013, U.S. Southern Command

cosponsored a Subject Matter Expert Exchange with the Trinidad Police Academy at the

Trinidad and Tobago Police Academy. U.S. Southern Command provided two CTIP subject-

matter experts for the event who discussed interviewing human trafficking victims, investigative

techniques, and indicators and trends associated with human trafficking. As resources permit,

U.S. Southern Command’s Human Rights Office continues to integrate CTIP presentations

and/or the participation of CTIP subject-matter experts into its engagements with partner nation

militaries in an effort to improve their ability to recognize indicators of trafficking in persons.

U.S. European Command’s Joint Interagency Counter Trafficking Center provides

support to U.S. law enforcement and international partner agencies and builds the capacity of

partner nations to detect, monitor, and disrupt trafficking events.

B. Department of Education

ED’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students (OSHS) continued to raise awareness about

domestic human trafficking among school-aged youth nationwide in FY 2013. ED, working

through OSHS, is committed to (1) providing outreach to school communities and informing

school leaders, faculty and staff, students, and parents about the problem of domestic trafficking;

(2) helping schools understand how the problem relates to teaching and learning and why it is

important for schools to address; (3) providing school resource and security officers and campus

police with information and resources; and (4) working with other program offices at ED and in

other federal agencies and stakeholders to develop and disseminate resource material.

In FY 2013, ED’s human trafficking-related activities included the following:

 ED hosted a webinar on the commercial sexual exploitation of children in schools that

reached nearly 1,000 participants nationwide. Webinar handouts and resources are

available at http://center.serve.org/nche/web/trafficking.php.

 ED awarded a Safe Schools/Healthy Students supplement grant of $20,000 to Grossmont

Union High School District in San Diego, California, in 2012 to develop a guide for

school staff that helps them identify potential victims, take the appropriate steps to

protect students, and work with partners in efforts to prosecute traffickers. The guide was

completed at the close of 2013 and was released to the public in January 2015.

 ED hosted a policy briefing titled “Working Together to End the Trafficking of American

School-Aged Youth,” which included a presentation and discussion about how federal

agencies are working with state and local officials to combat human trafficking and the

commercial sexual exploitation of children.

 ED signed a MOU with DHS’ Blue Campaign that permits the agencies to co-brand

materials for training and outreach to combat human trafficking.

 ED included announcements about training opportunities, reports, and other publications

about human trafficking in program office publications, including the Safe and

Supportive Schools Newsletter and the Prevention Newsletter.

 ED revised its Fact Sheet on Domestic Human Trafficking to include information about

labor trafficking. The fact sheet describes how human trafficking affects schools, the

signs that school staff should be aware of, and how to report incidents of trafficking. The

fact sheet is available at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/oshs/factsheet.html.

 ED updated webpages under the heading: “The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of

Children and Forced Child Labor or Human Trafficking.” The webpages are presented

on the Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center’s

website. Information on human trafficking is also posted on the National Center on Safe

Supportive Learning Environments’ website at http://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov.

 ED developed and disseminated a key policy letter from Education Secretary Arne

Duncan as a resource for Chief State School Officers to guide efforts to create safer

communities by raising public awareness of gender-based violence, including human

trafficking; educating communities about how violence affects women and youths; and

encouraging new efforts to prevent and respond to violence. The letter is available online

at http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/secletter/130228.html.

In FY 2013, ED continued to make progress on several previously reported endeavors:

 Identification of best practices among school districts addressing the trafficking problem.

 A webinar series created in collaboration with grantees and other federal agencies

working on issues of child trafficking.

C. Department of Health and Human Services

1. ACF – Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary

The Assistant Secretary at ACF announced a new initiative to enhance the health care

system’s response to human trafficking at the 2013 annual meeting of the Clinton Global

Initiative in September. ACF and the HHS Office of Women’s Health will be piloting targeted

training for health providers on human trafficking, informed by federal interagency partners,

community stakeholders, and a national technical working group comprising medical and health

professionals, survivors, researchers, and service organizations.

ACF participated in multiple meetings with stakeholder organizations representing

survivors of human trafficking, service providers, researchers, advocates, state and local

governmental organizations, and the general public. FY 2013 engagement efforts included an

international conference on the challenges of contemporary slavery at Yale University’s Gilder

Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition; a research convening on

counter-trafficking data, technology, and tools at the McCain Institute for International

Leadership (Washington, D.C.); a presentation on the health impact of human trafficking at the

University of Washington; a conference on multi-system approaches to child sex trafficking at

the Georgetown University Law Center; a convening of the Innovative Catholic Women

Religious Leaders Fighting Human Trafficking (Washington, D.C.); the 11th annual Freedom

Network conference (Arlington, Virginia); the national ACF Hispanic Roundtable (Washington,

D.C.); an international summit of Students Opposing Slavery at President Lincoln’s Cottage

(Washington, D.C.); a national colloquium on evaluating shelter and service responses to child

sex trafficking; a U.S. Commission on Civil Rights committee briefing on human trafficking

impacting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth in the District of Columbia; and a tribal

consultation in Washington, D.C., hosted by the Administration for Native Americans.

2. ACF – Office of Refugee Resettlement

In addition to the presentations and trainings by ORR Child Protection Specialists

previously described, in FY 2013, ORR’s Anti-Trafficking in Persons (ATIP) division offered

training and technical assistance to state officials, law enforcement and criminal justice

administrators, social service providers, ethnic organizations, students and academics, policy

makers, and legal assistance organizations, among others. Examples include the following:

 Presentations to the following audiences:

o ACF Region II Training Institute on Human Trafficking;

o University of Richmond Bonner Scholars;

o Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority at its Founders Day event;

o Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Texas Regional Conference;

o Anti-Human Trafficking Symposium, hosted by Georgetown University and Deloitte;

o Freedom Network 11th Annual Conference; and

o ICE HSI and/or FBI agents and victim specialists in New York City (Manhattan),

New York and Houston, Texas.

 The Director of ORR presented on “Human Trafficking in the 21st Century” at a meeting

of the Jefferson Educational Society in Erie, Pennsylvania.

 ATIP staff continued to provide information and technical assistance by phone and email

to service providers, law enforcement, and immigration attorneys on an ad hoc basis.

 ATIP conducted three WebEx trainings on topics related to human trafficking. More

than 135 people participated in a presentation by the IOM on “Returning Home,

Reintegration and Family Reunification for Foreign Victims of the Trafficking in the

United States.” About 130 people participated in the Human Trafficking Pro Bono Legal

Center’s training on “Justice for Trafficking Victims: Civil Suits Against Traffickers.”

At least 175 people participated in a presentation by ATIP Child Protection Specialists on

“Assisting Foreign Child Trafficking Victims.” The principal participants were social

service providers and state and county officials.

 ATIP hosted an Anti-Trafficking in Persons Program training for its grantees on January

28 and 29, 2013, during which its grantees received information from several ACF

Program Offices and federal law enforcement offices, and had opportunities to discuss

challenges encountered and lessons learned during grant project implementation. It also

hosted an in-person and teleconference meeting to solicit input from grantees and other

stakeholders regarding ATIP’s public awareness and outreach efforts, including its free

public awareness posters, brochures, and other materials.

 Through the NHTRC and its Rescue & Restore Regional Program grantees, ORR

expanded training opportunities throughout the country. During FY 2013, the NHTRC

conducted 112 trainings/presentations, 72 phone consultations, eight material reviews,

and nine intensive on-site consultations to a total audience of 9,084 people, consisting of

service providers in the anti-trafficking and related fields, local and federal law

enforcement, governmental officials, child welfare and juvenile justice professionals,

health professionals, coalitions and task forces, community groups, faith-based

organizations, educators, students, businesses, and others. The most frequently requested

topic across all audiences was an introductory overview of human trafficking. Other

high-interest topics included victim identification and assistance, coalition and task force

creation, capacity-building, building local infrastructure and response protocols, local

needs assessments, and NHTRC operations and data collection. The NHTRC also

created eight online trainings that are available on its website at http://www.trafficking

resourcenter.org and sent 12 monthly newsletters on trafficking issues to its listserv

of 13,644 members.

 HHS continued the HHS Anti-Trafficking in Persons In-Reach Campaign in FY 2013 to

educate the HHS community on the issue of human trafficking and to increase HHS’

agency-wide response to human trafficking. ATIP staff briefed the HHS Violence

Against Women Steering Committee on human trafficking and HHS’ role under the

TVPA in identifying and assisting victims, and gave a webinar to Non-Emergency State

Coordinators for the Repatriation Program that was hosted by International Social

Service-USA. ATIP hosted three viewings of the film “Not My Life” for HHS

headquarters, agency, and regional staff, which were followed by periods for discussion

and questions, such as on human trafficking indicators.

 In FY 2013, ACF continued the ACF Regional Capacity Campaign, which began in FY

2010. The Regional Capacity Campaign furthered the establishment of a partnership

between the ten HHS Regional Offices and the ATIP regional anti-trafficking grantees,

other Rescue & Restore Victims of Human Trafficking voluntary coalitions, and DOJ

trafficking crime victim service providers. The ATIP Division provided ongoing support

for these efforts, including presentations to several ACF Regional Offices. ATIP also

provided updated resource documents to ACF’s Regional Offices that feature information

on regional and national trafficking-specific grants from HHS/ACF and DOJ OVC, and

local Rescue & Restore Victims of Human Trafficking coalitions, if present in the region.

ATIP also provided them a list of NHTRC staff with regional roles.

Outreach and public awareness efforts of the ATIP Division within ORR included the Campaign

to Rescue and Restore Victims of Human Trafficking, which entered its tenth year in FY 2013

through the continuing efforts of Rescue & Restore coalitions consisting of volunteers and

dedicated social service providers, local governmental officials, health care professionals, leaders

of faith-based and ethnic organizations, and law enforcement personnel. The coalitions’ goal is

to increase the number of foreign national human trafficking victims who are identified, assisted

in leaving the circumstances of their servitude, and connected to qualified service agencies and

to the HHS certification process so that they can receive the benefits and services for which they

may be eligible.

Along with identifying and assisting victims, coalition members can use the Rescue &

Restore campaign messages to educate the general public about human trafficking. In FY 2013,

ORR distributed approximately 747,741 pieces of original, branded Rescue & Restore Victims of

Human Trafficking public awareness campaign materials publicizing the NHTRC. These

materials included posters, brochures, fact sheets, and cards with tips on identifying victims in

eight languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, Indonesian, Korean, Russian, Thai, and Vietnamese.

The materials can be viewed and ordered at no cost on the HHS website, http://www.acf.hhs.gov/

trafficking.

In FY 2013, ORR continued to promote local responsibility for anti-trafficking efforts

through the Rescue & Restore Victims of Human Trafficking Regional Program. The program

employed an intermediary model to conduct public awareness, outreach, and identification

activities for human trafficking victims. The program grants reinforced and were strengthened

by other ATIP program activities, including the victim services program, the national public

awareness campaign, the NHTRC, and voluntary Rescue & Restore coalitions.

These regional grants are intended to create anti-trafficking networks and bring more

advocates and service providers into the Rescue & Restore anti-trafficking movement. (Rescue

& Restore Regional Program grants for FY 2013 are listed below.) To this end, HHS requires

Rescue & Restore Regional Program grantees to sub-award at least 60 percent of grant funds to

existing programs of direct outreach and services to populations among which human trafficking

victims could be found in order to support and expand these programs’ capacities to identify,

serve, and seek certification for human trafficking victims in their communities.

Rescue & Restore Regional Program grantees work with victims of any nationality, so

the numbers of suspected and confirmed victims they assist include U.S. citizens and foreign

nationals. In FY 2013, program grantees made initial contact with 1,018 victims or suspected

victims, including 464 foreign nationals and 542 U.S. citizens. (There were 12 potential victims

whose citizenship was unknown.) Of the 464 foreign nationals, 80 were referred to law

enforcement for possible case investigations and 52 received ORR certification. Additionally, 36

foreign victims with whom Rescue & Restore Regional grantees interacted received ORR

certification during FY 2013.

Examples of the work of HHS’ Rescue & Restore Regional Program grantees and their

sub-recipients in FY 2013 include the following:

 In January 2013, a Good Samaritan observed the exploitation of a hotel housekeeper

while staying at a motel in Colorado. An attorney friend of his placed him in touch with

Colorado Legal Services (CLS). CLS coordinated emergency and long-term social

services referrals, and helped the worker report the forced labor, coordinating with

professionals from the local police department and sheriff’s office, ICE HSI, and the FBI.

An investigation is pending and the individual is now in a safe location and has received

ORR certification.

 The Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA) conducted a survey of local

professionals who may come into contact with labor human trafficking victims. The

survey intended to highlight the local prevalence of labor trafficking in addition to sex

trafficking, and results indicated that many agencies encounter labor trafficking and sex

trafficking but many have not identified or assisted victims of labor trafficking. In

response to the survey’s findings, SETA and Opening Doors hosted a training on the

legal aspects of labor exploitation and labor trafficking. Representatives attended from

local offices of the EEOC, DOL/WHD, USAO, California Agricultural Relations Board,

UC Davis Immigration Clinic, Mexican Consulate, immigration law offices, and service

providers. Participants agreed to create a network to continue the discussion, as it was

recognized that labor trafficking is occurring especially among migrant and seasonal

workers.

 Houston Rescue and Restore Coalition (HRRC) established a direct outreach program to

the large day-laborer population that exists throughout the Houston community to

promote prevention and awareness of human trafficking. HRRC partnered with Fe y

Justicia Worker Center to connect individuals who may have experienced labor violations

with services, and to provide information to those in a vulnerable position to help prevent

them from falling victim to trafficking, empower potential victims to call the NHTRC

hotline, or encourage them to report a credible tip to Direct Outreach volunteers.

 Healing Place Serve in Baton Rouge partnered with Department of Children and Family

Services staff to identify and meet with potential victims within the foster care system.

This relationship has been instrumental in identifying several potential human trafficking

victims in foster care, and has provided additional training opportunities for the foster

care system in other parishes.

 The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Seattle collaborated with county officials

to put human trafficking awareness placards on over 200 local buses. Rather than use

sensational images that often alienate the victims they are meant to reach, IRC helped

develop images and messages reflective of victims’ experiences of trafficking in

Washington state and ensured the placards were printed in a variety of languages. During

the months the bus placards were posted, calls to the NHTRC from King County

increased by 131 percent over the number of calls during the six-month period before the

campaign began.

Rescue & Restore Regional Program Grants in FY 2013

Colorado Legal Services (Denver, Colorado)

Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission (Fresno, California)

Healing Place Serve (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

Houston Rescue and Restore Coalition (Houston, Texas)

International Institute of St. Louis (St. Louis, Missouri)

International Rescue Committee (Seattle, Washington)

Mosaic Family Services (Dallas, Texas)

Pacific Gateway Center (Honolulu, Hawaii)

Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (Sacramento, California)

Safe Horizon, Inc. (New York, New York)

The SAGE Project, Inc. (San Francisco, California)

3. ACF–Family Youth Services Bureau: Runaway and Homeless Youth program

In FY 2013, FYSB provided a supplemental grant to the Runaway and Homeless Youth

Training and Technical Assistance Center (RHYTTAC), operated by National Safe Place, to

strengthen training and technical assistance to more than 400 runaway and homeless youth

grantees to enhance their work with survivors of human trafficking, including the identification

of victims, provision of appropriate and trauma-informed services, and expansion of network of

services.

RHYTTAC provided direct training through six institute events, three webinars, and a

five course e-learning module on human trafficking. RHYTTAC collaborated with Polaris

Project to continue to promote and offer five of their e-learning courses on the RHYTTAC E-

Learning Site: (1) Creating a Community Response to Human Trafficking; (2) Intro to Human

Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery; (3) Intro to the National Human Trafficking Resource

Center; (4) Working with Foreign National Victims of Human Trafficking; and (5) Human

Trafficking and Runaway and Homeless Youth.

In FY 2013, additional training on human trafficking was provided through the annual

National Runaway and Homeless Youth Grantee Conference held in November 2012 in

Indianapolis. Workshop sessions included:

 A Community’s Response to CSEC: This workshop looked at the issue of commercially

sexually exploited children (CSEC) in a large metropolitan area. Participants received

information on the extent of the problem, how youth are recruited into sexual

exploitation, the impact of serving this population in a basic center program and the

potential safety concerns, and the development of long-term services to assist youth in

getting out of a life of sexual exploitation. Participants also received information on the

broader community response and essential partnerships with other service providers

(FBI/police, sexual assault agencies, child welfare, hospitals, and mental health

programs) to develop a comprehensive, coordinated system of care.

 Effective Street Outreach Strategies with Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth: This

workshop provided participants with new research on effective strategies for conducting

street outreach with the sexually exploited youth population as well as what Minnesota is

doing with its recently passed Safe Harbor law.

4. ACF–Family Youth Services Bureau: Family Violence Prevention Services

The Family Violence Prevention and Services Program (FVPSA) supports training,

services, and advocacy for both domestic and foreign human trafficking victims who come in

contact with domestic violence programs through 1,600 shelters, 1,100 non-residential service

sites, 56 state and territorial coalitions, and the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

In FY 2013, nearly half (27 of 56) of state and territorial domestic violence coalitions

worked to build the capacity of their member programs to serve human trafficking victims

through training, technical assistance, and advocacy. Some examples of this work include:

 The Kansas State Domestic Violence Coalition led trainings for state law enforcement on

responding to human trafficking victims.

 The Arizona State Domestic Violence Coalition revised its program, Service Standards,

to include best practices for accommodating the unique needs of human trafficking

victims. These Service Standards guide the operation of the state’s member programs,

which are primary-purpose victim-service providers.

 The Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance developed a day-long

training for its member programs, which represent both sexual assault and domestic

violence service providers throughout the state, to improve advocates’ awareness of how

to make services more accessible to human trafficking victims.

 The Ohio Domestic Violence Network assisted the Ohio State Attorney General’s office

in providing training on serving trafficked persons for the Victim Assistance Academy

and participated in the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Commission. The TIP Commission

is monitoring the implementation of legislation that decriminalized trafficking for minor

victims and enhanced penalties for traffickers and is also working on training for law

enforcement and other service providers.

 FVPSA’s national resource center for the Asian and Pacific Islander community, the

Asian Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence (APIIDV), conducted training for

588 individuals on the issue of human trafficking for national and statewide audiences,

ranging from two-hour workshops to two-day training institutes. Trainings were

conducted for, or in partnership with: Futures Without Violence, two-day training, March

2013; Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence, statewide workshop, October

2012; New Mexico Asian Family Services, statewide training, August 2013, and FVPSA

State Administrators and Coalition Directors, national training, May 2013.

 Complementing these trainings are technical assistance briefs published by APIIDV,

covering topics such as the health needs of human trafficking victims and approaches for

domestic violence advocates in serving trafficked women and girls, which are available

for download on their website. Services Available to Victims of Human Trafficking: A

Resource Guide for Social Service Providers received more than 600 unique downloads

in 2013, from individual and organizations across the United States and globally.

 APIIDV organized a National Summit in San Francisco, California on June 30 to July 2,

2013, which featured panels and workshops covering human trafficking and related

issues. One of the workshops focused on survivor-centered approaches to combating

trafficking.

 In July 2013, APIIDV updated a technical assistance brief on human trafficking,

Considerations and Recommendations for Battered Women’s Advocates, that examines

the data behind what we know about human trafficking and offers an analysis of how the

culture of violence against women plays a significant role in victimizing women and girls

(similar to risk factors for domestic violence). This brief helps domestic violence

programs navigate the implications of serving trafficked women, with regards to arrest,

custody and release, legal representation and investigation, endangerment and

confidentiality, shelter, medical records and care, and complex trauma. It explains how

human trafficking is fueled by demands for cheap, exploitable labor and the impunity of

male demands for commercial sex.

5. ACF–Children’s Bureau

In FY 2013, the Children’s Bureau provided information on human trafficking through

the Child Welfare Information Gateway (CWIG). CWIG continues to feature Responding to

Human Trafficking on its website (https://www.childwelfare.gov/responding/human_

trafficking.cfm). The Children’s Bureau Express article in the July/August 2013 issue

highlighted the federal government’s efforts against trafficking and technical assistance for

combating human trafficking.

In FY 2013, the Children’s Bureau provided training on human trafficking through the

National Resource Center on Permanency and Family Connections (NRCPFC), a member of the

Children’s Bureau Training and Technical Assistance Network. NRCPFC provided child

welfare professionals and other interested parties a webpage dedicated to “Trafficked and

Exploited Children and Youth” (http://www.nrcpfc.org/is/trafficked-and-exploited-children-and-

youth.html). NRCPFC organized a peer-to-peer webinar on September 9, 2013 on the Child

Welfare Response to Trafficking for the National Association of State Foster Care Managers.

The webinar featured presentations from New York and Tennessee that addressed child welfare

system responses to trafficking in those states. New York’s presentation provided information

regarding the State of New York’s definition of trafficking, relevant state law, and the

intersection between child welfare and trafficking. Presenters from New York discussed child

welfare system protocol for responding to trafficking, Office of Children and Family Services

efforts to address trafficking, and the Safe Harbor Project. Tennessee’s presentation focused on

the collaborative process employed to develop the Tennessee Department of Human Services

Human Trafficking Services Coordination and Service Delivery Plan. The presentation also

shared the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS) and Department of Human

Services (DHS) approaches for ensuring that comprehensive services are provided to children,

youth, individuals, and families. Presenters from each State discussed lessons learned,

challenges, possible solutions, and recommendations (http://www.nrcpfc.org/teleconferences/

2013-09-09.html).

In FY 2013, the Children’s Bureau also provided training on human trafficking through

the National Resource Center for Child Protective Services (NRCCPS), another member of the

Children’s Bureau Training and Technical Assistance Network. NRCCPS provided information

on human trafficking in the Fall 2012 Children’s Justice Act Newsletter. The feature covered the

NCMEC and legal resources on child sexual exploitation cases; the Runaway and Homeless

Youth Training and Technical Assistance Center; research and statistics concerning runaway

youth; and resources and education on sex-trafficked youth. NRCCPS provided information on

human trafficking in the June 2013 and January 2014 State Liaison Officer Newsletters and in

the Spring/Summer 2013 Children’s Justice Act newsletter.

6. ACF–Office of Regional Operations

The ACF Office of Regional Operations (ORO) has ten regional offices that engaged

with stakeholders throughout FY 2013. Examples of trafficking-related activities include the

following:

 Region 1 (headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts) participated in a regional anti-

trafficking working group hosted by DHS.

 Region 2 (New York, New York) participated in the NJ Coalition Against Human

Trafficking meetings and presented at the Stronger Families New York Coalition

meeting.

 Region 3 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) engaged with the Philadelphia Mayor’s Office

of Faith-Based Initiatives and the Mayor’s Office of Community Empowerment and

Opportunity to discuss human trafficking in Philadelphia.

 Region 4 (Atlanta, Georgia) hosted community forums on human trafficking to

inform the Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human

Trafficking and child trafficking guidance.

 Region 5 (Chicago, Illinois) participated in monthly calls and two in-person

roundtable discussions on human trafficking. Participants discussed housing and

gaps in program services for survivors of labor and sex trafficking. The Chicago

regional office conducted a training on commercial sexual exploitation of children.

Participants included the Mexican Consulate, NGOs, and federal partners.

 Region 6 (Dallas, Texas) hosted community forums on human trafficking.

 Region 7 (Kansas City, Missouri) hosted a human-trafficking roundtable for child

welfare staff with representatives from Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas sharing

current state efforts on human trafficking.

 Region 8 (Denver, Colorado) coordinated and facilitated a training for stakeholders in

the Four Corners tourism and agriculture regions of the country in Durango,

Colorado.

 Region 9 (San Francisco, California) collaborated with the Children’s Bureau

Training and Technical Coordination Center to provide training on child trafficking

and hosted a community forum on human trafficking.

 Region 10 (Seattle, Washington) collaborated with Region 9 to conduct a listening

session on the Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human

Trafficking and participated in several community working groups on human

trafficking. The regional office also engaged in collaborative efforts with the City of

Seattle’s human trafficking efforts.

7. ACF – Office of Public Affairs

The ACF Office of Public Affairs strengthened its online and social media activity to

increase awareness about human trafficking, including 17 blog posts on the Family Room Blog

and Twitter and Facebook posts.

HHS’ international training and outreach efforts during FY 2013 included the following:

In FY 2013, ACF participated in a bilateral high-level workshop on cutting-edge

innovation and strategic challenges in the fight against human trafficking, organized by DOS and

the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Washington, D.C., which involved participation from other

federal agencies and NGOs.

ACF’s ORR hosted nine briefings for international visitors sponsored by DOS’

International Visitor Leadership Program. Law enforcement officers, prosecutors,

nongovernmental leaders, representatives from government ministries, immigration officers,

community organizations, and anti-trafficking leaders from 45 countries received briefings from

ORR’s ATIP Division on HHS’ efforts to combat human trafficking and assist victims in the

United States.

HHS continued to collaborate with DOS’ Know Your Rights pamphlet outreach activities

through the NHTRC. In FY 2013, callers from 912 calls to the NHTRC were identified as

having learned of the NHTRC hotline number through the “Know Your Rights” pamphlet. Of

those calls, 15 percent involved reports of potential human trafficking, crisis situations, or

requests for victim services referrals. The Know Your Rights brochure yielded the third highest

volume of calls after “Internet-Web Search” and “Referral” among callers who identified how

they learned about the hotline.

D. Department of Homeland Security

Through the Blue Campaign, USCIS partnered with the ICE VAP and the LEPS in 2013

to develop a joint comprehensive training module covering Continued Presence, T visas, U visas,

and the DHS resources available to federal, state, and local law enforcement as well as

community-based organizations. In FY 2013, USCIS trained approximately 770 federal, state,

and local law enforcement officials and community-based organizations using this training.

Personnel conducted in-person trainings in cities and regions across the United States, including

Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Houston, Texas; Las Vegas, Nevada; Northern Virginia;

Phoenix, Arizona; Raleigh, North Carolina; San Diego, California; St. Albans, Vermont; and

Washington, D.C. USCIS also conducted bi-monthly webinar trainings for federal, state, and

local law enforcement focused on issues unique to law enforcement’s role, rights, and

responsibilities in the T and U visa programs, while also explaining the certification process

done with Forms I-914 Supplement B and I-918 Supplement B. In FY 2013, ICE HSI and its

Attaché offices trained 51,349 law enforcement and NGO personnel on trends, indicators, and

victim assistance worldwide.

DHS continued distributing two roll-call videos for state and local law enforcement that

explain how DHS immigration benefits (Continued Presence, T visas, and U visas) for human

trafficking victims can be beneficial to their investigation. Each video is five to six minutes in

length and includes a subject-matter expert panel consisting of DHS experts from ICE and

USCIS, as well as a police officer from Salem, Massachusetts, who has experience working on

cases involving these types of immigration benefits.

DHS, DOT, and Amtrak partnered to train all 20,000 Amtrak employees and Amtrak

Police Department officers to identify and recognize indicators of human trafficking, as well as

how to report suspected cases of human trafficking. This training continued in FY 2013.

DHS expanded the reach of its state and local web-based human trafficking training.

DHS worked with the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and

Training (IADLEST) to make the training available to all of its members, which includes

representatives from state and local law enforcement training academies. Six states have loaded

the DHS state and local law enforcement training onto their statewide training systems, or are

utilizing this training in their police academies.

In FY 2013, DHS sponsored a human-trafficking seminar for approximately 50 state and

major urban area fusion center analysts on the indicators, trends, and tactics of human

trafficking, as well as the anti-trafficking resources available to support state and local analysts.

DHS also developed a Fusion Center Referral Protocol that enables fusion center personnel to

share information about human trafficking with federal law enforcement for investigation.

DHS’ international training and outreach efforts during FY 2013 included the following:

 DHS’ Blue Campaign produced a public service announcement (PSA), “Out of the

Shadows,” that provides information encouraging members of the public to educate

themselves about how to recognize and report human trafficking. The PSA, available in

English and Spanish, highlights the fact that members of the general public walk among

human trafficking victims every day, and it’s time to “open our eyes.” The PSA is

available online at http://www.dhs.gov/video/out-shadows-psa. The CNN Airport

Network began running the PSA over the Labor Day weekend in September, ran it

throughout December, and plans to continue running the PSA periodically over the next

year. The CNN Airport Network broadcasts 24/7 in public waiting areas in 48 U.S.

airports, covering more than 2,000 gates.

 CBP launched an unbranded public awareness campaign aimed at children, particularly

12- to 17-year-olds, and their families from El Salvador, Guatemala, and

Honduras. Children, especially young girls, who migrate to the United States without the

protections of their parents or legal guardians often face myriad dangers on the dangerous

trek north to attempt to enter the United States illegally via Mexico. The unbranded

campaign used multiple media formats to promote awareness of the dangers, including

human trafficking, posed to children in attempting to illegally immigrate to the United

States.

o The campaign was live in Central America from January to July 2013 and again from

June to October 2014 adding Mexico. The campaign continues today with assistance

from federal and NGO partners. The campaign was coordinated across DHS

components, and with interagency partners, NGO representatives, and Central

American Embassy representatives to ensure that the message resonated with the

target audience. The goal of the campaign is to dissuade potential undocumented

minor migrant youth from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras and includes both

the children themselves and their parents or guardians.

o Feedback from a survey conducted at the conclusion of the 2013 campaign found it to

be highly credible, reaching over 70% among every population segment (Youths:

73%, Parents: 73%). The campaign’s affinity level was the highest value (86%),

being capable of capturing people’s imagination and reflect their concerns. The high

level of the campaign’s credibility was the result of efforts to reinforce real instances

that respondents had experienced firsthand or through a close relationship.

E. Department of Justice

1. Civil Rights Division

During FY 2013, outreach and training targeted at enhancing law enforcement capacity to

identify human trafficking victims and develop significant human trafficking cases continued to

be a large part of DOJ’s efforts to combat human trafficking. CRT HTPU attorneys presented

numerous in-person trainings as part of the FLETC State and Local Law Enforcement Training

Symposiums. CRT, FBI, and other DOJ components joined with DOS to create an Advanced

Human Trafficking Investigator course at the FBI Training Academy at Quantico for Central

American law enforcement officers.

During FY 2013, as noted above (see Part II, Recommendation #9), DHS, DOJ, and DOL

continued to implement the collaboratively developed and delivered intensive Advanced Human

Trafficking Training Program for the ACTeams at the FLETC in Glynco, Georgia. The week-

long training was delivered in FY 2013 to the final four Phase I Pilot ACTeams, following the

presentation of the course to the first two Phase I Pilot ACTeams during FY 2012. The intensive

program significantly enhanced interagency expertise in developing strategic plans to assess

human trafficking threats, developing proactive human trafficking investigations, and using

victim-centered techniques to advance human trafficking investigations toward successful

prosecutions. Based on its success, DHS and DOJ initiated a proposal to collaborate during FY

2014 to expand aspects of the course beyond federal ACTeams to human trafficking task forces

comprising federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and NGO victim-service providers.

In addition to this Pilot Advanced Human Trafficking Training Program, HTPU

continued providing training at the international, national, regional, state, and local levels at

programs organized by federal, state, local, and international governmental and nongovernmental

partners.

2. Criminal Division

a. Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section

In July 2013, CEOS’ Section Chief conducted training at a human trafficking seminar in

Riverside, California, sponsored by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. This event

trained law enforcement officers and prosecutors on the investigation and prosecution of human

trafficking, and included a presentation on best practices for investigating and prosecuting child

sex trafficking cases.

CEOS had a large presence at the Project Safe Childhood Advanced Online Child

Exploitation Seminar in February 2013 at the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South

Carolina. The seminar was attended by more than 80 federal prosecutors and addressed the most

current challenges in federal child exploitation cases. Significant focus was also placed on the

investigation and prosecution of child exploitation offenses that were recently incorporated into

the Project Safe Childhood initiative, including domestic prostitution of minors, sexual

exploitation of children who are outside of the United States, and child sex offender registration

enforcement.

In September 2013, CEOS’ Child Victim Witness Program Coordinator met with and

presented to the new victim assistance specialists at an ICE HSI Case Coordination Meeting in

Fairfax, Virginia. The meeting covered human trafficking, victim notification, child

pornography and exploitation, emergency funding, and forensic interview protocols.

CEOS attorneys participated in three separate training conferences in Mexico in 2013. In

August 2013, a CEOS attorney traveled to Guadalajara, Mexico, to present at the ICE HSI

Human Trafficking Seminar. CEOS provided training to law enforcement, prosecutors, state

officials, judges, and subject-matter experts from various disciplines in the areas of child sex

tourism and trafficking in minors. CEOS also presented at an ICE HSI conference on Human

Trafficking and Child Exploitation in Mexico City in March. The conference was attended by

over 40 law enforcement officers, public prosecutors, and governmental officials, from various

states across Mexico. CEOS participated in a “Trafficking in Persons and Child Exploitation”

conference in Mexico City in June 2013. The participants were officers with the National

Migration Institute (INAMI) who work at border stations and other ports of entry in different

cities in Mexico. The training focused on educating INAMI officers about basic aspects of

human trafficking and sex tourism, including interviewing child victims.

CEOS’ Section Chief traveled to Vietnam in July 2013 to conduct training for the

International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC)’s International Law

Enforcement Training event, focusing on crimes against children. ICMEC, in partnership with

Interpol, has delivered 58 international law enforcement training events globally since 2003.

This event trained law enforcement officers and prosecutors on the investigation and prosecution

of child sexual abuse cases, including child sex tourism, and child sex trafficking offenses.

Attendees at the training included officers and prosecutors from the southern region of Vietnam.

CEOS participated in the End Child Prostitution/Child Pornography & Trafficking of

Children for Sexual Purposes (ECPAT) Taiwan 7th International Conference in Taipei, Taiwan,

in September 2013. The focus of the CEOS presentation was U.S. laws and policies on the

prosecution of child exploitation offenses.

In January 2013, CEOS presented final reports on two CEOS projects at the Meeting of

the Law Enforcement Projects Sub Group (LEPSG) of the G8. The projects involved gathering

information and making recommendations on best practices regarding (1) the prevention of child

sex tourism; and (2) the use of technology to combat online child exploitation offenses. The

reports were approved by LEPSG.

In September 2013, a CEOS trial attorney spoke during the keynote opening addresses at

the first ever Europol-INTERPOL Cybercrime Conference, in The Hague, Netherlands. The

conference launched a new joint initiative that will be held every other year in The Hague and

Singapore. In order to further strengthen international cooperation in this area, the two-day

conference was intended to bring together the management of cybercrime units from around the

world. In total, around 300 participants attended.

CEOS conducted international outreach in Washington, D.C., including participation in

the USG Civil Society Consultation on Children’s Protocols in October 2012. DOS hosted a

consultation on the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, including

the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. Members

of interested NGOs were also in attendance. In July 2013, CEOS attended the International

Association of Chiefs of Police Child Trafficking Advisory Working Group, which was held at

DOJ Office of Justice Programs’ Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.

CEOS consulted with numerous foreign delegations in the United States to discuss efforts

to enhance worldwide efforts against child sexual exploitation crimes, including commercial

sexual exploitation of children. These delegations included prosecutors, judges, law

enforcement, and NGOs from Azerbaijan, Brazil, Japan, Moldova, Thailand, and

Uzbekistan. The meetings were organized by the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development,

Assistance, and Training (OPDAT) as part of the DOS-sponsored International Visitor

Leadership Program.

CEOS’ international outreach conducted in Washington, D.C. also included two large

multinational delegations. In May 2013, CEOS met with delegations from Afghanistan, India,

Jordan, Kuwait, Mauritania, and Sri Lanka to discuss federal criminal statutes relating to the

exploitation and trafficking of children. Another multinational delegation, in January 2013,

included representatives from Argentina, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Guyana, Haiti,

India, Japan, Jordan, Mauritius, Nepal, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Rwanda,

Singapore, South Africa, St. Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Tunisia. CEOS and the

representatives discussed U.S. child exploitation laws, methods of prevention and awareness of

trafficking in persons, the international response to human trafficking, and U.S. efforts to

prosecute American citizens who travel abroad and engage in criminal sexual activity with

minors.

b. Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training

OPDAT draws on DOJ’s resources and expertise to strengthen foreign criminal justice

sector institutions and enhance the administration of justice abroad. With funding provided by

DOS and USAID, OPDAT supports the law enforcement objectives and priorities of the United

States by preparing foreign counterparts to cooperate more fully and effectively with the United

States in combating terrorism and transnational crime such as human trafficking. It does so by

encouraging legislative and justice sector reform in countries with inadequate laws, improving

the skills of foreign prosecutors and judges, and promoting the rule of law and regard for human

rights.

OPDAT provides technical assistance throughout the world based on a holistic model

encompassing the 3Ps of human trafficking: protection, prosecution, and prevention. OPDAT

assistance includes training and developmental projects with overseas law enforcement officials

geared toward strengthening the United States’ international partners’ capabilities to (1) protect

victim witnesses and thereby encourage their participation in investigations and prosecutions; (2)

investigate and prosecute trafficking cases; and (3) prevent transnational trafficking. OPDAT

also works with host countries on developing evidence collection techniques that can generate

evidence usable in transnational prosecutions, including those brought by DOJ in the United

States. OPDAT works on legislative reform and drafting in the area of human trafficking to

ensure that human trafficking law is victim-assistance-centered and compliant with the Protocol

to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children,

supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (also referred to as

the Palermo Protocol).

OPDAT designs and executes anti-human trafficking technical assistance and training

programs overseas to strengthen international capacity to combat human trafficking. Drawing on

the expertise of experienced trafficking prosecutors from CRT’s HTPU, CEOS, and USAOs,

OPDAT has developed and delivered programs providing expertise and assistance in drafting

and implementing anti-trafficking legislation, successfully investigating and prosecuting human

trafficking crimes, and assisting human trafficking victims. When appropriate, OPDAT

collaborates on human trafficking programs with the International Criminal Investigative

Training Assistance Program (ICITAP), its sister organization that develops and provides

training to foreign police and criminal investigation institutions.

Highlights of these training and technical assistance programs include the following:

Albania: During 2013, OPDAT-Albania conducted several meetings with former

governmental officials as well as the newly-appointed Minister of Interior Affairs and the

Minister of Justice (who took office in September 2013), the Prosecutor General, and the Serious

Crimes Prosecution Office (SCPO) chief prosecutor, and explained the serious ramifications for

Albania being on the tier two watch list of DOS’ TIP Report. In response to the OPDAT-

Albania recommendation, the Prosecutor General and the SCPO Chief Prosecutor issued an

order for the internal reorganization of the SCPO and assigned three prosecutors (an increase

from one) to the SCPO Human Trafficking Section. This order also provided that four judicial

police officers (an increase from two) will be assigned to this sector and work closely with the

human trafficking prosecutors. Two of these judicial police officers will also serve as victim

coordinators (an increase from one) and will keep close contacts with the human trafficking

victims during the investigation phase as well as during trials.

During FY 2013, the Office of the National Coordinator for the Fight against Trafficking

in Human Beings (ONAC) in Albania coordinated a working group composed of judges,

prosecutors, police officers, and NGO representatives to discuss issues related to human

trafficking cases. This working group was set up by a joint order of the Prosecutor General,

Minister of Justice, and Minister of Interior Affairs. Representatives from international

organizations, including OPDAT-Albania, were invited to the meetings of this working group.

During these meetings, participants discussed legal issues pertaining to problematic human

trafficking cases with the purpose of eventually disseminating a report to government

institutions. The working group drafted a report that provided recommendations with regard to

changes to the human trafficking legislation as well as other technical recommendations.

During FY 2013, OPDAT-Albania provided written legal comments to the ONAC and

Ministry of Justice regarding changes to and amendments of some of the Albanian Criminal

Code provisions on trafficking that were taken under consideration by the Albanian government.

The Criminal Code amendments adopted in May 2013 punish the recruitment, sale, transport,

transfer, hiding or reception of minors with the purpose of exploitation for prostitution or other

forms of sexual exploitation, forced services or work, slavery or forms similar to slavery, putting

to use or transplanting organs, as well as other forms of exploitation that are now punished with

imprisonment from ten to 20 years. The Maltreatment of minors provision was reformulated so

that any act that induces or forces a minor to work, to provide income, to beg, or to commit acts

that harm developing his or her mental and/or physical development, or his or her education, is

punishable by two to five years in prison. The Criminal Code amendments also increased

punishment for other offenses regarding human trafficking.

Bosnia: From June 3–6, 2013, OPDAT-Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) co-sponsored a

seminar/workshop with ICITAP on Trafficking in Persons for Police and Prosecutors, in

Sarajevo. The target audience was prosecutors and investigators who will be handling human

trafficking cases. OPDAT and ICITAP provided two instructors to focus on topics such as the

use of special investigative techniques, financial investigations, witness protection, and asset

forfeiture. The seminar/workshop used practical exercises to simulate real-life scenarios using a

hypothetical human trafficking case to focus lectures and breakout groups.

Indonesia: Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) Terry Kinney conducted a series of training

programs throughout Indonesia for police, prosecutors, and judges focused on how to effectively

investigate and prosecute human trafficking cases, using a victim-centered approach.

Future OPDAT programming in Indonesia includes continued engagement in West Java

as part of an Embassy anti-trafficking initiative and a study tour to the United States on human

trafficking shelters, requested by the Ministry of Social Affairs.

Kosovo: OPDAT-Kosovo worked with the Government of Kosovo (GOK) to expand

victims’ rights in Kosovo by contributing to the revisions to the new Criminal Code and

Criminal Procedure Code. Significant changes were made for crimes of Trafficking in Persons

and victims’ rights overall. These Codes grant victims the status of an injured party during a

criminal proceeding. The New Criminal Procedure Code broadens the responsibilities of the

victim advocates as well. Since 2011, the Victim Protection and Assistance Office has operated

within the Office of the Chief State Prosecutor. Human trafficking victims are one of the priority

categories of victims that the office serves. Its mandate is to institutionalize the rights of victims

of crime and provide them with guidance, advice, and representation in the criminal justice

system. These expanded responsibilities require that the victim advocates understand the legal

requirements for prosecuting a case in the criminal justice system. OPDAT-Kosovo conducted

three four-day trainings for the victim advocates in FY 2013 to assist with their new roles under

the revised Codes. Of these trainings, OPDAT-Kosovo delivered a four-day training in

September 2013 to victim advocates that focused on trafficking crimes to explain the changes in

the Criminal Procedure Code, outline the elements of the crime of Trafficking in Human Beings

and related offenses, and provide victim advocates with the practical experience of evaluating the

evidence as it pertains to the legal requirements of a trafficking case.

In 2013, OPDAT-Kosovo assisted the Ministry of Internal Affairs in drafting the Kosovo

Law on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Persons and Protecting Victims of Trafficking.

The purpose of this law is to establish legal provisions ensuring the protection of rights for all

human trafficking victims, with special emphasis on the rights of children, sensitive to cultural

and gender aspects, in full compliance with international human rights instruments and

standards. As a result of OPDAT’s involvement in the Anti-Trafficking Law working group,

OPDAT-Kosovo convinced the Ministry of Justice to form a separate working group to draft a

Law on Crime Victim Compensation that would include human trafficking victims. This law

provides a mechanism for crime victims to receive compensation for the harm they have suffered

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as a result of another’s criminal acts. OPDAT created the first versions of the draft of this law

and oversaw many of its revisions.

OPDAT-Kosovo also supported the Victim Protection and Assistance Office and drafted

the regulation on the mandate, structure, and the functioning of this office and the Standard

Operating Procedures for Victim Advocates in compliance with their role according to the new

Criminal Procedure Code.

Mexico: OPDAT/Mexico coordinated with the Embassy’s interagency human trafficking

working group to ensure streamlined and collaborative reporting of human trafficking-related

information.

In FY 2013, OPDAT/Mexico solicited input from NGOs, analysts, and human trafficking

activists regarding the status of the 2012 General Law on Trafficking in Persons and the

proposed amendment to the law.

During FY 2013, OPDAT/Mexico provided capacity-building courses to over 220

Mexican officials. These efforts included a series of eight three-day capacity building courses on

human trafficking for the National Institute of Migration (INAMI). The course was designed for

INAMI personnel in strategic positions at ports of entry to identify possible human trafficking

victims and covered basic aspects of human trafficking, strategic partnerships in human

trafficking cases, victim identification, actual Mexican examples, and INAMI protocols and

procedures in possible cases.

Philippines: On August 13, 2013, Intermittent Legal Advisor (ILA) Sheila Phillips and

Victim Witness Coordinator Deborah Lee (Western District of Washington) co-hosted and

conducted a drafting workshop for the creation of a TIP Bench Book with the Philippine Judicial

Academy (PHILJA). The program included over RLA Robert Strang and more than 30

representatives from interagency stakeholders. The outcome of this visit was a final, detailed

outline of the content of the TIP Benchbook. Program participants also discussed initial drafts of

several of the sections of the TIP Benchbook.

Serbia: As part of cooperation with the Embassy’s Public Affairs Office (Open World

Program), in February 2013, two groups of Serbian officials traveled to Washington, D.C.,

Kalamazoo, Michigan, and San Diego, California, on a program on trafficking and victim-

witness issues. OPDAT-Serbia helped organize the program for the groups. Participants

included prosecutors, judges, police, other governmental officials, and members of relevant

NGOs in Serbia. The timing was especially key, as a Serbian working group was preparing to

draft the legislation needed to establish victim-witness services within the judiciary.

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c. International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program

ICITAP uses the following strategies to build overseas law enforcement capacity to

combat trafficking in persons:

 Increasing awareness and understanding in host country law enforcement institutions of

the devastating impact to victims and threats to health and security posed by human

trafficking;

 Helping foreign governments create new law enforcement tools to combat human

trafficking through legislative reform (whenever possible this is done in concert with

ICITAP’s sister agency, OPDAT);

 Building sustainable institutional capacity to fight human trafficking through the

development of host country policies, procedures, and training resources and capabilities;

 Building tactical and investigative capacity, including the creation of specialized

investigative units;

 Building technical capacity, including case management, border security, other systems

for data collection, data sharing, and data analysis;

 Improving coordination of police and prosecutors on human trafficking cases;

 Incorporating human trafficking—one of the revenue sources of organized crime

groups—as a component in assistance programs focused on combating transnational

organized crime;

 Facilitating cross-border, law enforcement cooperation among countries in the region that

are part of the same human trafficking network;

 Facilitating partnerships between police and other stakeholders, including victims’

advocacy groups, labor and social protection organizations, and the community; and

 Ensuring coordination with international organizations and other donors.

In FY 2013, ICITAP continued to support the international anti-trafficking effort through

program activities in Kosovo, the Philippines, and Serbia, graduating 318 students from human

trafficking training programs in the three countries. In addition to law enforcement capacity-

building efforts specifically aimed at human trafficking, ICITAP conducts programs that

promote human rights and human dignity, rule of law, anticorruption, and police-community

cooperation. These conditions have been identified by the DOS TIP Office as vital for an

effective anti-trafficking effort. ICITAP’s programs are primarily funded by and conducted in

partnership with DOS.

During FY 2013, ICITAP conducted the following specific law enforcement

development activities to support the global effort to end human trafficking:

In support of the Kosovo government’s human trafficking Awareness Campaign, ICITAP

presented six human trafficking awareness presentations to 256 students at high schools in the

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Pristina area. The goal of this effort is to raise awareness and stop young people from becoming

human trafficking victims. Human trafficking issues were also addressed in newly-developed

victimology-victim perspective curriculum ICITAP presented together with OPDAT to the

Kosovo Police (KP) Basic Training Class; Child Forensic Interview training presented to the

Trafficking in Persons and Domestic Violence/Child Abuse Investigation Units of the KP; and

joint training presented with OPDAT and the Treasury Department’s Office of Technical

Assistance (OTA) to KP investigators to develop a task-force methodology in the investigation

and prosecution of human trafficking cases.

ICITAP graduated 26 law enforcement officers from a human trafficking awareness and

intervention workshop that covered various types of human trafficking—including labor,

servitude, and sex trafficking, as well as how human trafficking and illegal immigration

differ. This workshop served to facilitate awareness and successful intervention in human

trafficking cases and to advance the efforts of law enforcement directorate development in South

Serbia.

ICITAP graduated 36 Philippines National Police officers from its Trafficking in Persons

course. In addition, at the request of the Philippines National Police, human trafficking is also

covered in other related courses—including the Crimes Against Women and Children Course,

and various criminal investigations and human rights courses.

3. Federal Bureau of Investigation

In FY 2013, the FBI Civil Rights Unit (CRU) and agents investigating human trafficking

from the FBI’s 56 field offices conducted more than 465 training sessions for over 30,000

individuals. FBI victim specialists conducted more than 340 training sessions on human

trafficking and domestic minor sex trafficking to over 13,000 individuals. The audiences

included state, local, and federal law enforcement officers; child protection service agencies;

educators and students at colleges and universities; medical/hospital personnel; community-

service providers/NGOs; faith-based organizations; civic organizations; and the general

public. Trainings included advanced human trafficking investigations trainings for the last two

of the six ACTeams.

The FBI OVA provided two live meeting trainings to the victim specialists on how to

prepare for Operation Cross Country VII, including how to best assist recovered minors by

providing shelter, food, clothing, medical and mental health services, reunification with family

and referrals to child protective services. The OVA also conducted a live meeting training in

preparation for Human Trafficking Awareness month and provided model ideas for community

events. The OVA coordinated with the FBI Office of Public Affairs to develop education and

awareness materials, including posting a news article about human trafficking on the FBI’s

Internet site (http://www.fbi.gov); creating slides about human trafficking to be shown on the

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FBI Headquarters internal hallway monitors; and displaying human trafficking posters within the

FBI Headquarters building.

As members of the Innocence Lost and human trafficking task forces/coalitions, FBI

victim specialists coordinated with agents and coalitions to conduct numerous trainings for local,

state, federal, and tribal law enforcement officials in their areas of responsibility regarding

human trafficking and child sexual exploitation.

The FBI partnered with other stakeholders to provide human trafficking training in the

Montana/North Dakota Bakken oil region, which has resulted in an increase in

prosecutions. This region is experiencing a wide variety of crime, which has impacted policing

and crime-fighting strategies. There has been an increase in drug use and drug trafficking,

violent crimes, human trafficking, domestic violence, and sexual assaults. There is a

concentrated effort by federal, state, tribal, and local providers to enhance knowledge of and

training about human trafficking.

Since 2003, the FBI has partnered with NCMEC to host the Protecting Victims of Child

Prostitution training course. To date, over 1,350 law enforcement officers and prosecutors have

received this training on the comprehensive identification, intervention, and investigation of the

commercial sexual exploitation of children.

In 2013, the FBI established a partnership with the National Association of School

Resource Officers Association (NASRO) to enhance training and intelligence-sharing

opportunities. In July 2013, the FBI Criminal Investigative Division Assistant Director provided

the keynote speech to nearly 800 members at the NASRO annual convention. Additionally,

agents provided training to conference attendees specific to the commercial exploitation of

children through prostitution. The FBI continued to assist NASRO by collaborating with it to

establish a block of training that will become part of the annual training mandatory for all

NASRO members.

The FBI hosted and participated in human trafficking investigation trainings and forums

with law enforcement officers and governmental officials from Europe, Asia, Australia, Central

America, and the Caribbean.

4. Office for Victims of Crime and Bureau of Justice Assistance

a. Training and Technical Assistance

In FY 2013, BJA continued to support collaboration with Upper Midwest Community

Policing Institute (UMCPI), the National Judicial College (NJC), and the National Association of

Attorneys General (NAAG) in the delivery of “Human Trafficking Training for State Judges”

and “Human Trafficking Training for State Prosecutors.” These courses are designed to enhance

the effectiveness of state judicial systems to investigate and prosecute human trafficking cases

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under state law. In FY 2013, UMCPI delivered “Human Trafficking Training for State

Prosecutors” to a total of 197 participants. UMCPI delivered “Human Trafficking Training for

State Judges” to 151 participants.

Also in FY 2013, UMCPI delivered the previously developed “Anti-Human Trafficking

Advanced Investigations Training” to a total of 119 participants. The goal of the advanced

investigations training is to increase the capacity of human trafficking investigators through a

dynamic and challenging three-day training that includes complex case studies, as well as

practical learning exercises.

In FY 2013, UMCPI began development of “Human Trafficking in Indian Country,”

which will begin piloting in early FY 2014, and developed and piloted “Tribal Youth Peer-to-

Peer Human Trafficking Curriculum – Train the Trainer.” UMCPI trained ten tribal youth

facilitators through the one pilot in FY 2013 and will complete a second pilot of this training in

early FY 2014.

From FY 2007 to FY 2009, UMCPI, through the Regional Community Policing

Institutes, delivered the BJA-developed Human Trafficking Train-the-Trainer Curriculum for

law enforcement trainers. While the funding for in-person delivery ended in FY 2009, UMCPI

arranged for the online training to remain available at no cost during FY 2013. The online

trainings that are available are: “Introduction to Human Trafficking” and “Responding to Human

Trafficking.” The training is delivered through a secured portal and individuals wishing to take

the courses must register through their law enforcement agency. A total of 953 law enforcement

completed the on-line training in FY 2013.

b. Task Force-Sponsored Training and Outreach

During FY 2013, BJA-funded task forces reported providing anti-trafficking training to

26,255 individuals that may come into contact with human trafficking victims. Trainings

included awareness-raising sessions, investigation strategies trainings, and victim experience and

needs trainings.

c. OVC and BJA Training and Technical Assistance Efforts

OVC trafficking victim service grantees across each grant program work to enhance the

community’s capacity to identify and respond appropriately to human trafficking victims. From

July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013, grantees trained 47,617 professionals representing schools and

educational institutions, faith-based organizations and religious institutions, victim service

providers, civic and business community, and state and local law enforcement. The top five

topics covered by grantees were the definition of human trafficking, services available to

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victims, identification of human trafficking victims, procedures for reporting human trafficking,

and local/regional dimensions of human trafficking.

In FY 2013, OVC, in partnership with BJA, continued to support practitioner-driven,

evidence-based training and technical assistance (TTA) responsive to the needs of victim service

organizations, law enforcement, allied professionals and the communities they serve. OVC

provided TTA to a variety of stakeholders by supporting the work of DOJ-funded anti-trafficking

victim grantees, promoting collaboration and communication among anti-trafficking task forces,

and building capacity among victim service providers, allied professionals, and the general

public. This TTA was provided through OVC’s Training and Technical Assistance Center (OVC

TTAC) and included ongoing communication with grantees, tailored on-site consultations and

trainings in response to specific requests, professional development scholarships, crime

victim/survivor scholarships, and a number of online resources.

d. Tailored Training and Technical Assistance for Victim Service Providers and

Allied Professionals

In FY 2013, OVC, through OVC TTAC, provided 13 on-site trainings to victim service

providers and allied professionals, to help them build community capacity to identify and

respond to human trafficking. Each TTA was tailored to the needs of the requesting

organization:

TTA to service providers during FY 2013 included the following:

 On February 26–27, 2013, an OVC grantee, World Relief in Tampa, Florida, requested

technical assistance to address some specific challenges in addressing victim needs. In

response, OVC TTAC deployed an OVC consultant to provide a full day of technical

assistance in order to improve the grantee’s ability to provide culturally appropriate and

trauma-informed services for U.S. citizen and foreign national human trafficking victims

identified in the Tampa, Florida area.

 On April 17–18, 2013, in Arlington, Virginia, the 11th Annual Freedom Network

Conference received speaker support for seven survivors of human trafficking to present

on a panel.

 On April 24, 2013, OVC TTAC supported two OVC consultants to deliver TTA at the

Abused Adult Resource Center’s 2013 Conference on Domestic Violence and Sexual

Assault – Creating a Community Response to the Crime of Human Trafficking. The goal

of this session was to provide communities with the information and resources necessary

to better understand human trafficking victims and proactively respond to human

trafficking on an individual, systemic, and societal level.

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 On September 17–19, 2013, OVC TTAC staff delivered training and technical assistance

to ICE HSI’s Victim Assistance Program on human trafficking, federal criminal

investigations, and victim assistance.

TTA to law enforcement during FY 2013 included:

 The American Society of Criminology held its Annual Roundtable Meeting in Chicago,

Illinois, on November 14, 2012. OVC TTAC provided a consultant with experience in

serving human trafficking victims to participate in the roundtable discussions and present

on emerging and promising practices in victim identification.

 On May 30, 2013, an OVC consultant delivered two-and-a-half hours of training for the

International Association of Human Trafficking Investigators on street gangs and sex

trafficking as well as how to access OVC resources. These workshops were part of the

Advanced Techniques in Human Trafficking Investigations and Task Force Concepts

conference in Clearwater, Florida.

 On September 21, 2013, MidSOUTH Training Academy received on-site TTA for its

conference session on “Crossing Barriers in Preventing Child Sex Trafficking and Child

Sexual Exploitation.” MidSOUTH also had a session focusing on defining multi-

disciplinary teams and barriers to effective investigation, response, and support;

analyzing and assessing appropriate responses to child sex trafficking and child

exploitation; and identifying a plan of action toward creating a cohesive multi-

disciplinary team.

TTA to human trafficking task forces:

 On March 17–19, 2013, The Texas Office of the Attorney General received OVC support

to send five senior members of the Texas Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force

Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Team for training and technical assistance from Georgia

Care Connection (GCC). GCC is an initiative managed through the Georgia Governor’s

Office for Children and Families and is specifically designed to coordinate care for and

identify child victims of sexual exploitation.

TTA to other allied professionals:

 On January 12, 2013, a member of OVC TTAC staff presented on a panel discussion on

labor trafficking at the Bridge to Freedom Foundation (BTFF) National Global Human

Trafficking Awareness Day awareness event, including a panel of human trafficking

experts and survivors.

 On February 18, 2013, the Institute on Religion and Democracy organized a panel on

technology, human trafficking, and how people can become involved in combating

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human trafficking. A member of OVC TTAC staff presented on the panel on the impact

of social media and connective/open source technologies and human trafficking.

 On March 20–22, 2013, two OVC consultants and an OVC human trafficking fellow

delivered eight training workshops requested by the Office of the Attorney General for

the U.S. Virgin Islands, in support of the Human/Sex Trafficking in the U.S. Virgin

Islands training conference. The conference equipped attendees with knowledge and

skills on the crime of trafficking, ways to sensitively and effectively provide victim-

centered assistance to victims, and strategies to strengthen the community’s capacity to

combat human trafficking.

 On May 20, 2013, the Maryland Governor’s Office held the second annual Governor’s

Conference on Combating Human Sex Trafficking in Catonsville, Maryland. OVC

provided travel support for two consultants to deliver training on interviewing victims of

commercial sexual exploitation as well as survivor perspectives and leadership.

Approximately 300 people attended the conference.

e. Training and Technical Assistance Provided to OVC Victim Service Provider

Grantees

OVC Trafficking Information Management System (TIMS) Online:

Since 2005, OVC has provided grantees with a standardized tool to collect and report

performance measurement data. The version of TIMS used from 2005 to 2011 was a PC-based

database created in Microsoft Access. In 2012, OVC released TIMS Online, which contains

security, navigation, and reporting enhancements to further support grantee reporting needs. In

FY 2013, OVC TTAC added several highly-requested options to existing data fields in TIMS

Online, conducted a data retrofit, and created the Technical Assistance (TA) report option.

Monthly Grantee Technical Assistance Conference Calls and Webinars:

OVC TTAC supports the OVC anti-trafficking grantees by providing a monthly TA

series, featuring topics of interest that impact grantees’ work, support grant requirements, and

build their capacity to serve human trafficking victims. The TA is presented through a

conference call or a webinar, depending upon the topic and speaker needs. OVC, through OVC

TTAC, maintains a Human Trafficking Grantees Learning Community. Through this password-

protected site, grantees can access transcripts of the monthly webinars and other anti-trafficking

resources.

Below is a list of TA topics presented in FY 2013:

 Special Conditions of the OVC Grant FY 12 (October 2012)

 The Intersections of Human Trafficking and Child Welfare (December 2012)

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 TIMS Online Informational Session (January 2013)

 Serving Victims of Human Trafficking with Mental Health Issues Part I (February 2013)

 Serving Victims of Human Trafficking with Mental Health Issues Part II (March 2013)

 Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking in the

United States (April 2013)

 Language Access (May 2013)

 The Importance of Evaluation (June 2013)

 Trafficking Information Management System (TIMS) 101 (July 2013)

 The U.S. Department of Labor Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts (August 2013)

 Preparing for and Responding to Subpoenas (September 2013)

f. OVC/BJA Anti-Trafficking Task Force Strategy and Operations e-Guide

OVC released the OVC/BJA Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force Strategy and

Operations e-Guide (www.ovcttac.gov/taskforceguide) on January 11, 2011. The e-Guide is a

comprehensive online tool designed to assist anti-trafficking task forces in establishing,

strengthening, and operating multidisciplinary response teams that can identify and assist human

trafficking victims across the country. In FY 2013, OVC brought on three consultants

(representing the victim services field, law enforcement, and prosecutors) to edit existing content

and write new sections and chapters of the e-guide. Edits included extensive additions on

victim-centered and trauma-informed care, information about underrepresented populations

(including victims with disabilities), and a new chapter on building successful cases for

prosecution. The revised e-Guide will launch in FY 2014.

g. OVC Legal Assistance Initiatives

As mentioned previously in the OVC report, legal services for human trafficking victims

are provided through the OVC grantees funded under OVC’s three main anti-trafficking grant

programs, Services for Victims of Human Trafficking, Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat

Human Trafficking, and Services for Domestic Minor Victims of Human Trafficking

Demonstration Project. OVC recognizes that much more work needs to be done to strengthen

community collaboration and improve the capacity of legal service providers to address the

needs of all crime victims, including human trafficking victims.

To address this need, OVC initiated the Wraparound Victim Legal Assistance Network

Demonstration Project. In 2012, OVC funded six jurisdictions to develop collaborative models

for the delivery of no-cost legal services to crime victims (including human trafficking victims)

that can be replicated in other jurisdictions in the United States. During this four-year project,

each site is conducting a community-needs assessment and will implement a legal assistance

network to address holistically the wide range of legal needs that arise for victims related to their

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crime victimization. Concurrently, DOJ Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice

is supporting a comprehensive evaluation of the demonstration project.

F. Department of Labor

DOL developed and delivered in October 2012 a web-based trafficking awareness and

referral training for Wage and Hour Division investigators throughout the country in an effort to

enhance their capability to detect and refer cases of trafficking.

DOL procurement staff has been instructed to take the interactive online training

developed by DHS and DOS. To date, 127 people in the DOL procurement community have

taken the Federal Acquisition Institute Trafficking in Persons training course.

As previously reported, the Employment and Training Administration’s Office of Foreign

Labor Certification (OFLC) launched an H-2A and H-2B Ombudsman program in FY 2012. The

ETA OFLC Ombudsman was created to be independent from the processing center where

applications for H-2A and H-2B temporary foreign labor certifications are adjudicated, and to handle

inquiries from individuals and advocacy groups. In FY 2013, the OFLC Ombudsman received 329

inquiries from advocacy groups and workers regarding various issues. As more learn of the program,

ETA anticipates increased inquiries that may in turn lead to increased investigation of and action

against employers who violate program rules.

G. Department of State

1. Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons

Throughout FY 2013, the TIP Office engaged in a robust messaging effort anchored by

the public speaking engagements and media appearances of Ambassador-at-Large Luis CdeBaca.

The Office’s messaging for the year built upon the commitments made by President Obama in

his September 2012 speech at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting, including the importance of

strong victim identification efforts (a particular focus of the 2013 Trafficking in Persons Report)

and continued innovation on the part of private-sector partners.

In 2012, the TIP Office launched a public awareness campaign to commemorate the

150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. During FY 2013, several American

embassies, including Embassies Rangoon, Astana, and Maseru, joined the effort, reiterating the

American commitment to freedom from involuntary servitude and slavery. At the center of this

initiative was the film Journey to Freedom, which the National Underground Railroad Freedom

Center produced in collaboration with the TIP Office. It highlights the work of the 2012 TIP

Report Heroes, who were honored by then-Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton at the TIP Report

release in June, and honors the sesquicentennial by underscoring the ties between antebellum

abolitionists and current efforts to combat modern slavery. U.S. Chiefs of Mission, high-level

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foreign counterparts, NGO activists, youth, journalists, and faith communities widely

participated.

During FY 2013, the TIP Office organized or participated in more than 60 public-

speaking engagements for NGOs, foreign officials, journalists, students, and the general public,

reaching approximately 11,500 individuals in the United States and around the world. In

addition, the Office conducted numerous trainings around the world for foreign governments,

NGOs, businesses, and other stakeholders.

In addition to regular public appearances before traditional anti-trafficking stakeholders,

such as NGOs and civil society groups, Ambassador CdeBaca delivered major addresses to

various gatherings of the legal community, the academic community, and the business

community, highlighting the way a variety of disciplines and professions have a critical role to

play in the future of the anti-trafficking movement. These appearances were coupled with media

outreach.

Media coverage in FY 2013 also included several radio and television appearances by

Ambassador CdeBaca. The Ambassador appeared on Katie Couric’s daytime show “Katie,”

with an average of 2.3 million viewers; NPR’s All Things Considered, with a listenership of 12

million each weekday; Sirius XM Satellite Radio, with more than 18.5 million subscribers;

CNN’s Jake Tapper The Lead, which averages 134,000 viewers every weeknight; and MSNBC

Live, with 90,000 viewers each weekday morning.

The 2013 TIP Report launch received extensive media coverage from major domestic

newspapers to hundreds of national and international news outlets, generating approximately 1.4

billion copies of print mentioning the Report.

The TIP Office distributed a variety of public awareness materials throughout the year,

including the annual TIP Report and various fact sheets on topics such as male trafficking

victims, the link between common consumer products and forced labor, the misperceptions that

lead to missed opportunities to identify victims, non-criminalization of victims for crimes

committed in the course of being trafficked, and international programs to combat trafficking in

persons.

The TIP Office continued to raise awareness and engage a larger audience through its

social media campaign, including Facebook and Twitter, and frequent updates through the

Department’s DipNote blog. The TIP Office used these platforms to amplify events such as the

annual meeting of the PITF, the release of the annual TIP Report, and speeches given by

Ambassador CdeBaca.

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In 2013, the TIP Office collaborated closely with partners in the travel, tourism, and

hospitality sector, raising awareness on human trafficking at a plenary session of the annual

conference of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives attended by over 500 participants,

and working with a major international hospitality corporation on human trafficking training for

all of its global employees.

The TIP Office and the Department’s FSI developed and released a self-guided online

General Trafficking in Persons Awareness training that will be available to all DOS direct-hire

and contractor employees with capability to use DOS’ Opennet system. The training includes

interactive modules and case studies to enhance DOS personnel’s understanding of the signs of

human trafficking and their reporting obligations.

DOS and DHS continued to make the Anti-Trafficking General Awareness training

available to the public on their websites in FY 2013. The 15-minute training provides an

overview of human trafficking, describes common indicators, and explains how to report tips to

law enforcement.

DOS and DHS continued to offer an interactive training for the federal acquisition

workforce on combating human trafficking. The 35-minute training module articulates the U.S.

government’s policy prohibiting trafficking in persons in federal procurement; defines and

identifies forms of trafficking; describes vulnerable populations, indicators, and relevant

legislation; and articulates specific remedies available to acquisitions professionals if contractors

engage in human trafficking, including suspension or debarment. The training was made

available to all members of the federal acquisition workforce through the Federal Acquisition

Institute’s website. As of the end of FY 2013, more than 1,350 professionals from 26 federal

agencies and departments had completed the training.

2. Bureau of Consular Affairs

The Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA) distributed the pamphlet at all visa-processing posts

to recipients of visas in visa classes vulnerable to trafficking; and consular officers are required

to ensure that applicants have read and understood the contents of the pamphlet, which is

available at http://travel.state.gov in Arabic, Bahasa, Bulgarian, Chinese, Creole, Farsi/Dari,

French, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Mongolian, Portuguese,

Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Telegu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. As of September

30, 2013, the pamphlet generated nearly 4,000 calls since its original issuance in 2009.

In FY 2013, CA began developing a Know Your Rights informational video in response

to section 1206 of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Pub. L. No. 113-

4). The video will complement the Know Your Rights pamphlet and provide information on

protections for certain employment- and education-based nonimmigrant visa applicants,

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including domestic workers. Embassies and consulates overseas will play the video in consular

waiting rooms as appropriate, in languages spoken by the greatest concentrations of those

applicants. The video is expected to be released in FY 2014.

DOS increased awareness among consular officers overseas of the T and U visa

categories available to human trafficking victims and their qualifying family members. In FY

2013, embassies and consulates abroad processed 657 T visas and 1,876 U visa applications, a

combined 8.4 percent increase over the previous year. The visas enabled family members of

victims living abroad to enter the United States and rejoin the victim. Additionally, the visas

allow victims who have departed to reenter the United States if they remain in qualifying status.

3. Bureau of Diplomatic Security

In FY 2013, DOS’ Bureau of Diplomatic Security distributed guidance to all diplomatic

missions enlisting the support of Regional Security Officers to enhance efforts in combating

human trafficking at posts. This guidance identifies the key role of the Law Enforcement

Working Groups (LEWGs) in combating human trafficking. In FY 2013, Diplomatic Security,

the TIP Office, and other federal agencies began implementing an interagency pilot project that

selected ten LEWGs around the world to receive advanced training and assistance in

accomplishing policy objectives to use information collected overseas to identify and combat

trafficking with a nexus to the United States. The pilot project seeks to increase LEWG

coordination with host government law enforcement to improve the exchange of trafficking

related information.

In FY 2013, the Bureau of Diplomatic Security’s Human Trafficking Unit, in conjunction

with DOS’ FSI, developed and implemented an interactive online course, “Trafficking in Persons

Awareness for Diplomatic Security Personnel.” The course, intended for wide distribution to all

Diplomatic Security personnel worldwide, focuses on the key elements of human trafficking and

the fundamentals of investigating related offenses. This training ensures that Diplomatic

Security employees have an understanding of human trafficking and are able to identify victims

and make appropriate referrals for services.

4. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ (ECA) Office of Alumni Affairs

supported a program to promote awareness of trafficking of women and children in Malawi

implemented by U.S. Embassy Lilongwe and the Malawi U.S. Exchange Alumni Association.

Foreign Service Officers and foreign alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs

worked with local stakeholders to conduct a number of trainings and discussions on human

trafficking with police officers, magistrates, media personnel, youth, governmental officials, and

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religious leaders. The project involved 80 foreign alumni and reached more than 13,000

Malawians directly through trainings, as well as indirectly through radio broadcasts.

DOS continued to work toward fundamental reforms of the J-1 visa Summer Work

Travel (SWT) program to ensure that it meets its public diplomacy goals and diminishes the

opportunity for unscrupulous individuals to take advantage of these exchange participants. No

reported incidents involving trafficking occurred on the program in 2013. Regulatory reforms

from 2012 were firmly in place in 2013, and jobs deemed dangerous to exchange visitor health,

safety, and welfare, as well as jobs considered inappropriate for a cultural exchange, were fully

removed from the program. Under the current regulation, sponsors must use extra caution when

placing participants in certain job types that have been associated with trafficking. DOS’ ECA

continues to carefully review the SWT program in order to consider how it may be reformed

further under a full final rule anticipated in 2014. Since 2012, the Department has conducted

over 1,450 SWT site visits. During 2013 alone, more than 200 ECA employees and regionally-

based management and Consular Affairs officers visited 667 sites in 32 states, conducting more

than 2,800 monitoring interviews. The 2011 cap on SWT participation remained in place at

109,000, as did the moratorium on new sponsors. However, participant numbers continued to

decrease significantly to about 86,500 in 2013, an important factor during this time of program

reform.

Throughout 2013, ECA continued to expand its monitoring staff, establishing the Office

of Private Sector Administration to respond to day-to-day program issues. ECA has continued to

vastly increase its communication with and monitoring of sponsors of SWT programs. ECA has

also increased its communication with participants, both through monitoring visits, as well as

through direct surveys and outreach. These efforts augment the ongoing communication the

bureau elicits through its toll-free helpline and dedicated email address for problems or

concerns. Information about the helpline and email address must now be included in all

participants’ pre-departure information packets. In addition, the Know Your Rights pamphlet is

given by a diplomatic post’s consular section to participants at the time of visa acquisition. Also

during 2013, ECA strengthened cooperation and communication with law enforcement and the

rest of the interagency, which helped to identify areas of concern and create coordinated

responses. This sharing of information helps to protect the integrity of the Exchange Visitor

Program as well as identify any criminal elements or individuals who may use the program for

illicit purposes. ECA continues to inform, educate, and consult with a broad range of

stakeholders representing the public and private sector.

5. Bureau of Intelligence and Research

The Intelligence Community continues to deepen its involvement with interagency law

enforcement information sharing, which is integral to efforts to disrupt criminal networks and

their financial activities specific to trafficking. These efforts have benefited from links with

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educational and outreach programs across the government, as agencies share information with a

focus on preventing trafficking, protecting victims, and contributing to prosecutions.

6. Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs

DOS’ Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs conducted several public outreach and training

activities in FY 2013, including:

 Embassy Iraq supported Dr. Bushra al-Obaidi, the representative for anti-trafficking

issues on Iraq’s High Commission for Human Rights, as a participant in an IVLP on

“Combating Gender-Based Violence and Trafficking in Persons,” in order to gain

additional perspectives on human trafficking issues in the United States.

 Embassy Baghdad has engaged with the Ministries of Human Rights, Interior, Defense,

Social Affairs and Labor, and the High Commission for Human Rights, on combating

trafficking. On October 24, the Ambassador met with the Minister of Human Rights to

discuss the Government of Iraq’s (GOI) efforts to combat trafficking in persons and to

stress the importance of enforcing anti-trafficking legislation passed in late

2012. Embassy Baghdad worked with the UN, the EUJUST, the IOM, and other foreign

missions to support GOI anti-trafficking efforts. In January 2013, DOS’ Bureau of

International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs provided hundreds of hours of anti-

trafficking training to law enforcement personnel, judges, and judicial investigators.

 Embassy Manama engages regularly with civil society organizations and the Bahraini

government to advocate for protection of human trafficking victims and prosecution of

trafficking-related cases. Through Post’s efforts, there has been a greater understanding

on the part of the Bahraini government about migrant worker and trafficking issues and

an increase in the government’s educational outreach to authorities and stakeholders.

The Bahraini government took new initiatives in the past year to identify traffickers and

protect human trafficking victims. There has been some modest coordination between

civil society and source sending countries that did not exist previously.

7. Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

DOS’ Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs conducted numerous public outreach and

training activities in FY 2013, including the following:

 Embassy Quito hosted a New York state deputy sheriff with extensive trafficking

experience to share information with a range of audiences that included law enforcement

officers, university students, and journalists.

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 Embassy Managua invited an intensive case manager from New York City NGO Safe

Horizons’ anti-trafficking program.

 Embassy Port of Spain organized a subject-matter expert exchange with DHS and FBI

representatives, which resulted in high-level host government participation, as well as

enhanced coordination between police and prosecutors.

 Embassy Buenos Aires’ partnership with civil society organizations and a teamster’s

federation was labeled an innovative practice by the Office of the Inspector General

inspectors in 2013.

 Both Embassy La Paz and Embassy Quito have provided targeted anti-trafficking training

for journalists in order to improve their reporting on human trafficking.

 In coordination with the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations and with INL

funds, Embassy Quito recruited a DOJ prosecutor to train and partner with police,

prosecutors, and victim assistance specialists for over three months in order to increase

their expertise in handling trafficking cases, as well as increasing U.S. governmental and

host governmental knowledge about how trafficking cases work their way through the

judicial system in Ecuador.

 Embassy La Paz conducts monthly activities at a shelter that houses human trafficking

victims. Activities have included dessert baking, jewelry making, personal hygiene class,

and a “3 Ps” party (Pizza, Pipoca, and Peliculas).

 Consulate General Monterrey, in conjunction with state and federal Government of

Mexico agencies, organized a job fair, which provided over 3,500 potential H2

employees an opportunity to learn about the H2 program and worker rights and to

interview with representatives from nine U.S. companies seeking agriculture,

landscaping, and construction laborers. The event aimed to provide an alternative to the

existing system, in which some unscrupulous Mexico-based agents exploit their role by

charging prohibited recruitment fees or otherwise defrauding would-be workers—

activities that may increase workers’ vulnerability to human trafficking.

 Embassy Lima’s Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) in the Consular Section met with regional

governmental authorities to discuss H2A fraud and to look for areas in which the U.S.

government and the Government of Peru could cooperate to combat it. FPU also met

with representatives from over a dozen rural communities to explain the H2A process and

to collect information about unscrupulous recruiters operating in the area. As a result of

these meetings, FPU found that H2A fraud, which can increase workers’ vulnerability to

human trafficking, may be much more prevalent than initially thought. FPU will

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continue to work with regional authorities, local communities in the area, and other

stakeholders to bring to justice those who are abusing the visa process and exploiting

H2A applicants.

8. Foreign Service Institute

The Consular Training Division at FSI continued to educate consular officers about the

Know Your Rights pamphlet. The pamphlet provides information regarding the legal rights of

aliens holding employment- or education-based nonimmigrant visas, as well as the

responsibilities of their employers, and refers applicants to NGOs that provide services to victims

of trafficking and worker exploitation.

9. Office of Global Women’s Issues

The Office of Global Women’s Issues (S/GWI), led by the Ambassador-at-Large for

Global Women’s Issues, works for the political, economic, and social empowerment of women.

Below are some highlights of S/GWI’s trafficking-specific work in FY 2013:

 Met with NGOs and IVLP participants who work on issues of human trafficking;

 Incorporated trafficking issues in Congressional testimonies, speeches by the

Ambassador, and reports on violence against women and girls;

 Led DOS efforts on implementation of the first ever U.S. Strategy to Prevent and

Respond to Gender-based Violence Globally, released in August 2012. The FY 2013

DOS annual report on implementation of the U.S. Strategy to the National Security

Council included detailed reporting on efforts to combat human trafficking as a specific

form of gender-based violence.

 Led DOS efforts to implement the United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace,

and Security (NAP), which advocates for greater inclusion of women in peace processes

and post-conflict situations. The NAP includes anti-trafficking commitments, so efforts

to advance NAP implementation (e.g., with bilateral, multilateral, and civil society

partners) also raise greater awareness of the importance of combating human trafficking

in conflict-affected countries.

H. Department of Transportation

DOT continued to train its employees on human trafficking during FY 2013. New

employees are trained initially (as were nearly all current employees in FY 2012) and then the

training is on a three-year cycle for currency.

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I. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

During 2013, EEOC continued to focus increased attention on training staff on combating

human trafficking. For example:

 As part of a broader training effort, EEOC delivered training on human trafficking to

staff across the country. The training, which was designed and piloted in four offices in

FY 2012, was delivered to staff in 49 field offices in FY 2013. The training provided an

overview of the issue, including what constitutes human trafficking, recognizing the signs

of it, understanding the trafficking victim, identifying the employer, and theories of

employment discrimination applicable in trafficking cases. Staff from local offices of

other federal agencies, including DOL’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance

Programs and Wage and Hour Division, as well as local Fair Employment Practice

Agencies (FEPAs), participated in this training.

 EEOC employees from the Indianapolis District participated in a training session

sponsored by the Indiana Protection for Abused & Trafficked Humans Task Force

(IPATH). The EEOC also became a member organization of this taskforce.

In FY 2013, EEOC conducted a total of 256 outreach events that addressed the issue of

human trafficking issues and reached more than 13,300 people. Efforts included oral

presentations, stakeholder input meetings, and training sessions. For example:

 General Counsel Lopez, in conjunction with Denver Field Office staff (District Director,

Field Director, Program Analyst and Immigrant Worker Team Lead Coordinator),

convened a meeting with non-profit organizations, including the Laboratory to Combat

Human Trafficking (LCHT), Praxus, Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network

(RMIAN), and Colorado Legal Services, to discuss labor trafficking issues and explore

ways to collaborate in reaching out to human trafficking victims.

 Dallas District Regional Attorney was a panelist in a workshop, held during the American

Bar Association’s Annual Meeting in 2013, entitled “The Real Cost of Human

Trafficking: How Can Employers and Worker Advocates Prevent Labor Trafficking and

Protect Trafficking Victims,” where he discussed the EEOC’s recent litigation involving

labor trafficking, including the Henry’s Turkey case (see Appendix D for more

information). He discussed the application of anti-discrimination laws in the context of

labor trafficking.

 Birmingham District Program Analyst and Regional Attorney participated in a two-day

Hate Crimes Law Enforcement Conference sponsored by the Birmingham Civil Rights

Institute and the FBI. The Regional Attorney served as a panelist during a session on

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“Human Trafficking – 21st Century Slavery” and discussed EEOC’s involvement in

human trafficking investigations and litigation.

 Los Angeles District Program Analyst moderated a panel discussion on human

trafficking sponsored by the California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB).

Approximately 150 students were in attendance. Panelists included a trafficking survivor

and representatives from California Against Slavery, Million Kids, and the FBI.

 Chicago District Office Program Analyst provided an EEOC update at the Southeast

Wisconsin Post-Season Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Meeting, which was co-

sponsored by the United Migrant Opportunities Services (UMOS) and the Wisconsin

Bureau of Program Management & Special Populations, Migrant Law Enforcement. The

event drew participants statewide, from governmental agencies, educational institutions,

and various advocacy and nonprofit organizations that provide services to farmworkers

and migrant workers, and the businesses that employ them. EEOC topics included EEOC

litigation involving human trafficking.

 EEOC also continued its efforts to reach underserved populations and communities by

conducting off-site intake and counseling expanded-presence sessions, in which staff

provides information, conduct counseling, and receive charges from potential charging

parties. During FY 2013, EEOC interviewed and counseled approximately 720

individuals at various expanded-presence sessions. Additional examples of EEOC’s

expanded outreach to human trafficking victims include:

o Los Angeles Program Analyst conducted EEOC overview training for eight human

trafficking victims via the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST), one

of the EEOC’s significant partners through the Los Angeles Metro Human

Trafficking Task Force. The training was intended to assist human trafficking

victims who are either re-entering the workforce or have plans to do so.

o Tampa Field Office Program Analyst and Investigator provided a presentation in

English and Spanish to the migrant community and other members of the Good

Samaritan Mission in Wimauma, Florida, about their rights under the laws enforced

by the Commission, including information on human trafficking.

J. Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center

In FY 2013, the HSTC conducted 38 outreach presentations to law enforcement,

intelligence, diplomatic, and foreign partners. These presentations emphasized the importance of

recognizing and reporting human trafficking information and sharing the information to

strengthen the development of actionable intelligence in support of criminal investigations.

These presentations also included six international delegations.

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In conjunction with ICE HSI HSTU and the DHS Blue Campaign, the HSTC planned and

implemented a two-day training symposium for 20 ICE HSI analysts from 12 different SAC

Offices and Headquarters to provide an opportunity to learn about various practices to support

human trafficking investigations, engage with other colleagues, and apply new analytical tools

and techniques in an interactive setting.

HSTC created a HSTC Human Trafficking Analyst Guidebook to share some of the

analytical methods and processes conducted by analysts working on the Tlaxcala, Mexico human

trafficking project at the HSTC, as well as from experiences of ICE HSI analysts across the

country. The guidebook identifies best practices employed by field analysts to generate

investigative leads and provides tips and templates to enhance each analyst’s impact on the fight

against human trafficking as well as the overall HSI mission.

K. U.S. Agency for International Development

USAID released a Counter-Trafficking in Persons Field Guide in April 2013 to provide

practical guidance to field officers and implementing partners to design, implement, monitor, and

evaluate implementation of the Agency’s 2012 Counter-Trafficking in Persons (C-TIP) Policy.

USAID also integrated C-TIP training into the mandatory employee orientation, training

over 250 civil servants and more than 70 new Foreign Service Officers. Additionally, USAID

integrated C-TIP into its mandatory agency-wide ethics training and provided the OIG with a C-

TIP informational packet to serve as a resource for investigators.

In April 2013, USAID released a C-TIP Field Guide to provide practical guidance to

design, implement, monitor, and evaluate investments that implement the agency’s 2012 C-TIP

Policy. The Guide is designed to educate USAID Mission personnel and partners about

trafficking more broadly and includes recommendations for integrating counter-trafficking

activities into larger development programs, tools for designing stand-alone activities, and

evaluation techniques. It also provides USAID personnel with instruction on how to report

suspected trafficking violations committed by employees, contractors, and grant recipients to

USAID’s Office of the Inspector General for investigation and action.

In June 2013, USAID conducted a two-day global C-TIP training in Washington for field

officers. In September 2013, USAID integrated C-TIP into a global Gender Equality and

Women’s Empowerment training attended by Agency personnel from missions in Asia, Africa,

and Europe and Eurasia.

As noted earlier, USAID supported MTV EXIT, an Asian regional multimedia counter-

trafficking awareness and prevention program targeting youth in Cambodia, Indonesia, the

Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Burma.

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In Beijing, in partnership with China’s Ministry of Public Security, USAID launched a

Chinese version of the MTV EXIT human trafficking documentary, “Human Traffic:

China,” one of the first documentary programs about cross-border human trafficking produced in

China. The documentary features stories of a Myanmar woman trafficked to China for forced

marriage and a Vietnamese woman trafficked to China for forced prostitution.

In the Philippines, as noted above, USAID supported a radio drama-cum-talk show that

focused on issues of good governance.

In Jordan, as noted earlier, USAID supported activities to address human trafficking,

child labor, early marriage and sexual and gender-based violence through an awareness-raising

campaign targeting both Syrian refugees and host communities that are currently impacted by the

influx of Syrians into Jordan.

In March 2013, USAID announced the winners of its Campus Challenge Tech Contest to

combat trafficking, which launched in October 2012. The first-place prize went to Abolishop, a

browser plug that provides consumers with information about forced labor in product supply

chains while they shop online. The second-place winning ideas were (1) a global cyber network

that enables stakeholders to increase communication and coordination to combat trafficking; (2)

the use of Mxit, Africa’s largest social network, to operate a counter-trafficking hotline; and (3)

another web-based plug-in model to combat trafficking called Shop4Society.

IX. Department of State Professional Exchanges, Outreach to Foreign Governments,

and Multilateral Affairs

A. Professional Exchanges

In FY 2013, DOS’ Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) brought 167

foreign leaders with responsibilities related to trafficking to the United States though the

International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). Participants included governmental officials,

immigration officers, human rights activists, academics, law enforcement teams, and

representatives of social service organizations. Through a variety of exchanges lasting up to

three weeks, participants met with their American counterparts, examined the global problem of

trafficking in persons, and explored best practices to prevent trafficking, including prosecution of

and enforcement against traffickers. Participants also learned about initiatives to protect, assist,

and provide social reintegration for human trafficking victims. In FY 2013, the TIP Office made

presentations to these foreign professionals from around the world who participated in IVLPs.

ECA’s Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship placed a group of 11 young and mid-career

professionals in the areas of human rights, human trafficking, and law enforcement at the

University of Minnesota Law School for the 2013–14 academic year. Their program consists of

graduate-level study, leadership development, and professional collaboration. Since 1981, nearly

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500 Humphrey Fellows from more than 100 different countries have pursued leadership and

professional development activities in trafficking-related fields. Examples of anti-trafficking

efforts by current and former Humphrey Fellows in FY 2013 included the following:

 2010-2011 Humphrey alumnae Agnes Igoye (University of Minnesota Humphrey School

of Public Affairs) initiated the Huts for Peace Program for displaced women and

developed a rehabilitation facility for young human trafficking victims.

 Dr. Veerendra Mishra, a Humphrey Fellow from India, spent six weeks at George Mason

University’s Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center during fall 2013 as

part of his Fellowship’s professional affiliation component. Dr. Mishra explored sex

trafficking in communities in which there is generational prostitution. He also screened

his documentary film, Do I have a Choice? A Saga of Socially Sanctioned Sexual

Servitude, on various campuses throughout his program.

 University of Minnesota Law School Humphrey Fellows Sandhya Sitoula (Nepal), Ahn

Nguyen (Vietnam), and Liva Sreedharan (Malaysia) were guests on the “Imprisoned

Show” on December 2, 2013, where they were interviewed by journalist Bukola Oriola.

A human-trafficking survivor, Ms. Oriola began producing the Imprisoned Show on local

television as a way to educate the public about human trafficking, advocate for victims,

and reach out to survivors.

B. Outreach to Foreign Governments

The TIP Office coordinates U.S. diplomatic engagement on human trafficking and efforts

to promote internal U.S. governmental policy coherence and coordination on the issue. It is

responsible for bilateral and multilateral diplomacy, targeted foreign assistance, public outreach,

public-private partnerships, and new initiatives on human trafficking. The TIP Office also serves

as a resource to DOS on matters related to human trafficking, assisting U.S. missions, diplomats,

and personnel in augmenting worldwide efforts to combat human trafficking. Through the TIP

Office, DOS engages with foreign governments, international organizations, and civil society to

develop and implement effective strategies for confronting modern slavery.

The TIP Office issued the thirteenth annual TIP Report in June 2013. Through the TIP

Report, DOS lists countries on four tiers based on their governments’ efforts to comply with

“minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking” found in Section 108 of the TVPA (22

U.S.C. § 7106). The 2013 TIP Report analyzed the efforts of 188 countries and territories,

including the United States, reflecting the contributions of governmental agencies, public input,

and independent research by DOS. The TIP Report provided analysis of the appreciable

progress in governmental efforts to fight human trafficking, and emphasized victim identification

as the first step in stopping human trafficking. The Report also highlighted critical issues in the

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fight against human trafficking, including the role of technology in the fight against trafficking,

human trafficking and armed conflict, and the contribution of traditional practices to human

trafficking. Since 2000, the TIP Report has encouraged the enactment of anti-trafficking laws

throughout the world. Research continues to affirm a correlation between low tier rankings and

new government efforts to criminalize trafficking in persons, presumably to achieve a higher

ranking; in the year following a downgrade, governments are approximately twice more likely to

pass an anti-trafficking law than in previous years. The TIP Report also has encouraged

governments to increase the number of victims identified and traffickers brought to justice, and

has prodded recalcitrant governments to take their first significant anti-trafficking steps, planting

the seeds for sustained political commitment to prosecution, protection, and prevention.

On June 19, 2013, Secretary of State John Kerry released the 2013 TIP Report with

remarks to a gathering of approximately 400 guests, including senior Administration officials,

high-level foreign governmental officials, members of Congress, and civil society leaders.

Ambassador CdeBaca and Chief of Staff for the Under Secretary for Civilian Security,

Democracy, and Human Rights, Kathleen Fitzpatrick, also gave remarks. In conjunction with

the release of the Report, Secretary Kerry recognized nine international anti-trafficking heroes

who have devoted their lives to the fight against human trafficking. They were recognized for

their tireless efforts – despite resistance, opposition, and threats to their lives – to protect victims,

punish offenders, and raise awareness of ongoing criminal practices in their countries and

abroad.

The TIP Office staff engaged in extensive diplomatic outreach to foreign counterparts in

FY 2013. The TIP Office’s Reports and Political Affairs (RPA) team made approximately 81

trips to more than 75 countries to engage with foreign governmental officials and representatives

of international organizations and NGOs and urge progress on human trafficking issues in those

countries. During these trips, the TIP Office staff engaged in in-depth conversations with

officials of relevant governmental ministries, prosecutors and investigators, as well as with civil

society organizations and researchers both to assess the scope and character of trafficking in a

country and to discuss best practices in the protection of trafficking victims, the prosecution of

trafficking cases, and the prevention of human trafficking. The visits also encouraged increased

action on the country-specific recommendations outlined in the TIP Report. Ambassador

CdeBaca traveled to diverse regions of the globe to raise the issue of human trafficking with

leaders of strategically important countries, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Burma, Russia, and

Mexico.

The TIP Office also hosted live Digital Video Conferences (DVCs) with representatives

from foreign governments or civil society tuning in from U.S. embassies. Additionally, the TIP

Office staff met regularly with foreign diplomatic missions in Washington, D.C. to advance U.S.

governmental anti-trafficking objectives and gain additional data on trafficking trends and anti-

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trafficking developments around the world. The Office engaged in extensive bilateral dialogues

with key countries in both foreign capitals and Washington, D.C.

TIP Office staff also provided or facilitated direct training to foreign governments. For

example, TIP Office staff arranged a DVC to train Jamaican prosecutors on human trafficking

law enforcement efforts. The Office continued its partnership with Polaris Project to train

foreign governmental officials on operating human trafficking hotlines and victim identification.

These DVCs trained, among other audiences, Chilean labor inspectors in June 2013. TIP Office

staff also delivered remarks during visits to foreign countries. For example, two officers trained

60 law enforcement officers in Jakarta in November 2012. Another officer spoke at an event for

40 field intelligence officers in Mauritius. Finally, TIP Office staff members trained U.S.

peacekeepers deploying abroad to conflict regions.

DOS continued its ongoing work to help protect domestic workers of foreign diplomats

in the United States from abuse and hold diplomatic missions accountable for their personnel’s

treatment of these workers. In April 2013, DOS hosted a meeting with NGOs to discuss the

Department’s requirements related to the employment of domestic workers by diplomatic

personnel. DOS also updated the current prevailing wage rate for domestic workers. As part of

a U.S. governmental delegation, DOS continued its participation in a series of roundtables hosted

by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Workshop on Domestic

Servitude in Diplomatic Households.

C. Multilateral Affairs

During FY 2013, DOS promoted U.S. interests in preventing and combating human

trafficking in a number of multilateral forums, such as the United Nations, the ILO, the

Organization of American States (OAS), and the OSCE. The Administration’s anti-trafficking

priorities in these forums continue to focus on advancing global efforts to fully implement the

Palermo Protocol to combat all forms of human trafficking and ensure strong protections for

human trafficking victims. FY 2013 activities involving multilateral affairs included the

following:

 Ambassador CdeBaca led a U.S. delegation to the Fourth Meeting of National Authorities

on Trafficking in Persons of the OAS held in Guatemala in October 2012. The U.S.

delegation highlighted the Obama Administration’s anti-trafficking priorities, including

E.O. 13627 on trafficking and government procurement.

 At the 6th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention against Transnational

Organized Crime and the Protocols Thereto, the TIP Office also highlighted EO 13627.

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 On January 17, 2013, DOS led a delegation that included the Attorneys General of

Nevada and New Mexico, and representatives from DOD, DOJ, DOI, and DHS to

represent the United States before the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. The

delegation discussed the latest efforts of the United States to implement the Optional

Protocols on the sale of children, child prostitution, and child pornography, as well as the

involvement of children in armed conflict, since the last appearance by the United States

before the Committee in 2008.

 On March 12, 2013, the United States testified before the Inter-American Commission on

Human Rights to provide information on U.S. governmental efforts to provide legal and

social services for human trafficking victims, including abused domestic workers of

foreign diplomats in the United States, as well as to discuss efforts to address abuse of

third-country nationals on U.S. government contracts overseas. Ambassador CdeBaca

headed the U.S. delegation that consisted of representatives from DOJ, DHS, DOL, and

EEOC.

 At the March 2013 Human Rights Council (HRC) session, the United States participated

in the first regional meeting on the “Right to An Effective Remedy,” convened by Joy

Ngozio Ezeilo, the UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women

and children. This meeting was held as a follow-up to HRC Resolution 20/1,

“Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children: Access to Effective Remedies

for Trafficked Persons and Their Right to an Effective Remedy for Human Rights

Violations.”

 The United States supported inserting strong language on combating trafficking in

persons into the Agreed Conclusions outcome document from the March 2013

Commission on the Status of Women session, “The Elimination and Prevention of All

Forms of Violence Against Women and Girls.”

 Ambassador CdeBaca represented the United States at the UN High Level Meeting of the

General Assembly on the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, held

May 13–14, 2013, in New York. Ambassador CdeBaca delivered the U.S. statement

highlighting the U.S. government’s Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims

of Human Trafficking.

 The United States gave an intervention at the May 29, 2013 side event, “Human

Trafficking and Exploitative Labour in Supply Chains: Addressing the Demand and

Supply Side.” The side event aimed to increase awareness and understanding of the issue

of demand for and supply of trafficked persons among the stakeholders present at the

June 2013 HRC session. It provided an opportunity to share good practices and concrete

examples for ensuring trafficking-free supply chains.

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 Throughout the year, DOS sought to advance OSCE efforts to combat trafficking in

persons both at the organizational level and at the individual state level. In particular,

Ambassador CdeBaca participated in the June 2013 High-Level Conference,

“Strengthening the OSCE Response to Trafficking in Human Beings,” organized by

Ukraine, in line with their OSCE Chairmanship priorities. At the conference, the

Ambassador delivered specific recommendations on topics that need to be included in the

proposed Addendum to the 2003 OSCE Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human

Beings, such as demand reduction; safe government procurement; domestic servitude,

including in diplomatic households; and victim protection.

 The OAS, with TIP Office funding, hosted a roundtable discussion, “Raising Awareness

of Domestic Servitude in the Americas,” on June 25, 2013 in Washington, D.C. The

event drew an audience of more than 130 attendees and 553 webcast viewers from the

Western Hemisphere and Europe.

 At the June 2013 HRC session, the United States co-sponsored the resolution,

“Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children: Efforts to Combat Human

Trafficking in Supply Chains of Businesses.”

 Additionally, the United States participated in an interactive dialogue with the Special

Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children. The U.S.

intervention outlined ways in which the U.S. government addresses the demand for cheap

goods and commercial sex that fuels trafficking.

 On September 11–12, 2013, the TIP Office participated in an OAS-Government of Peru-

hosted technical meeting that included experts from member states, NGOs, and the

international community. This meeting, funded by the TIP Office, served to identify

promising practices of government-civil society coordination in providing comprehensive

protection to victims of all forms of human trafficking as well as to identify topics for

further consideration at the next Meeting of National Authorities on Trafficking in

Persons of the OAS.

 At the Sixty-Eighth session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) during the fall of

2013, the United States co-sponsored the Third Committee resolution on “Improving the

Coordination of Efforts Against Trafficking in Persons.” Language on human trafficking

was included in Third Committee resolutions concerning “Violence Against Women

Migrant Workers” and “Strengthening the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal

Justice Programme, in Particular its Technical Cooperation Capacity.” The United States

also participated in the Third Committee’s interactive dialogues with the Special

Rapporteur on trafficking in persons and the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children,

child prostitution, and child pornography.

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X. Actions to Enforce 22 U.S.C. § 7104(g)

To comply with the statutory requirements under 22 U.S.C. § 7104(g), federal agencies

engaged in the following actions in FY 2013:

A. Department of Defense

The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology & Logistics

[OUSD (AT&L)], in conjunction with the (FAR council, developed a proposed rule under FAR

Case 2013-001, “Ending Trafficking in Persons,” to implement E.O. 13627 and Title XVII of the

NDAA for FY 2013, by updating the existing FAR subpart 22.17, “Combating Trafficking in

Persons (CTIP),” and the related clause at FAR 52.222-50. Key elements of the rule include

handling and possession of identity or immigration documents; recruiting practices; limitations

on recruitment fees that may be charged to the employee; return transportation; standards for

employee housing; requirements for compliance plans on contracts of certain dollar values of

work performed outside the United States and associated certification requirements; access

requirements for contracting and law enforcement agencies; and violations, investigations,

remedies (including debarment or suspension), and required notifications.

OUSD (AT&L) also developed a proposed rule under Defense FAR Supplement

(DFARS) Case 2013-D007, “Further Implementation of Trafficking in Persons Policy,” to

implement additional controls and oversight on the contractors’ trafficking in persons policies

and internal controls. For both FAR and DFARS cases, proposed rules were published in the

Federal Register on September 26, 2013 for public comment on or before the close date of Nov

25, 2013.

On March 15, 2013, enhancements to the CTIP Procedures, Guidance, and Information

(PGI) at DFARS subpart 222.17 were published under DFARS/PGI Case 2013-P003,

“Combatting Trafficking in Persons Procedures.” In June 2013, DFARS Class Deviation 2013-

O0015,

“Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United

States,” was issued to enhance the clauses at DFARS 252.225-7040, “Contractor Personnel

Authorized to Accompany U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States” and

252.225-7995, “Contractor Personnel Performing in the United States Central Command Area of

Responsibility.” The enhancements are designed to inform contract employees of their rights,

and post these rights, to ensure against trafficking infractions (e.g., an employee’s right to hold

his/her own passport; receive wages that are not below the legal in-country minimum wage; and

live in reasonably habitable space, if housing is provided).

Class deviations allow organizations to deviate from the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense Federal

Acquisition Regulation Supplement.

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In June 2013, the Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy within OUSD

(AT&L) issued Class Deviation 2013-O0015 for contracts with performance in the U.S. Central

Command (CENTCOM). For DoD contracts, the class deviation affects the clauses at DFARS

252.225-7040, “Contractor Personnel Authorized to Accompany U.S. Armed Forces Deployed

Outside the United States” and FAR Clause 52.225-19, “Contractor Personnel in a Designated

Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States.”

On May 23, 2013, the Central Command Joint Theater Support Contracting Command

(C-JTSCC) issued “Policy Memorandum #13-06, Combating Trafficking in Persons,” which

established command-wide guidance regarding CTIP in support of operations in Afghanistan.

Among its requirements, the memorandum mandated that all C-JSTCC Contracting Officers and

Contracting Specialists take specialized CTIP training within 30 days of arrival in the Area Of

Responsibility; Regional Contracting Center chiefs discuss the significance of CTIP with

prospective contracting officer candidates before recommending their appointment; government

Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs) accomplish periodic CTIP surveillance using formal

COR checklist and report CTIP concerns immediately; and all contract awards include FAR

Clause 52.222-50 and C-JTSCC Acquisition Instruction Clause 952.222-0001.

At C-JTSCC, CTIP surveillance must be highlighted in each COR appointment letter.

Each contracting officer provides feedback on each COR’s performance, which includes CTIP

surveillance and regularly scheduled site visits to include contract oversight.

The Army (Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Procurement (DAS(P)) implemented

a standing requirement for Army Heads of Contracting Activities and Principal Assistants

responsible for contracting to analyze existing service and construction contracts to identify risk

factors and contracts that pose high risk for trafficking violations. The directive includes

language outlining the FAR and DFAR clauses, along with encouragement to include human

trafficking language in Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans and Performance Requirements

Summaries. The directive emphasizes proactive measures, USCENTCOM-centric reporting,

spot checks, and reviews to provide proper oversight of high risk contracts. Reports, including

negative responses, are due twice annually, in July and December.

The Army (DAS(P)) also supported the OUSD (AT&L) Director for Contingency

Contracting by collecting data in support of the CTIP Task Force by requesting specific prime

contractors to provide data on their use of hiring agencies, recruitment fees, and fee amounts. In

addition, contractors were asked to provide recruitment agreements and were applicable to the

prime and all of its subcontractors.

In January 2013, the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Issued a Level III

Corrective Action Request (CAR) to a prime contractor for violations incurred by one of its

subcontractors in Kuwait. This was the first Level III within the DCMA regarding trafficking.

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DCMA conducted an inspection noting unsatisfactory living conditions and employees

potentially having their movement restricted. When confronted, the contractor ultimately paid

employees a housing allowance and allowed them to procure their own housing.

DCMA also established the use of CTIP Quality Assurance Leads in Kuwait and

Afghanistan. These CTIP Quality Leads provide on-the-ground leadership for DCMA CTIP

audits on U.S. governmental contracts delegated within the Central Command AOR.

B. Department of Education

The Combating Trafficking in Persons clause in Section 52.222-50 of the FAR is a

required clause in all ED contracts and solicitations. ED’s Contract Review Boards review all

solicitations and contracts that meet Contract Review Board thresholds to ensure appropriate

clauses have been included. Actions that do not meet thresholds are sampled for quality during

the yearly Senior Procurement Executive’s Contract Management Reviews.

C. Department of Homeland Security

As noted above, DHS, in collaboration with DOS and with input from other agencies,

produced an online training module for the federal acquisition workforce on combating

trafficking using the pertinent provisions of the FAR. In February 2012, DHS made the training

mandatory for its federal acquisition workforce. As of July 2012, DHS had trained 100 percent

of its contracting professionals.

ICE HSI actively investigates allegations of forced, indentured, and prison labor as it

relates to goods being exported to the United States for sale. ICE HSI currently has 12 open

investigations related to forced labor and/or forced child labor.

During FY 2013, ICE HSI conducted three trainings aimed at combating trafficking in

persons and forced labor. The trainings covered indicators of human trafficking, the U.S.

authority to investigate and prosecute cases of human trafficking, and the victim-centered

approach utilized by ICE HSI when conducting these investigations. ICE HSI trained law

enforcement, prosecutors, and NGOs from Jamaica, Spain, and Vietnam.

D. Department of Justice

All contracts entered into by DOJ include a reference to Section 52.222-50 of the FAR.

E. Department of State

DOS conforms to FAR § 52.222-50. Pursuant to the FAR, DOS has a policy prohibiting

trafficking in persons and requires that governmental contracts prohibit contractors, contractor

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employees, subcontractors, and subcontractor employees from engaging in severe forms of

trafficking, procuring commercial sex acts, and using forced labor in the performance of the

contract. Contractors and subcontractors are required to notify employees of the prohibited

activities described and to impose suitable remedies, including termination, on contractors that

fail to comply with the requirements. Accordingly, DOS requires that all solicitations and

contracts include the “Combating Trafficking in Persons” clause at FAR § 52.222-50,

emphasizing the U.S. governmental anti-trafficking policy and providing the requirements for

the contractor. All DOS foreign assistance awards contain a provision in the standard terms and

conditions that authorize the Department to terminate any award that is not in compliance with

Section 106(g) of the TVPA, as amended in 2003.

Co-chaired by the TIP Office, DOL, and the White House Office of Management and

Budget’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy, the Procurement and Supply Chains Committee

of the SPOG met several times in FY 2013. One of the Committee’s priorities is the

implementation of Section 2(b) of E.O. 13627. The work of the Committee will (1) identify

areas of greatest risk of trafficking in the production of goods and provision of services, both in

global supply chains and for U.S. federal contracts; and (2) help agencies implement controls and

training to improve monitoring and compliance to prevent trafficking. In addition, the

Committee will have the opportunity to help support a process for developing a tool for

businesses to analyze the potential risk of trafficking in corporate supply chains.

More than 1,350 federal acquisition professionals from 26 agencies have taken the

specialized anti-trafficking training that the Office of the Procurement Executive and the TIP

Office developed for acquisition professionals in collaboration with DHS.

F. Department of Transportation

All contracts entered into by DOT include a reference to Section 52.222-50 of the FAR.

In FY 2013, DOT contract and acquisition specialists received specialized training on the

policies and responsibilities for combating human trafficking in accordance with E.O. 13627.

G. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

All contracts entered into by EEOC include a reference to Section 52.222-50 of the FAR.

H. U.S. Agency for International Development

As noted earlier, USAID disseminated in December 2012 a counter-trafficking

Procurement Executive Bulletin (PEB). The PEB, which applies to all USAID contracting

officers, agreement officers, and other procurement staff worldwide, educated employees about

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their responsibilities to implement the requirements of federal human trafficking statutes that

increase protections against trafficking in U.S. governmental procurement.

Also as noted earlier, USAID released a C-TIP Field Guide in April 2013 that provided

USAID personnel with instruction on how to report suspected trafficking violations committed

by employees, contractors, and grant recipients to USAID’s Office of the Inspector General for

investigation and action.

XI. Intra- and Interagency Coordination

Federal agencies were involved in numerous intra- and interagency activities during FY

2013. Activities included the following:

President’s Interagency Task Force and Senior Policy Operating Group (PITF)

The PITF is a Cabinet-level entity created by the TVPA to coordinate federal efforts to

combat trafficking in persons. The PITF meets annually and is chaired by the Secretary of State.

The TVPA, as amended in 2003, established the SPOG, which consists of senior officials

designated as representatives of the PITF members. The SPOG coordinates interagency policy,

grants, research, and planning issues involving trafficking in persons and the implementation of

the TVPA. The SPOG meets quarterly and is chaired by the Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor

and Combat Trafficking in Persons.

Secretary of State John F. Kerry chaired the Obama Administration’s fourth meeting of

the PITF on May 17, 2013 – the second to take place at the White House and to be broadcast via

the web. Participants included Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr.; Secretary of Health and

Human Services Kathleen Sebelius; Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood; and other agency

heads and senior White House officials. White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough

discussed the Administration’s accomplishments throughout the year, including E.O. 13627; the

development of the Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking;

public-private partnerships to provide technology tools to law enforcement and survivors; and

the launch of the USAID Counter-Trafficking in Persons Campus Challenge. Cabinet members

and other agency designees discussed the anti-trafficking priorities of the U.S. government,

including victim services, rule of law, federal procurement policy and strategies for slavery free

supply chains, and public awareness and training.

Secretary of State John Kerry presented the first Presidential Award for Extraordinary

Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons to survivor advocate Florrie Burke and to hospitality

and travel company Carlson at the May 17 PITF meeting.

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On April 9, 2013, the White House hosted a Forum to Combat Human Trafficking to

highlight the significant progress the Obama Administration has made on the issue, including

developments since President Obama delivered his first ever full-length speech on the fight to

end trafficking in persons at the CGI in September 2012. Federal agencies have responded to the

President’s speech by evaluating their policies and programs and increasing their efforts to

expand services and legal assistance to victims; to eliminate government contractor abuse; to

train federal prosecutors, law enforcement officials, and others; and to establish innovative

public-private partnerships. The event brought together governmental leaders, members of the

private sector, advocates and survivors, faith leaders, law enforcement, and academics to discuss

ideas for ending human trafficking. The Forum highlighted new technology that is being used to

help victims, connect them to services, and expose traffickers, and featured demonstrations of

tools focused on reaching victims, including Polaris Project’s new texting capability for its

National Human Trafficking Hotline, a new victim outreach tool from FAIR Girls, and Thorn:

Digital Defenders of Children’s new technology-based tool that helps law enforcement better

identify child sex human trafficking victims in online environments. The launch of anti-

trafficking “TechCamps” by DOS was announced as well. These TechCamps bring together

technology experts and anti-trafficking organizations to design low-cost, easy-to-implement tools

to combat modern slavery. The first was held in Cambodia in September 2013 and gathered over

150 participants, including technology experts and regional anti-trafficking NGOs.

The SPOG Victims Services Committee, co-chaired by DOJ, HHS, and DHS, developed

the Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking. Preparation of

the plan entailed weekly conference calls between the co-chairs, interagency meetings to discuss

action plans to include in the plan, and numerous community listening sessions and stakeholder

engagement events. The final Plan was released in January 2014.

Law Enforcement Coordination Initiatives

Throughout FY 2013, DOJ HTPU convened the Federal Enforcement Working Group,

comprising HTPU, the Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys, and the human trafficking subject-

matter experts of key federal law enforcement agencies: FBI, DHS ICE, and DOL. The FEWG

was initially convened in 2009 to enhance coordination of anti-trafficking efforts among federal

investigative agencies and federal prosecutors. In 2011, the FEWG coordinated the cabinet-level

launch of the Phase I Pilot of the ACTeam Initiative, which formed six interagency Pilot

ACTeams following a competitive, nationwide, interagency selection process. Throughout FY

2013, the FEWG continued to engage directly with the Phase I Pilot ACTeams to implement

their strategic interagency anti-trafficking investigation and prosecution strategies, assess

ACTeam performance, and refine the ACTeam Operations Guide.

HTPU also continued its leadership role in the United States-Mexico Bilateral Human

Trafficking Enforcement Initiative, coordinating among multiple federal investigative agencies

and USAOs, their Mexican law enforcement counterparts, and nongovernmental victim

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advocates on both sides of the United States-Mexico border to strengthen collaboration to

identify and rescue human trafficking victims, bring human traffickers to justices, and reunite

victims with their children held under the control of the trafficking networks. Throughout

2013, this multi-district, bilateral, proactive, intelligence-driven effort continued to expand the

scope and impact of human trafficking investigations and prosecutions under both U.S. and

Mexican law. This initiative was further enhanced by capacity-building efforts, including

exchanges of expertise and case-based mentoring focused on enhancing trauma-informed,

victim-centered best practices in human trafficking investigations and anticipating challenges in

human trafficking prosecutions as Mexican courts transition to an adversarial system. Since

2009, DOJ and DHS have been partnering with their Mexican law enforcement counterparts to

implement a proactive, intelligence-driven strategy to combat human trafficking networks

operating across the United States-Mexico border, with a particular focus on sex trafficking

networks emanating from the Mexican state of Tlaxcala. Throughout 2013, these efforts

continued to advance successful investigations and prosecutions of Tlaxcala-based traffickers

and rescue of victims and their children from the trafficking networks. In 2013, years of post-

conviction investigation and international coordination culminated in the successful recovery of

a victim’s child who had been held by the trafficking network for over ten years, continuing

well after the trafficker was convicted in 2005. Multiple victims’ children have been recovered

from the traffickers’ control and reunited with their mothers through this effort.

Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center

The HSTC brings together subject-matter experts from the participating agencies to

facilitate the exchange of strategic and tactical information in a coordinated manner that supports

the U.S. strategy to investigate and prosecute criminals involved in human trafficking.

In order to develop leads and disseminate information, the HSTC analyzes the human

trafficking data of its participating agencies as well as intelligence reports in classified and

unclassified systems. The HSTC reviews information for potential human trafficking indicators,

performs preliminary checks to follow up on that information, and, when warranted, ensures the

information is delivered to the appropriate parties for further investigation. The HSTC also

analyzes open-source, law enforcement, and intelligence information to identify trafficking

trends.

In combating the trafficking of foreign victims, the HSTC works with international police

agencies and provides a mechanism for the exchange of information between the United States

and its allies. The HSTC is a centralized point of contact for INTERPOL on trafficking matters

for the federal government and participates in the INTERPOL Working Group on Trafficking in

Human Beings. The HSTC’s associate membership status to EUROPOL enables access to

restricted analysis work files concerning human smuggling and trafficking events.

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Federal Agency Task Force on Missing and Exploited Children

CEOS and OJJDP participated in quarterly meetings of the Federal Agency Task Force

on Missing and Exploited Children, which meets to share information, develop strategies, and

coordinate efforts.

Innocence Lost Working Group

During FY 2013, several federal agencies participated on the Innocence Lost Working

Group, which brings together governmental and nongovernmental agencies that dedicate

resources to combat the commercial sexual exploitation of children in the United States. The

Working Group comprises DOJ, including CEOS and the FBI; DOS; HHS; DHS ICE; NCMEC;

Polaris Project; the National District Attorneys Association; Salvation Army; and Catholic

Charities. The group met quarterly to share information, develop strategies, and coordinate

efforts.

The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) within ACF continued to partner with

FBI Innocence Lost Task Forces in a pilot initiative to integrate trafficking components into

policies and to strengthen outcomes for trafficked children and youth through four runaway and

homeless youth programs in Miami, Florida; Seattle, Washington; Everett, Washington; and

Toledo, Ohio.

Congressional Briefings

In FY 2013, the DOS TIP Office met with staff and members of Congress, including the

Women’s Congressional Caucus and the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, to discuss human

trafficking issues and TIP Office priorities for 2014. Ambassador CdeBaca testified before the

House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights in July to

discuss the 2013 Trafficking in Persons Report. The Ambassador also testified at a field hearing

in California held by the House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman, Ed Royce, on regional

perspectives for fighting trafficking.

XII. Conclusion

The Attorney General’s Annual Report to Congress and Assessment of U.S. Government

Activities to Combat Trafficking in Persons furnishes information on federal efforts during the

fiscal year to (1) protect human trafficking victims by providing benefits and services; (2)

investigate and prosecute human trafficking crimes; and (3) prevent further trafficking-related

crimes.

This year’s report provides details on the government’s efforts to, inter alia, collaborate

with the private sector in combating human trafficking; review data being collected by federal

agencies and coordinate the data-gathering effort across agencies; elevate the role of survivors in

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informing anti-trafficking policy, training, public awareness and outreach efforts, and victim

care; finish the development of software to capture all human trafficking case data; and finish

training the ACTeams using the DHS/DOJ/DOL-developed Advanced Human Trafficking Training

course. In FY 2013, DOJ, DHS, and HHS co-chaired an interagency process with 14 other

federal partners to draft the five-year Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of

Human Trafficking in the United States 2013–2017, for release in FY 2014.

The eradication of human trafficking is one of the U.S. government’s highest priorities.

The U.S. government is committed to sustaining the significant progress it has achieved toward

that end during the past year and taking meaningful steps forward in the coming years.

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Appendix A: BJA/OVC Human Trafficking Task Forces

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Appendix B: NIJ’s FY 2013 Research and Evaluation Grants

In FY 2013, the National Institute of Justice made three grant awards to research

trafficking in persons. The grants were:

An Empirical Analysis of the Scope and Scale of Organized Crime’s Involvement in

Human Trafficking in the United States (Texas Christian University ($308,694)). This project

seeks to gain a greater understanding of the nexus between organized crime and human

trafficking. Researchers will determine the organized crime syndicates most engaged in this type

of crime, how they operate, with whom they collaborate, common victim characteristics, other

criminal activities in which they engage, and the most prevalent locations and general

distributions of illicit markets for trafficked persons in the United States.

Expected Completion Date: FY 2016

Labor Trafficking in North Carolina: A Statewide Survey Using Multistage Sampling

(San Diego State University ($603,357)). The project will produce credible, statewide statistical

estimates of the scope of labor trafficking victimization among crop farmworkers in North

Carolina and investigate the types of victimization experienced by this population.

Expected Completion Date: FY 2016

Transnational Crimes Among Somali-Americans: Convergences of Radicalization and

Trafficking (University of Illinois in Chicago ($793,783)). This project will focus on the Somali-

American diaspora and its involvement in two transnational crimes: radicalization to violent

extremism and trafficking in persons. This study aims to build scientific knowledge on these

crimes with an emphasis on transnational issues and convergence in contexts of profound

community vulnerability and active criminal networks. The co-occurrence of radicalization and

trafficking in disadvantaged refugee and immigrant communities warrants an examination to

better understand the transnational and convergence issues involved, and how they can inform

evidence-based community practices.

Expected Completion Date: FY 2016

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Appendix C: Criminal Cases

Examples of cases investigated or prosecuted by DOJ in FY 2013 include the following:

1. Criminal Section, CRT, in conjunction with the USAOs:

Colorado

United States v. Kalu (D. Co.). In a significant labor trafficking case, the lead defendant,

Kizzy Kalu, was convicted on July 1, 2013 after a four-week trial in Denver, Colorado, on 89

counts of forced labor, visa fraud, and related offenses resulting from his exploitation of H-1B

guestworkers, primarily from the Philippines, for forced labor in the defendant’s home healthcare

operation. The defendants lured the victims into the United States on false promises of

professional jobs, then used a scheme of debts and threats of deportation to compel them to labor

under adverse conditions and without adequate pay.

Florida

United States v. Fields (M.D. Fla.). Andrew Blane Fields was indicted in Tampa, Florida

for recruiting vulnerable young women and using addictive narcotics to coerce and compel them

into prostitution for his profit. The defendant lured young women, some of whom were already

involving in prostitution or drug use, by offering them shelter, transportation, and protection. He

then increased their drug dependency into addiction, saddled them with insurmountable drug

debts, and demanding that the drug debts be paid off by prostituting and paying him all the

proceeds. When the victims resisted, Fields threatened to withhold the narcotics until the victims

relented to avoid physically excruciating drug-withdrawal symptoms. The court recognized that

the defendant’s holding the victims in fear of withdrawal symptoms constituted coercion within

the meaning of the sex trafficking statute.

Maryland

United States v. Edwards (D. Md.). In May 2013, two defendants, Gloria and Alfred

Edwards, were sentenced to 12 months and three months, respectively, and ordered to pay

$369,580.80 in restitution to a Filipino national whom they brought into the United States on

false pretenses and held in domestic servitude using a scheme of isolation, control, and

confiscation of the victim’s identification documents to exploit the victim’s labor for minimal

pay for ten years.

United States v. Naughton (D. Md.). In September 2013, the defendant, Jeremy

Naughton, was sentenced to 36 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for

conspiring to compel his victims to prostitute for his profit and under his control. A co-

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defendant, Charles Anderson, previously pleaded guilty for his role. The defendant targeted

women who were already engaged in prostitution, and posed as a potential customer, then

assaulted and threatened the women with guns and violence to compel them to prostitute at the

defendant’s direction in Maryland, New York, and elsewhere. The defendant engaged in sexual

assault and other acts of humiliation to further intimidate and control the women, and isolated his

victims by seizing their identification, phones, keys, and computers.

Missouri

United States v. Bagley (W.D. Mo.). In September 2013, two defendants, Edward Bagley

Sr. and Bradley Cook, were each sentenced to twenty years in prison for holding a young woman

in a trailer home as a sex slave, using extreme violence to torture her, and exchanging cash and

items of value for sessions involving physical and sexual abuse of the victim. The court ordered

the six defendants convicted in connection with the case to pay a total of $738,250 in restitution

to the victim. Bagley pleaded guilty in January 2013.

New York

United States v. Cortez-Granados (E.D.N.Y.). In September 2013, Angel Cortez-

Granados, the fifth convicted member of the Tlaxcala-based Granados sex trafficking

organization, was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment and ordered to pay $145,815 in

restitution for his role in exploiting young Mexican women and girls for prostitution, using

threats, violence, deception, and psychological coercion.

United States v. Lopez-Perez (E.D.N.Y.). In another Tlaxcala-based sex trafficking

prosecution, three traffickers, Benito Lopez- Perez, Anastasio Romero-Perez, and Jose Gabino

Barrientos-Perez, pleaded guilty in May 2013, following their extradition from Mexico in

December 2012. As charged in the 25-count indictment and set forth in extradition affidavits,

for over seven years the defendants operated a family-based sex trafficking ring that recruited

victims as young as 14 years old, then used false promises of love and marriage, as well as

violence and sexual assaults, to compel the victims into prostitution, first in Mexico and then

in New York. The defendants severely beat the victims and threatened to harm their families

in order to control the victims, prevent them from escaping, and compel them to turn over the

prostitution proceeds to the defendants or wire the proceeds to the defendant’s associates in

Mexico.

United States v. Rivera (E.D.N.Y.). In June 2013, the lead defendant, Antonio Rivera,

was sentenced to 60 years in prison, and Rivera’s co-defendants, John Whaley and Jason

Villaman, were sentenced to 25 and 30 years, respectively, for exploiting undocumented

Central American women and girls for forced labor in the defendant’s restaurants and bars and

for forced prostitution.

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United States v. Flores-Mendez (S.D.N.Y.). In May 2013, 19 defendants were charged in

connection with a scheme based in Tlaxcala, Mexico to lure vulnerable young Mexican women

and girls with false promises and compel them into prostitution in the New York area, using

deception, threats, violence, and psychological coercion.

Ohio

United States v. Callahan (N.D. Ohio). In July 2013, Jordie L. Callahan, Jessica L. Hunt,

and Dezerah L. Silsby were charged in connection with a labor trafficking conspiracy and other

related offenses arising from their holding a woman with cognitive disabilities and her child

against their will and forcing the woman to perform manual labor for them, using a combination

of violence, threats, sexual assaults, humiliation, deprivation, and monitoring to intimidate and

control the victims for over two years. A fourth person, Daniel J. Brown, was charged with one

count of conspiracy.

Tennessee

United States v. Yarbrough (W.D. Tenn.). In December 2012, Terrence “T-Rex”

Yarbrough was found guilty after trial on ten counts of using threats and violence to compel U.S.

citizen women and girls into prostitution. During the trial, the victims recounted violent acts

committed by Yarbrough to coerce them into prostitution, including beatings with belts, wooden

coat hangers, crowbars, padlocks, and dog chains. They also testified of being thrown down

stairs, having their heads smashed into car doors, having their legs burned with irons, and being

scalded with boiling water.

Texas

United States v. Wiggins: (W.D. Texas). In August 2013, the lead defendant, Alarcon

Allen Wiggins, entered a guilty plea arising from a scheme to lure victims on false promises of

entertainment jobs and then compel them into forced labor and prostitution. A total of ten

defendants were convicted in connection with the case, which was investigated and prosecuted

by members of the El Paso ACTeam.

2. Cases from CEOS and USAOs:

Florida

United States v. Rodriguez (M.D. Fla.). In March 2013, Weylin Rodriguez was

sentenced to life imprisonment, plus five years, following his conviction for sex trafficking of

three minors and two adults through the use of force, fraud, and coercion, as well as certain

firearm offenses. Co-conspirators Tatjuana Joye and Pria Gunn pleaded guilty to one count of

conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of minors and by force, fraud, and coercion. In

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December 2012, Gunn was sentenced to 46 months’ incarceration; in February 2013, Joye was

sentenced to time served. Rodriguez ran a prostitution ring called “GMB” (aka “Get Money

Bitch”) and lured several minors and young adults into his ring through a variety of ways,

including by promising them jobs as models. Rodriguez advertised the victims on

Backpage.com and also forced the victims walk the streets to pick up “dates.” To prevent the

victims from leaving his ring, Rodriguez inflicted severe beatings on them and threatened them

with guns, creating an atmosphere of fear. Defendant transported several of the victims from

Tampa, Florida up through Charlotte, North Carolina on multiple occasions for purposes of

prostitution.

United States v. Carter (S.D. Fla.). In July 2013, Matthew Andrew Carter received a

maximum sentence of 165 years’ imprisonment with lifetime supervised release following his

conviction on five counts of traveling in foreign commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit

sexual conduct with a minor, and one count of attempting to do so. Prior to his arrest in 2011,

Carter, a U.S. citizen, resided at and operated the “Morning Star Center” in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

The Center, which Carter had operated since 1995, was a residential facility that provided

shelter, food, and education to Haitian minors. From 1995 until his 2011 arrest, Carter

frequently traveled back to the United States in order to raise funds for the continued operation

of the Center. During this period, Carter sexually abused several minors in his care and custody

at the Center. Carter coerced the victims into engaging in sexual activity with him by

threatening to remove them from the shelter, bar them from the school, and stop providing them

with gifts and money.

Maryland

United States v. Burton (D. Md.). In September 2013, Daniel Burton pleaded guilty to

one count of sex trafficking of a minor. Burton admitted to recruiting and prostituting a 13-year-

old girl that he met as she was walking home from a convenience store. He was sentenced to

almost 22 years’ imprisonment and lifetime supervised release. Burton had previously been

convicted of prostitution-related offenses by state authorities in Virginia and Georgia, and is

facing state charges in South Carolina.

United States v. Douglas (D. Md.). In February 2013, Melvin Douglas was sentenced to

ten years’ imprisonment, followed by ten years of supervised release, following his guilty plea to

one count of transporting a minor for purposes of prostitution. Douglas recruited a 14-year-old

runaway from Washington, D.C. to Maryland and used Backpage.com to promote the

commercial sexual exploitation of the girl. A missing child alert from NCMEC led authorities to

discover the crime.

United States v. Law (D. Md.). In January 2013, Dante Law and Ida Brown pleaded

guilty to conspiracy to transport a minor for purposes of prostitution. Law and Brown

photographed a 17-year-old girl, posted pictures of her on Backpage.com, and transported the

girl to hotels in Virginia and Maryland for commercial sexual exploitation. Law was sentenced

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to 12-and-a-half years’ incarceration and ten years of supervised release in April 2013. Brown is

awaiting sentencing.

United States v. Smith (D. Md.). In February 2013, Dennis Smith pleaded guilty to

transporting a minor across state lines for purposes of prostitution and sex trafficking of a minor

and was sentenced to 12-and-a-half years’ imprisonment. Smith transported a 16-year-old girl

and three adult women between Maryland and Virginia for purposes of prostitution, and posted

advertisements on Backpage.com. After returning home, the minor contacted law enforcement

after seeing that Smith was advertising a 15-year-old schoolmate online for prostitution. Law

enforcement found Smith at a hotel with the 15-year-old and a 17-year-old girl.

United States v. Walker (D. Md.). In August 2013, Troy Walker was sentenced to ten

years’ imprisonment and ten years’ supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of

transporting a minor for purposes of prostitution. Walker used Backpage.com to advertise “sex

parties,” where men paid an admission fee to have sex with females inside the house. A 17-year-

old girl was one of the persons sexually exploited at these gatherings.

North Carolina

United States v. Bollinger (W.D.N.C.). In January 2013, Larry Bollinger was sentenced

to 25 years’ imprisonment and lifetime supervised release after having pleaded guilty to two

counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place. In 2009, Bollinger sexually

abused numerous children while he worked as a pastor for a ministry in Haiti. Bollinger traveled

between his residence in North Carolina and Haiti. Bollinger’s victims were between the ages of

11 and 16. In November 2009, after several trips to Haiti during which he sexually abused

children, Bollinger admitted the abuse during a non-privileged talk with a psychotherapist, who

reported the abuse to NCMEC. During a phone call with NCMEC, Bollinger confirmed and

admitted to the illicit sexual conduct.

Pennsylvania

United States v. Herschell (W.D. Pa.): In May 2013, Jeffrey Herschell was sentenced to

144 months’ imprisonment and lifetime supervised release after having pleaded guilty to one

count of coercion and enticement of a minor and one count of possession of child pornography.

In February 2010, Herschell sent money to the Philippines for a live, online “sex show” that

included a 12-year-old girl engaging in sexual activity. Herschell also possessed child

pornography videos in his Pennsylvania home.

Tennessee

United States v. Jones (W.D. Tenn.). In March 2013, Vincent Jones was sentenced to ten

years in prison, followed by five years’ supervised release, having previously pleaded guilty to

conspiracy to engage in child sex trafficking. Jones, along with his co-conspirator Kala Bray,

lured two Memphis-area minors to Houston, Texas with false promises of a trip to a water

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park. Jones and Bray plied the teens with drugs, including Oxycotin and Xanax, and made them

engage in commercial sex acts, both in Memphis and Houston. Bray was previously sentenced

to 14 years in prison.

United States v. Matlock and Harris (W.D. Tenn.). In August 2013, Brianna Harris

pleaded guilty to one count of transporting an individual across state lines for the purpose of

prostitution. The charges against Harris stem from her transportation of a minor female from

Wisconsin to Tennessee for commercial sexual exploitation. Harris’ co-defendant, Laron

Matlock, was indicted on charges that conspiracy to sex traffic a minor, sex trafficking of a

minor, sex trafficking of adults, transportation of a minor for purposes of prostitution, tampering

with a witness, and use of an interstate facility to promote prostitution.

United States v. Wallace (W.D. Tenn.). In January 2013, Victoria Wallace pleaded guilty

to conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of minors based on her participation in the commercial

sexual exploitation of at least three 15-year-old girls in the Memphis, Tennessee area. Wallace is

a member of the Piru Street gang, an affiliate of the Bloods gang. On August 30, 2013, she was

sentenced to 216 months of imprisonment and ten years of supervised release.

Virginia

United States v. Aguilar (E.D. Va.). In September 2013, Jose Eduardo Morales Aguilar

pleaded guilty to traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. Aguilar, an MS-13

gang member, traveled between Virginia and Maryland for the commercial sexual exploitation of

a 16-year-old girl.

United States v. Gaitan (E.D. Va.). In September 2013, Rene Ulises Quintero Gaitan

pleaded guilty to knowingly transporting a minor in interstate commerce for the purposes of

prostitution. Gaitan, an MS-13 gang member, transported a 16-year-old girl between Virginia

and Maryland with the intent of prostituting the victim, primarily to other MS-13 gang members.

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Appendix D: Title VII Cases

The EEOC litigated the following Title VII cases in FY 2013:

EEOC v. Global Horizons (D. Haw.). The EEOC alleged a pattern or practice of

discrimination against a class of Thai workers who were recruited under H2-A visas and

subjected to harassment, hostile work environment, disparate treatment, and constructive

discharge due to their national origin and race by defendants. The human trafficking issues

involved alleged exploitation of workers, isolation from non-Thai employees and outside

contacts, threats of deportation, failure to pay wages earned, and charging exorbitant fees, among

other things.

EEOC v. Global Horizons (E.D. Wash). This case, a closely related companion to the

EEOC’s Global Horizons lawsuit filed in Hawaii, involves two grower businesses in the State of

Washington. The complaint alleges Title VII pattern-or-practice claims of systemic

discrimination against a class of Thai workers who were recruited under H2-A visas on the basis

of their national origin and/or race, as well as retaliation. This case is currently pending before

the federal district court following an order which granted in part and denied in part the grower

defendants’ motions to dismiss EEOC’s first amended complaint.

EEOC v. Signal International (E.D. La.). The EEOC alleged that the defendant, a large

fabrication company headquartered in Pascagoula, Mississippi, violated Title VII by

discriminating against a large class of East Indian employees working in the United States under

H-2B visas, by subjecting them to adverse terms and conditions of employment and a hostile

work environment because of their national origin and/or race. The case alleged that employees

were forcibly detained in company-owned work camps, were required to pay exorbitant fees for

housing, and were deprived of personal privacy and forced to live in unsafe living conditions,

among other things.

EEOC v. Hill Country Farms, d/b/a, Henry’s Turkey Service (S.D. Iowa). The EEOC

alleged that a class of intellectually disabled workers was subjected to substandard working

conditions, disparate treatment, and harassment in violation of the American with Disabilities

Act (ADA). The EEOC specifically alleged that the company paid the disabled workers $15 per

week for working on an evisceration line at a turkey processing plant in Iowa, while non-

disabled workers were paid $11–$12 per hour for the same or similar work. The lawsuit also

alleged that the workers were subjected to abusive, physical and verbal harassment, undue

restrictions on their freedom, and harsh punishments and other adverse terms and conditions of

employment, such as requiring them to live in unsafe and inadequate housing and failing to

provide proper health care. In September 2012, a federal district court judge found Henry’s

Turkey liable for $1.37 million in lost wages. In a May 2013 jury trial on the remaining claims

involving the disability-based abuse of the workers, the EEOC obtained a $240 million jury

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verdict on behalf of 32 employees with intellectual disabilities, who were subjected to egregious

discrimination in violation of the ADA. This verdict is the highest obtained in the history of the

EEOC. It is also the highest ADA verdict ever and the second highest under federal employment

discrimination laws. After the jury verdict, the court was required to reduce the compensatory

and punitive damages judgment to $1.6 million plus interest to comply with statutory caps on

damages. Even after this reduction, each victim remained entitled to a sizeable recovery, and the

enormous amount of the initial verdict continues to attest to the jury’s assessment of the harm

done and the punishment warranted by the defendant’s egregious conduct.

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Appendix E: U.S. Governmental Funds Obligated in FY 2013 for Human Trafficking Projects

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

The objective of this project is to

DOS/DRL

Bureau of

East Asian

and Pacific

Affairs

(EAP)

Burma,

Thailand,

Cambodia,

Laos, Vietnam

International

Organization

for Migration

(IOM)

N/A

$495,000

FY12

Human

Rights and

Democracy

Fund

(HRDF)

enhance the protection of

marginalized and vulnerable

migrant workers and their access

to safe and affordable migration

channels in five Lower Mekong

countries.

Labor

Bureau of

DOS/DRL

South and

Central

Asian

Affairs

Pakistan

Solidarity

Center

N/A

$300,000

FY13

Economic

Support

Fund (ESF)

This is a pilot program that

seeks to promote decent work

Pakistan’s brick kilns.

Labor

(SCA)

The projects described in this document comprise only those for which funds were obligated during FY 2013 to include prior year appropriated funds and, therefore, do not represent the full extent of FY 2013 funds to

monitor and combat trafficking in persons.

Countries and geographic entities in region: Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China (including Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macau Special Administrative Region), Fiji, Indonesia, Japan,

Kiribati, Laos, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nauru, New Zealand, North Korea, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Thailand,

Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.

Countries in region: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOS/EAP/RSP

EAP

EAP regional

USAID

Regional

Development

Mission for

Asia (RDMA)

MTV End

Exploitation

and

Trafficking

(MTV EXIT)

$300,000

FY12

ESF

At the end of 2011, the

Association of Southeast Asian

Nations (ASEAN) Senior

Officials Meeting on

Transnational Crime officially

endorsed the MTV EXIT anti-

trafficking campaign in ASEAN

countries in 2012. ASEAN,

USAID, and the Australian

Agency for International

Development worked together to

support this project. With this

State FY 2012 ESF funding,

DOS and USAID provided U.S.

governmental funding support to

this growing campaign in

Southeast Asia, particularly to

assist with the organization of

regional youth events to raise

awareness of issues related to

trafficking alongside the flagship

concerts. EAP’s funding will

support different components of

MTV EXIT’s public information

and outreach campaigns.

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOS/ECA/A/S

Bureau of

Near

Eastern

Affairs

(NEA)

Morocco

Humphrey

Fellow

N/A

$59,000

FY13

Base

Focusing on trafficking policy

and prevention at the University

of Minnesota Law School.

Both

DOS/ECA/A/S

NEA

Lebanon

Humphrey

Fellow

N/A

$82,650

FY13

Base

Focusing on trafficking policy

and prevention at the University

of Minnesota Law School.

Both

DOS/ECA/A/S

SCA

Sri Lanka

Humphrey

Fellow

N/A

$72,516

FY13

Base

Focusing on trafficking policy

and prevention at the University

of Minnesota Law School.

Both

DOS/ECA/A/S

Bureau of

Western

Hemisphere

Affairs

(WHA)

Brazil

Humphrey

Fellow

N/A

$68,134

FY13

Base

Focusing on trafficking policy

and prevention at the University

of Minnesota Law School.

Both

DOS/ECA/A/S

WHA

Belize

Humphrey

Fellow

N/A

$59,000

FY13

Base

Focusing on trafficking policy

and prevention at American

University.

Both

Countries and other areas in region: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and

Yemen.

Countries (including dependencies and areas of special sovereignty) in region: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile,

Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis,

St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

148

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOS/ECA/A/E

NEA

Israel

Fulbright

N/A

$8,500

FY13

Base

Workshop on peace studies:

topics covered include the use of

child soldiers in armed conflict,

gender violence, torture, modern

slavery, and human trafficking.

days

Both

DOS/ECA/A/E

Bureau of

European

and

Eurasian

Affairs

(EUR)

Russia

Fulbright

N/A

$9,500

FY13

Base

2013 Bi-national Russian-

American Internet Colloquium:

included specialized course on

cybercrime, national and

transnational human trafficking,

and collaboration between Perm

State University and the

University of Louisville.

days

Labor

DOS/ECA/Office

of International

Visitors

Global (G)

All

International

Visitors

N/A

$3,362,000

FY13

Educational

and Cultural

Exchanges

Program

(ECE)

164 governmental officials,

human rights activists, law

enforcement officials, and NGO

representatives explore U.S.

efforts to combat trafficking in

persons at the local, state, and

national levels in projects from

all six regions.

Both

Countries (including dependencies and areas of special sovereignty) in region: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,

Denmark, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Holy See, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco,

Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and United Kingdom.

149

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOS/PRM

Bureau of

African

Affairs

(AF)

Niger

IOM

N/A

*PRM is

unable to

assign a

precise

dollar

amount to

the counter-

trafficking

components

of this

project

because it

assists all

vulnerable

migrants,

including

trafficking

victims.

FY13

Migration

and Refugee

Assistance

(MRA)

Provides humanitarian and

voluntary return assistance to

migrants, including victims of

trafficking stranded in northern

Niger.

Both

Countries (including dependencies and areas of special sovereignty) in region: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic

Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali,

Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Togo,

Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

150

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOS/PRM

North Africa

(Egypt, Libya,

Sudan)

IOM

N/A

*PRM is

unable to

assign a

precise

dollar

amount to

the counter-

trafficking

components

of this

project

because it

assists all

vulnerable

migrants,

including

trafficking

victims.

FY13

MRA

Establishes a regional task force

to study mixed migration flows,

including trafficking in persons,

and to improve coordination

between countries in the region

to humanely manage migration

and protect vulnerable migrants.

Both

DOS/INL

EUR

Ukraine

Women of

Donbas; Civic

Bureau

Pravozakhyst;

Promin;

Chernihiv

Public

Committee for

Human Rights

Protection;

Center for

Support of

Public

Initiatives

N/A

$81,954

FY13

INCLE

Funds provided to the Public

Affairs Section (PAS) of

Embassy Kyiv for six small

grant awards that include anti-

trafficking training for law

enforcement personnel and

victim assistance and

coordination among Ukrainian

agencies responsible for

providing services to victims of

trafficking.

Both

151

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

“Chayaka”

DOS/INL

SCA

Uzbekistan

Istiqbolli Avlod

N/A

$100,000

FY12

Assistance to

Europe,

Eurasia and

Central Asia

(AEECA)

Train law enforcement personnel

to interact appropriately with

victims and to work with victims

to develop evidence for

prosecution of perpetrators.

Both

DOS/INL

EAP

Indonesia

DOJ/OPDAT

N/A

$140,000

(part of

larger

award;

personnel

costs

prorated

based on

program

costs)

FY12

INCLE

Improve investigation and

prosecution of human trafficking

cases through work with

prosecutors. Improve

enforcement of Indonesia’s 2007

anti-trafficking law. Improve

stakeholder (governmental

interagency and NGO)

coordination and cooperation in

human trafficking cases.

Both

DOS/INL

EUR

Azerbaijan

IOM;

DOJ/RLA; and

grant to

American Bar

Association

(ABA) Rule of

Law Initiative

N/A

$450,000

FY12

AEECA

Funds used to operate

community awareness centers,

provide assistance to victims,

and develop human trafficking

training curriculum for Academy

of Public Administration.

Both

DOS/INL

SCA

Turkmenistan

IOM

N/A

$150,000

FY12

AEECA

Prevention and protection

related to providing assistance to

Both

152

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

human trafficking victims.

DOS/INL

EUR

Kosovo

DOJ/ICITAP

N/A

$250,000

FY11

AEECA

Part-time human trafficking

advisor provides training to law

enforcement and advice to the

Government of Kosovo on

preventing and prosecuting

human trafficking cases, and

providing services and

protection to human trafficking

victims.

Sex

DOS/INL

EUR

Kosovo

DOJ/OPDAT

N/A

$100,000

FY11

AEECA

Provides training to prosecutors

and judges on investigating and

prosecuting human trafficking

cases. One full-time Locally

Employed Staff position

dedicated to Victim Advocacy

(60% on human trafficking) and

services for victims of crime,

including human trafficking,

shelter and referral services.

Both

DOS/INL

SCA

Tajikistan

IOM

N/A

$165,000

FY13

INCLE

Funds used to enhance the

Government of Tajikistan’s

capacity to advance anti-human

trafficking reforms and combat

trafficking; strengthen the

capacities of Tajik law

enforcement officers on victim

identification and referral,

protection of victims, and

prosecution of perpetrators; and

assess and report the exploitation

of children and adults, including

Both

153

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

their living and working

conditions during the cotton

harvest.

DOS/INL

EUR

Georgia

IOM

N/A

$200,000

FY12

AEECA

Objectives include training of

police investigators, prosecutors,

judiciary, and others in country’s

referral mechanism on how to

combat the transnational crime.

The project attempts to raise

awareness of the penal

implications of using services,

and also offers tailored

assistance for victims. The

project also includes a desktop

survey and field visits to the key

border crossing points in the

Ajara and Kvemo Kartli regions

to better understand the

migration patterns and how

traffickers use vulnerability to

force women into situations in

which they’re trafficked.

Both

DOS/INL

SCA

Kazakhstan

IOM

N/A

$175,000

FY12

AEECA

Promote victim identification

among law enforcement and

strengthen referral services.

Labor

DOS/INL

EUR

Moldova

IOM

N/A

$150,000

FY12

INCLE

Assist implementation of justice

sector reform strategy, address

rights of human trafficking

Both

154

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

victims, and raise awareness of

human trafficking in Moldova.

DOS/INL

EAP

Thailand

Office of the

Attorney

General (OAG)

N/A

$559

FY 08

ESF

Presentation on human

trafficking prosecution by DOJ

Attaché to 50 Thai prosecutors

(bilateral).

1 day

Both

DOS/INL

EAP

Thailand

Royal Thai

Police; OAG;

Department of

Special

Investigation

N/A

$12,282

FY 09

INCLE

Trafficking in Persons Joint

Investigation Workshop by ICE

and FBI to 40 Thai investigators

and prosecutors (bilateral)

5 days

Both

DOS/INL

EAP

Vietnam

Ministry of

Public Security

N/A

$50,593

FY 09

EAP

Regional

Trafficking in Persons

Investigation Course to officials

of Ministry of Public Security,

Vietnam by ICE. Course lasting

two to three days at Hanoi, Vinh,

and HCMC. Total participants:

120 (regional).

days

Both

DOS/INL

EAP

Thailand

Customs;

Immigration;

Prosecutor

N/A

$20,149

FY 10

INCLE

Fraud Document Investigation

on Trafficking in Persons Case

by ICE. Five iterations of two-

day training in Thailand’s border

towns. Total participants are

125 from Customs Department,

Prosecutor, and Immigration

Police (bilateral).

2-3

Both

DOS/INL

EAP

Laos

Customs;

Immigration

N/A

$15,925

FY 09

EAP

Regional

Funded two days of human

trafficking training for 80 Lao

officials from Customs and

Immigration in Vientiane by ICE

(regional).

2 days

Both

155

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOS J/TIP

DRC

Free the Slaves

(FTS)

The

Association

for the

Development

of Peasant

Initiatives;

Center for

Research on

the

Environment,

Democracy

and Human

Rights; Search

for Common

Ground

$500,000

FY12

ESF

FTS will address, at multiple

levels, critical gaps in anti-

trafficking efforts in the country

and respond directly to priorities

and recommendations raised in

DOS’ annual TIP Report.

Project activities will create a

scalable model of community-

led action against trafficking

though interactive radio and

mobile cinema; establish a

coalition of Congolese civil

society organizations with

enhanced capacity to monitor

and advocate for the eradication

of slavery in the eastern regions

of the country; and train key

governmental officials on

enforcing existing laws and

enacting new policies to fulfill

their anti-trafficking and anti-

slavery responsibilities.

Both

DOS J/TIP

Kenya

UNODC

N/A

$700,000

FY13

INCLE

UNODC will conduct

multidisciplinary trainings on

victim identification,

investigation, and prosecution of

traffickers; develop a national

referral mechanism to identify,

assist, and protect victims of

trafficking; and establish and

institutionalize a human

trafficking data collection and

Both

156

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

reporting mechanism.

DOS J/TIP

Mauritania

UNICEF

N/A

$500,000

FY12

ESF

In partnership with the

Government of Mauritania and

other relevant stakeholders,

UNICEF will scale-up and

reinforce the country’s child

protection system and its overall

capacity to prevent and combat

child trafficking. It will support

the development and

improvement of anti-human

trafficking legal and policy

framework. It will train and

enhance the capacity of anti-

human trafficking agencies and

service providers.

Both

DOS J/TIP

Senegal

Plan

International

USA

Enda Tiers

Monde;

Avenir de

l’Enfant

$750,000

FY13

INCLE

In partnership with local NGOs,

Plan International will work to

build the capacity of human

trafficking-affected communities

and local governments to

prevent and respond to

trafficking of children attending

Quranic schools, who are known

as talibés. Project activities will

include awareness-raising,

capacity-building for law

enforcement and legal personnel,

Labor

157

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

and services for talibé human

trafficking victims and other

vulnerable children.

DOS J/TIP

Sierra Leone

Solidarity

Center

N/A

$500,000

FY12

INCLE

In partnership with local trade

unions, the Solidarity Center

will work to enhance the

capacity of law enforcement and

unions to combat human

trafficking in Freetown and

mining communities throughout

Sierra Leone. The project will

create an anti-human trafficking

network composed of civil

society, law enforcement, and

the affected communities to

effectively respond to human

trafficking and assist victims;

build the capacity of police to

enforce the 2005 anti-human

trafficking law, and the capacity

of unions to serve as anti-human

trafficking advocates; raise

awareness in the mining

communities; and create union-

based structures to prevent

human trafficking and protect

victims.

Labor

158

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOS J/TIP

Sierra Leone

World Hope

International

(WHI)

N/A

$500,000

FY13

INCLE

These funds provide an

extension to a current project

that provides holistic recovery

and reintegration services to

female victims of trafficking.

WHI will continue to work with

village parent groups to prevent

trafficking from rural areas to

the cities, and to facilitate the

reintegration of survivors. WHI

will also continue its

collaborative work with

community anti-trafficking

groups, local law enforcement

personnel, and victim service

providers to develop a

coordinated response to human

trafficking through service

provision and raising human

trafficking awareness.

Both

DOS J/TIP

South Sudan

BBC Media

Action

N/A

$750,000

FY13

INCLE

N/A

DOS J/TIP

Uganda

Vital Voices

AEquitas;

Law and

Advocacy for

Women in

Uganda

$500,000

FY13

INCLE

In partnership with local

organizations, Vital Voices will

conduct multidisciplinary

trainings on victim-centered

investigations and prosecutions,

and develop standard operating

procedures that formalize the

roles and responsibilities of key

stakeholders to facilitate a

Both

159

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

coordinated response to handling

human trafficking cases.

DOS J/TIP

EAP

ASEAN

Region

ABA

N/A

$500,000

FY12

INCLE

Building on increased political

will to address trafficking in

persons as a transnational and

internal crime, ABA will help

strengthen the capacity and

coordination of the ASEAN and

ASEAN member states to

effectively address trafficking of

persons in the region. Although

ASEAN has the overarching

goal of harmonizing legal

provisions and improving

coordination between the

judicial sectors, responsibility

for addressing human trafficking

is divided between different

ASEAN bodies, making it

difficult to have a consistent and

integrated approach. Increased

collaboration and strengthened

capacity will further efforts to

investigate and prosecute human

trafficking perpetrators, provide

greater protections for human

trafficking victims in the region,

and lead to the development of

best practices among justice

Both

160

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

sector actors and victim

protection stakeholders on the

effective handling of human

trafficking cases. ABA will

assist member governments in

developing and enhancing law

enforcement and victim

protection strategies, as well as

advance nascent efforts to create

a regional convention on human

trafficking, resulting in increased

capacity to address human

trafficking crimes and activities

in the region.

DOS J/TIP

EAP

Burma

The Warnath

Group

N/A

$500,000

FY13

INCLE

The Warnath Group will provide

technical assistance to the

Government of Burma’s newly

established anti-human

trafficking division. Expected

assistance includes establishing

and institutionalizing a human

trafficking data collection and

reporting mechanism;

developing standardized and

modern operating procedures

and protocols for identifying and

interviewing victims and

Both

161

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

referring victims to service

providers; building collaborative

relationships with civil society;

building skills for case

management, analysis, and

tracking; developing training

materials and a training plan for

the new unit; and conducting

anti-trafficking training sessions

and capacity- building

workshops.

DOS J/TIP

EAP

Indonesia

Solidarity

Center

International

Catholic

Migration

Commission

$500,000

FY12

INCLE

The Solidarity Center will work

to improve the record of

prosecutions and civil cases in

key transit and destination areas

of Indonesia. This project will

improve the enforcement of

existing laws and empower civil

society actors to advocate for

greater implementation of

established anti-human

trafficking policies at the local

level. In improving and

expanding legal and other direct

protection services, the

Solidarity Center will deploy a

legal consultant and build a

larger cadre of legal advocates to

represent victims of trafficking.

The Solidarity Center will

partner with the International

Catholic Migration Commission

Both

162

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

to train and build capacity for

service providers and lawyers.

DOS J/TIP

EAP

Indonesia

IOM

N/A

$500,000

FY13

INCLE

IOM will work with local

governments in West Java,

Indonesia’s top migrant labor

source province, by promoting a

coordinated policy response and

reducing the risk of re-

trafficking through improved

victim assistance. IOM will

develop a comprehensive human

trafficking assessment in the

province, produce local human

trafficking plans of action in

four districts, train lawyers on

best practices for assisting

human trafficking victims, and

provide comprehensive support

services to victims in these

provinces.

Both

163

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOS J/TIP

EAP

Laos

UNODC

Lao Women’s

Union; Union

Aid Abroad

Laos

$500,000

FY13

INCLE

This funding allows UNODC to

continue to provide support,

training, and assistance to the

Government of Laos in

implementing its 2014

Trafficking in Persons Action

Plan, including providing

training on and assistance with

drafting a more comprehensive

anti-human trafficking law. The

project also will fund awareness-

raising activities to prevent new

instances of human trafficking,

and provide sub-grants to local

NGO service providers to assist

victims.

Both

DOS J/TIP

EAP

Malaysia

Health Equity

Initiatives

(HEI)

N/A

$275,000

FY13

INCLE

HEI will work to improve

mental health services within

Malaysia’s government-run

shelters by providing ongoing

training and support to shelter

staff to build their capacity to

effectively provide services to

human trafficking victims.

Both

DOS J/TIP

EAP

Malaysia

Pusat

Kebajikan

Good Shepherd

N/A

$475,000

FY13

INCLE

Good Shepherd will provide

shelter and other services for

human trafficking victims in its

own facility in Kuala Lumpur,

and provide mental health

services to women in two of

Malaysia’s four government-run

shelters.

Both

164

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOS J/TIP

EAP

Philippines

Development

and Training

Services, Inc.

N/A

$49,500

FY12

INCLE

To assess the performance of a

three-year project to combat sex

trafficking in the Central Luzon

region of the Philippines and

identify factors critical to the

consideration of replicating this

model.

Sex

$49,500

FY12

ESF

$10,890

FY13

INCLE

DOS J/TIP

EAP

Thailand

UNODC

N/A

$500,000

FY12

INCLE

UNODC will support the

development and training of a

new Anti-Human Trafficking

Center under the Thai

Department of Special

Investigations. UNODC will

install a case management IT

system, provide workshops on

anti-trafficking law enforcement,

help the unit develop standard

operating procedures, take the

unit’s senior leaders on a

regional study tour to examine

effective anti-human trafficking

units in other countries, and train

officers on victim care, human

rights, and special skills for

interviewing vulnerable victims.

Both

DOS J/TIP

EAP

Thailand

Solidarity

Center

Human Rights

and

Development

Foundation;

Migrant

Worker Rights

Network

$350,000

FY13

INCLE

The Solidarity Center will build

on its previous J/TIP-funded

project in Thailand by

continuing to monitor trafficking

cases, focusing on increasing the

number of investigations,

prosecutions, and convictions of

Labor

165

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

human trafficking offenders.

The Solidarity Center will

partner with a local organization

and will conduct advocacy

activities and raise awareness of

exploitation of migrant workers.

DOS J/TIP

EUR

Armenia

OSCE

TBD

$75,000

FY12

INCLE

AEECA

In partnership with civil society

and government stakeholders,

OSCE will conduct a study on

forced labor in Armenia to

determine the extent to which

vulnerable groups become

victims of forced labor.

Labor

DOS J/TIP

NEA

Egypt

The Protection

Project (TPP)

N/A

$100,000

FY12

INCLE

Building on its previous work,

TPP will work to fully

implement the 2011–2013

Egyptian National Action Plan

to Combat Human Trafficking

(NAP) and will work to ensure

the NAP’s extension beyond

2014. TPP will encourage the

establishment of legal aid

clinics, exposing law students

and future leaders to the crime of

human trafficking and the plight

of trafficking survivors and

enhancing access to justice for

victims of trafficking. The law

students will be provided with

the skills required to represent

victims, focusing particularly on

the plight of street children and

Both

166

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

domestic workers. TPP will also

undertake activities to guide and

inform the drafting of a new

national action plan that will be

effective for the years 2013–

2014. TPP will provide

technical assistance to Egypt’s

National Coordinating

Committee on Preventing and

Combating Human Trafficking,

the committee in charge of

proposing and implementing

new anti-trafficking policies,

which is also charged with

writing Egypt’s NAP.

DOS J/TIP

NEA

Jordan

Solidarity

Center

Da’em

Observatory

for

Consultation

and Training

$388,000

FY12

INCLE

The Solidarity Center will work

to improve the identification of

and the provision of services to

human trafficking victims for

forced labor in the

garment/textile, domestic work,

and agricultural sectors.

Working with a local partner and

trade unions, the Solidarity

Center will create referral

networks to guide victims to

services, and advocate for

improved migrant worker legal

protections, increased

prosecutions, and human

trafficking prevention.

Labor

DOS J/TIP

$65,000

FY13

INCLE

167

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOS J/TIP

NEA

Jordan

Da’em

Observatory for

Consultation

and Training

N/A

$650,000

FY13

INCLE

The Da’em Observatory for

Consultation and Training will

form a group of experts to

analyze and measure the impact

of Jordan’s anti-human

trafficking legislation and

regulations, particularly related

to migrant labor; assess the work

of the National Committee to

Combat Human Trafficking; and

present recommendations for

revisions. The project will also

involve capacity-building

activities involving legal

practitioners, law enforcement

officials, labor inspectors,

Ministry of Health employees,

and journalists; and provide

direct services to trafficking

victims and abused migrant

workers.

Both

DOS J/TIP

SCA

Afghanistan

The Rugmark

Foundation

N/A

$300,000

FY13

INCLE

Through direct access to carpet

weavers, the Rugmark

Foundation will rescue children

and women from situations of

forced labor. Rugmark will

provide direct assistance to

rescued human trafficking

victims and to those seriously at-

risk of trafficking, and more

fully develop its public-private

partnership model. In an effort

Labor

168

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

to raise more awareness and to

change behavior in labor

markets, Rugmark also will

work to establish a group of

leading Afghan companies that

adhere to global fair labor

standards.

DOS J/TIP

SCA

Bangladesh

Relief

International

(RI)

TBD - 20

NGO and

CBOs

(to be selected

and awarded

mini-grants

for the

provision of

victim

services

through a

competitive

bid in year 2)

$500,000

FY13

INCLE

RI will work to enhance the

capacity of local NGOs and

CBOs to identify male human

trafficking victims and provide

them with necessary assistance.

RI also will raise awareness of

the 2012 Human Trafficking

Deterrence and Suppression Act

through innovative use of

information, education,

communication materials,

electronic and print media, and

mobile technology.

Labor

DOS J/TIP

SCA

Bangladesh

Solidarity

Center

The Welfare

Association

for the Rights

Bangladeshi

Emigrants

Development

Foundation;

Bangladesh

Ovibashi

Mohila

$250,000

FY13

INCLE

The Solidarity Center will work

to combat trafficking, including

forced labor, debt bondage, and

bonded labor, particularly

among workers in the garment

industry in Bangladesh. In

partnership with civil society

organizations, the Solidarity

Center will advocate for the

implementation of legislation;

work to strengthen measures

Labor

169

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

Sramik

Association

against fraudulent labor

recruiters; and establish an

information center where

prospective migrants can receive

information on safe migration

and on available services in

destination countries.

DOS J/TIP

SCA

Bangladesh,

India, Nepal

UNODC

TBD - One

service

provider NGO

will be

selected and

funded per

country in

year 2 and 3

$700,000

FY13

INCLE

Working with the governments

of Bangladesh, India, and Nepal,

UNODC will strengthen and

institutionalize prevention and

protection measures for potential

and actual victims of cross-

border human trafficking

between these countries.

UNODC will strengthen cross-

border cooperation; develop

standard operating procedures

for cross-border rescue,

rehabilitation, and reintegration

of victims; and present it for

adoption by the three

governments. UNODC also will

support an NGO in each country

to provide protection and

rehabilitation services to victims,

and design and implement

integrated human trafficking

awareness interventions at

source, transit, and destination

points.

Both

170

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOS J/TIP

SCA

Bhutan

UNODC

TBD - An

NGO will be

selected and

trained to run

a shelter home

in year 2 and 3

$550,000

FY13

INCLE

UNODC will provide technical

assistance to the Royal

Government of Bhutan in

assessing gaps in the legal

framework and drafting

appropriate legislation in line

with international standards.

UNODC will conduct

multidisciplinary trainings on

victim-centered investigations

and prosecutions, help establish

standard operating procedures

for investigating human

trafficking cases, and create

opportunities for governmental

and NGO representatives to

learn from the human trafficking

experience of more experienced

actors. UNODC also will

establish and support transit

homes for human trafficking

victims, and design and

implement a public awareness

campaign.

Both

DOS J/TIP

SCA

Turkmenistan

IOM

N/A

$30,000

FY12

INCLE

Focused on the development of a

National Action Plan on

Combating Trafficking in

Persons, the IOM will host a

workshop in Turkmenistan,

aiming to familiarize

participants with national action

plans in Central Asia and

2 days

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

neighboring nations, and to

facilitate their cooperation in the

development of a plan for

Turkmenistan. The workshop,

scheduled for April 29–30,

2013, will include approximately

30 prosecutors, law enforcement

officers, and other governmental

officials, as well as five NGO

representatives.

DOS J/TIP

SCA

Uzbekistan

IOM

Istiqbolli

Avlod and

Yuksalish

$250,000

FY13

INCLE

In collaboration with local

partners, the IOM will build

upon its current J/TIP-funded

project, which provides return

and reintegration (R&R)

assistance to male human

trafficking victims. The IOM’s

sub-recipients that operate R&R

centers will continue providing

previously unavailable victim

services, solidify efforts as a

pilot project for Central Asia,

and build upon efforts to

collaborate with governmental

officials on victim protection.

Labor

DOS J/TIP

WHA

Dominican

Republic

International

Justice Mission

(IJM)

N/A

$750,000

FY13

INCLE

IJM will implement a model of

targeted training and

collaborative casework for law

enforcement and service

providers in the identification,

rescue, investigation, and

prosecution of child sex

Sex

172

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

trafficking cases.

DOS J/TIP

WHA

Haiti

IOM

Centre

d’Action pour

Development;

Foyer l’Escale

$100,000

FY10

INCLE

The IOM will build on the

success of its previous project in

Haiti by continuing to increase

the number of victims assisted,

especially children exploited as

domestic servants; and

enhancing the capacity of local

partner NGOs to assist the return

and reintegration of child

victims of trafficking.

Labor

DOS J/TIP

$250,000

FY13

INCLE

DOS J/TIP

WHA

Honduras

Casa Alianza

Honduras

N/A

$750,000

FY13

INCLE

Casa Alianza will provide

comprehensive shelter and other

services to children and

adolescents who are trafficked or

at risk for being trafficked; and

provide strengthened services to

meet needs of vulnerable LGBT

youth.

Both

DOS J/TIP

WHA

Mexico

Global Workers

Justice Alliance

(GWJA)

Quality of

Life

Association;

Victoria

Project;

Samaritan’s

Purse;

Scalabrinians

Sisters

Association

$175,000

FY13

INCLE

GWJA will build on its existing

network of migrant rights

defenders to strengthen the

capacity of NGOs to identify

and protect human trafficking

victims in target communities in

Mexico, and provide greater

access to services.

Both

173

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOS J/TIP

UNODC

Multiple

consultants

employed for

technical/resea

rch assistance,

selected on a

case-by-case

basis

$350,000

FY12

INCLE

Building upon a previously

funded project, UNODC will

strengthen its online Human

Trafficking Case Law Database,

which was launched in 2011 and

currently includes 800 human

trafficking cases from 74

countries and three supranational

courts. UNODC will develop a

case digest for practitioners that

highlights best practices and

pitfalls, focus on wider

dissemination of the database,

and continue to expand and

improve the database by

summarizing more cases,

widening the ambit of

jurisdictions addressed, and

translating key cases into

languages other than English.

Both

DOS J/TIP

UNODC

N/A

$103,209

FY 07

INCLE

This funding will serve to

increase the capacity of the

UNODC as the custodian of the

Palermo Protocol. Continued

funding will be used to support

efforts of a senior-level legal

expert to ensure that UN-

prepared or funded anti-

trafficking materials and

UNODC programs are

consistent with the provisions of

the Palermo Protocol.

Both

DOS J/TIP

$21,791

FY12

INCLE

174

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOS J/TIP

UNODC

Multiple

consultants for

T&TA

activities,

selected on a

case-by-case

basis

$2,000,000

FY13

INCLE

UNODC Human Trafficking and

Migrant Smuggling Unit will

continue to strengthen the

criminal justice capacity of

governments through delivery of

anti-human trafficking training

and legislative assistance. J/TIP

will identify countries to receive

this short-term training and

technical assistance in

coordination with UNODC.

Both

DOS J/TIP

IOM

N/A

$82,161

FY12

INCLE

In coordination with J/TIP, the

IOM will continue to provide

emergency assistance on a case-

by-case basis for individuals

identified as trafficked persons

overseas. Services include, but

are not limited to, shelter,

medical treatment, psychological

support, legal aid, as well as

family tracing, repatriation, and

reintegration assistance. The

amount and types of services are

determined on an individual

basis based on the needs and

circumstances of each victim.

Both

DOS J/TIP

$250,000

FY13

INCLE

DOS J/TIP

IOM

Multiple

consultants for

T&TA

activities,

selected on a

case-by-case

$1,000,000

FY13

INCLE

In coordination with J/TIP, the

IOM will provide T&TA in the

form of short-term consultancies

for beneficiaries requesting

assistance. Beneficiaries may be

host government agencies,

Both

175

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

basis

criminal justice practitioners, or

NGOs that are essential for

creating a comprehensive

counter-trafficking strategy and

victim assistance network.

DOS J/TIP

Warnath Group

Multiple

consultants for

T&TA

activities,

selected on a

case-by-case

basis

$1,000,000

FY13

INCLE

Leveraging a diverse team of

experienced anti-human

trafficking experts, the Warnath

Group will continue to provide

targeted T&TA to advance the

understanding and application of

new skills and promising best

practices in combating human

trafficking. The T&TA, which

may include assistance with

legislation, criminal justice

responses, victim identification

and assistance, data collection

and analysis and other topics,

seeks to improve the

effectiveness of responses by

governments in countries

identified by J/TIP.

Both

176

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOS J/TIP

Verité

Made in a

Free World;

Aspen

Institute

$1,400,000

FY13

INCLE

Verité will collect data

identifying areas at greatest risk

of trafficking in global supply

chains, which will result in a

report on industries that have a

history or current evidence of

supporting or promoting

trafficking or trafficking-related

activities. Verité will also

develop a tool for businesses to

analyze the potential risk of

trafficking in their supply chains

and provide “next steps” for

compliance plans that align with

Executive Order 13627,

“Strengthening Protections

Against Trafficking In Persons

In Federal Contracts.” The

project will also involve broad

stakeholder meetings to inform

development. Finally, Verité

will engage with key business

entities in the fishing industry to

determine appropriate partners

with which it will cooperatively

design and implement a pilot

project to adapt guidance for

fishing sector companies eager

to voluntarily adopt promising

practices consistent with the

Executive Order.

Labor

177

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOS J/TIP

UNODC

N/A

$500,000

FY13

INCLE

UNODC will partner with ILO

to address the issue of abusive

recruitment practices that lead to

human trafficking, including the

charging of fees. UNODC and

ILO will undertake coordinated

research on the issue, conduct a

series of stakeholder meetings in

regions of the world where the

problem of irregular and

criminal labor recruiting is most

problematic, and produce

recommendations on how to

address gaps in regulation and

enforcement. The final product

will be a UNODC report on the

issue and a joint launch with

ILO, which will build support

for shaping norms regarding

labor recruiting and human

trafficking, consistent with

Executive Order 13627,

“Strengthening Protections

Against Trafficking In Persons

In Federal Contracts.”

Labor

178

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOS J/TIP

ILO

N/A

$500,000

FY13

INCLE

ILO will partner with UNODC

to address the issue of abusive

recruitment practices that lead to

human trafficking, including the

charging of fees. ILO and

UNODC will undertake

coordinated research on the

issue; conduct a series of

stakeholder meetings in regions

of the world where the problem

of irregular and criminal labor

recruiting is most problematic;

and produce recommendations

on how to address gaps in

regulation and enforcement.

The final product will be an ILO

report on the issue and a joint

launch with UNODC, which will

build support for shaping norms

regarding labor recruiting and

human trafficking, consistent

with Executive Order 13627,

“Strengthening Protections

Against Trafficking In Persons

In Federal Contracts.”

Labor

179

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOS/EUR/PD

EUR

Bosnia and

Herzegovina

Association XY

N/A

$23,992

FY13

ESF

Association XY will organize

four workshops for 80

professionals from mental health

care facilities, social workers,

and police offices to discuss

practical treatment and

rehabilitation strategies for

trafficking victims. The

Association will also organize

five working group meetings

with representatives from the

public and private health sectors

to develop a “Regional

Monitoring Team Activity

Improvement Tool” guide

document during the process of

reintegration of victims of

human trafficking. This toolkit

is intended to codify procedure

for the Association’s Regional

Monitoring Teams that provide

long-term support to human

trafficking victims.

Both

180

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOS/EUR/PD

EUR

Belarus

La Strada

N/A

$37,091

FY13

ESF

The International Public

Organization “Gender

Perspectives”/La Strada Belarus

based in Minsk will assist in

raising awareness on root causes

of trafficking and its new forms

among professionals and general

public and particularly youth in

Belarus by developing and

providing 50 modules of training

consisting of five workshops

each in all regions of Belarus,

thus targeting more than 1500

young people; conducting a

promotion campaign in media;

holding a three-day Public Film

Festival “La Strada Open Doors’

Day”; and conducting ten master

classes on human trafficking

prevention to local specialists

from departments of education

in Minsk and major towns

countrywide.

Both

DOS/NEA

NEA

Iraq

IOM

N/A

$500,000

FY13

ESF

This pilot project will contribute

to the empowerment of the

Government of Iraq and civil

society to prosecute trafficking

in persons and protect victims of

trafficking in Iraq, leading to an

overall reduction in and thereby

prevention of trafficking.

Both

181

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOD

AF, EAP,

EUR, NEA,

SCA, WHA

Booz-Allen

Various

$477,000

FY12

Operations

and

Maintenance

(O&M)

To provide ongoing support in

training, education, and

associated technical assistance

required to provide civilian and

military personnel of the

Department of Defense with the

tools necessary to identify and

report suspected cases of human

trafficking.

Both

DOJ/FBI

University of

Southern

California

$430,000.0

FY13

FBI

This tool is designed to

proactively identify associations

between a variety of data sets

directly or tangentially

associated with child

prostitution. Through this

multifaceted analysis, law

enforcement will more

effectively identify enterprises,

operating throughout the United

States, involved in the

commercial sexual exploitation

of children.

Sex

182

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOJ/OJP/BJA

USA

City of

Arlington,

Texas

Various

$500,000

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award is to

support criminal justice entities

(law enforcement, prosecutors)

that are part of an Enhanced

Collaborative Model (ECM)

Human Trafficking task force.

The ECM task forces employ a

comprehensive, victim-centered

approach to combating all forms

of human trafficking (sex and

labor) with the ultimate goal of

rescuing the victims (foreign

nationals and U.S. citizens;

male, female, LGBT of all ages)

and prosecuting the perpetrators.

The grantee will work in

partnership with the OVC

grantee funded under this

solicitation, Mosaic Family

Services, Inc., to (1) conduct

proactive, victim-centered

trafficking investigations; (2)

rescue victims of trafficking and

refer victims to service

providers, as appropriate; (3)

support the prosecution of

trafficking crimes on state and

federal levels; and (4) enhance

community capacity to identify

trafficking crimes and provide

culturally appropriate, trauma-

informed services to all

trafficking victims identified

Both

183

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

within the Dallas-Fort Worth-

Arlington area known as the

Metroplex.

184

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOJ/OJP/BJA

USA

Erie County

(New York)

Sheriff’s Office

N/A

$500,000

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award is to

support criminal justice entities

(law enforcement, prosecutors)

that are part of an Enhanced

Collaborative Model (ECM)

Human Trafficking task force.

The ECM task forces employ a

comprehensive, victim-centered

approach to combating all forms

of human trafficking (both sex

and labor) with the ultimate goal

of rescuing the victims (foreign

nationals and U.S. citizens;

male, female, LGBT of all ages)

and prosecuting the perpetrators.

The grantee will work in

partnership with the OVC

grantee funded under this

solicitation, International

Institute of Buffalo, to (1)

conduct proactive, victim-

centered trafficking

investigations; (2) rescue victims

of trafficking and refer victims

to service providers, as

appropriate; (3) support the

prosecution of trafficking crimes

on state and federal levels; and

(4) enhance community capacity

to identify trafficking crimes and

provide culturally appropriate,

trauma-informed services to all

trafficking victims identified

Both

185

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

within Erie County and the

Western District of New York.

186

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOJ/OJP/BJA

USA

County of

Fairfax

(Virginia)

N/A

$500,000

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award is to

support criminal justice entities

(law enforcement, prosecutors)

that are part of an Enhanced

Collaborative Model (ECM)

Human Trafficking task force.

The ECM task forces employ a

comprehensive, victim-centered

approach to combating all forms

of human trafficking (sex and

labor) trafficking with the

ultimate goal of rescuing the

victims (foreign nationals and

U.S. citizens; male, female,

LGBT of all ages) and

prosecuting the perpetrators.

The grantee will work in

partnership with the OVC

grantee funded under this

solicitation, Polaris Project, to

(1) conduct proactive, victim-

centered trafficking

investigations; (2) rescue victims

of trafficking and refer victims

to service providers, as

appropriate; (3) support the

prosecution of trafficking crimes

on state and federal levels; and

(4) enhance community capacity

to identify trafficking crimes and

provide culturally appropriate,

trauma-informed services to all

trafficking victims identified

Both

187

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

within Fairfax County.

188

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOJ/OJP/BJA

USA

County of

Riverside

(California)

Million Kids

$500,000

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award is to

support criminal justice entities

(law enforcement, prosecutors)

that are part of an Enhanced

Collaborative Model (ECM)

Human Trafficking task force.

The ECM task forces employ a

comprehensive, victim-centered

approach to combating all forms

of human trafficking (sex and

labor) trafficking with the

ultimate goal of rescuing the

victims (foreign nationals and

U.S. citizens; male, female,

LGBT of all ages) and

prosecuting the perpetrators.

The grantee will work in

partnership with the OVC

grantee funded under this

solicitation, Operation

SafeHouse, to (1) conduct

proactive, victim-centered

trafficking investigations; (2)

rescue victims of trafficking and

refer victims to service

providers, as appropriate; (3)

support the prosecution of

trafficking crimes on state and

federal levels; and (4) enhance

community capacity to identify

trafficking crimes and provide

culturally appropriate, trauma-

informed services to all

Both

189

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

trafficking victims identified

within Riverside County.

190

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOJ/OJP/BJA

USA

St. Louis

County

(Missouri)

Police

Department

N/A

$250,000

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award is to

support criminal justice entities

(law enforcement, prosecutors)

that are part of an Enhanced

Collaborative Model (ECM)

Human Trafficking task force.

The ECM task forces employ a

comprehensive, victim-centered

approach to combating all forms

of human trafficking (sex and

labor) trafficking with the

ultimate goal of rescuing the

victims (foreign nationals and

U.S. citizens; male, female,

LGBT of all ages) and

prosecuting the perpetrators.

The grantee will work in

partnership with the OVC

grantee funded under this

solicitation, International

Institute of St. Louis, to (1)

conduct proactive, victim-

centered trafficking

investigations; (2) rescue victims

of trafficking and refer victims

to service providers, as

appropriate; (3) support the

prosecution of trafficking crimes

on state and federal levels; and

(4) enhance community capacity

to identify trafficking crimes and

provide culturally appropriate,

trauma-informed services to all

Both

191

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

trafficking victims identified

within the greater St. Louis area

and the Eastern District of

Missouri.

192

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOJ/OJP/BJA

USA

City of Seattle

(Washington)

N/A

$500,000

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award is to

support criminal justice entities

(law enforcement, prosecutors)

that are part of an Enhanced

Collaborative Model (ECM)

Human Trafficking task force.

The ECM task forces employ a

comprehensive, victim-centered

approach to combating all forms

of human trafficking (sex and

labor) trafficking with the

ultimate goal of rescuing the

victims (foreign nationals and

U.S. citizens; male, female,

LGBT of all ages) and

prosecuting the perpetrators.

The grantee will work in

partnership with the OVC

grantee funded under this

solicitation, International Rescue

Committee, Inc., to (1) conduct

proactive, victim-centered

trafficking investigations; (2)

rescue victims of trafficking and

refer victims to service

providers, as appropriate; (3)

support the prosecution of

trafficking crimes on state and

federal levels; and (4) enhance

community capacity to identify

trafficking crimes and provide

culturally appropriate, trauma-

informed services to all

Both

193

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

trafficking victims identified

within King, Snohomish, and

Pierce counties.

194

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOJ/OJP/BJA

USA

Office of the

District

Attorney, Kings

County (New

York)

N/A

$500,000

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award is to

support criminal justice entities

(law enforcement, prosecutors)

that are part of an Enhanced

Collaborative Model (ECM)

Human Trafficking task force.

The ECM task forces employ a

comprehensive, victim-centered

approach to combating all forms

of human trafficking (sex and

labor) trafficking with the

ultimate goal of rescuing the

victims (foreign nationals and

U.S. citizens; male, female,

LGBT of all ages) and

prosecuting the perpetrators.

The grantee will work in

partnership with the OVC

grantee funded under this

solicitation, Safe Horizon, to (1)

conduct proactive, victim-

centered trafficking

investigations; (2) rescue victims

of trafficking and refer victims

to service providers, as

appropriate; (3) support the

prosecution of trafficking crimes

on state and federal levels; and

(4) enhance community capacity

to identify trafficking crimes and

provide culturally appropriate,

trauma-informed services to all

trafficking victims identified

Both

195

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

within Kings County.

196

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOJ/OJP/BJA

USA

Upper Midwest

Community

Policing

Institute

(UMCPI)

Various

$300,000

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award is to

build awareness of the existence

of human trafficking in Native

American communities and

provide tribal law enforcement

and leadership, Native youth,

casino employees, and

community stakeholders with

the training and tools necessary

to begin the process of victim

identification, rescue, and

restoration. UMCPI will modify

existing human trafficking

trainings to ensure that they are

suitable for Native American

communities. Trainings to be

delivered are (1) Tribal Law

Enforcement Human Trafficking

Training; (2) Tribal Youth Peer-

to-Peer Prevention training; (3)

Human Trafficking Hotel

training; and (4) Online Basic

Human Trafficking Awareness

Training for Law Enforcement.

Both

197

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOJ/OVW

USA

Futures

Without

Violence

Vida Legal

Assistance,

Inc., the Asian

Pacific

Islander

Institute on

Domestic

Violence, and

three

independent

consultants

with expertise

in human

trafficking and

the

intersection of

domestic

violence and

sexual assault

$450,000

FY13

VAWA

Supported by OVW since 2004,

the Building Collaborative

Responses to Trafficked Victims

of Domestic Violence and

Sexual Assault project

(Collaborative Responses TA)

focuses on providing training

and technical assistance to OVW

grantees and their partners to

develop local multidisciplinary

teams focused on building

collaborations to provide

effective services and support to

foreign-born human trafficking,

domestic violence, and sexual

assault victims residing in the

United States and its territories.

Both

198

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOJ/OJP/OJJDP

USA

Cook County

(Illinois) State’s

Attorney’s

Office

Salvation

Army, Center

on Halsted

$299,999

FY10

Missing and

Exploited

Children

In conjunction with the Cook

County ICAC Task Force grant,

the State’s Attorney’s Office is

partnering with other

organizations and training law

enforcement officers, educators,

juvenile probation officers,

prosecutors, and youth service

providers on commercial sexual

exploitation of children (CSEC).

This project also supports the

provision of additional services

to identified CSEC victims in

the Cook County area.

Sex

199

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOJ/OJP/NIJ

USA

Texas Christian

University

N/A

$308,694

FY13

NIJ base

funds

“An Empirical Analysis of the

Scope and Scale of Organized

Crime’s Involvement in Human

Trafficking in the United States”

– a research project to better

understand the extent to which

organized crime is involved in

human trafficking by creating a

database of cases in the United

States over 12 years that

includes both organized crime

(OC) and trafficking, analyzing

these cases to determine the OC

syndicates most engaged in this

type of crime, how they operate,

with whom they collaborate,

common victim characteristics,

and other criminal activities in

which they engage, and

prevalent locations of illicit

slave markets.

Both

200

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOJ/OJP/NIJ

USA

San Diego State

University

N/A

$603,357

FY13

NIJ base

funds

“Labor Trafficking in North

Carolina: A Statewide Survey

Using Multistage Sampling” – a

research project that aims to

produce credible statistical

estimates on the scope of labor

trafficking victimization among

crop farmworkers in North

Carolina, as well as investigate

the specific types of

victimization experienced.

Labor

201

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOJ/OJP/NIJ

USA

University of

Illinois at

Chicago

N/A

$793,783

FY13

NIJ base

“Transnational Crimes among

Somali-Americans:

Convergences of Radicalization

and Trafficking” – research

focusing on the Somali-

American diaspora to better

understand the convergence of

radicalization and trafficking in

persons in that community.

Both

202

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOJ/OJP/OVC

USA

Alaska Institute

for Justice

N/A

$400,000

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award, one

of several projects funded under

the Services for Victims of

Human Trafficking Grant

Program, is to allow Alaska

Institute for Justice to provide

timely and high-quality

comprehensive services for all

victims of human trafficking, as

defined by the TVPA, as

amended, and to enhance

interagency coordination in the

provision of services to

trafficking victims over a two-

year project period. Alaska

Institute for Justice will leverage

all local, state, and federal

resources to ensure the provision

of trauma-informed, culturally

competent services to male and

female victims of sex trafficking

and labor trafficking identified

or living in the geographic

region targeted by this project.

In addition, the grantee will

provide training to service

providers and allied

professionals within the target

community to improve

community collaboration and

increase awareness of the needs

and rights of trafficking victims

and survivors.

Both

203

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOJ/OJP/OVC

USA

Casa Cornelia

Legal Services

N/A

$400,000

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award, one

of several projects funded under

the Services for Victims of

Human Trafficking Grant

Program, is to allow Casa

Cornelia Legal Services to

deliver specific services and

interventions for victims of

human trafficking, as defined by

the TVPA, as amended, and to

enhance interagency

coordination in the provision of

services to trafficking victims

over a two-year project period.

Casa Cornelia Legal Services

will ensure the provision of

outreach and legal services for

labor trafficking victims

identified or living in the target

geographic region. The grantee

will also provide training to

service providers and allied

professionals within the target

community to improve

community collaboration and

increase awareness of the needs

and rights of trafficking victims

and survivors.

Labor

204

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOJ/OJP/OVC

USA

Contra Costa

County

(California) -

Zero Tolerance

for Domestic

Violence

Initiative

N/A

$400,000

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award, one

of several projects funded under

the Services for Victims of

Human Trafficking Grant

Program, is to allow the

Employment and Human

Services Department of Contra

Costa County to provide timely

and high-quality comprehensive

services for all victims of human

trafficking, as defined by the

TVPA, as amended, and to

enhance interagency

coordination in the provision of

services to trafficking victims

over a two-year project period.

Contra Costa County will

leverage all local, state, and

federal resources to ensure the

provision of trauma-informed,

culturally competent services to

male and female victims of sex

trafficking and labor trafficking

identified or living in the

geographic region targeted by

this project. In addition, the

grantee will provide training to

service providers and allied

professionals within the target

community to improve

community collaboration and

increase awareness of the needs

and rights of trafficking victims

Both

205

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

and survivors.

DOJ/OJP/OVC

USA

Legal Aid

Foundation of

Los Angeles

N/A

$400,000

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award, one

of several projects funded under

the Services for Victims of

Human Trafficking Grant

Program, is to allow the Legal

Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

to provide legal services for all

victims of human trafficking, as

defined by the TVPA, as

amended, and to enhance

interagency coordination in the

provision of legal services to

trafficking victims over a two-

year project period. The grantee

will also provide training to

service providers and allied

professionals within the target

community to improve

community collaboration and

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

increase awareness of the needs

and rights of trafficking victims

and survivors.

DOJ/OJP/OVC

USA

Operation

SafeHouse, Inc.

N/A

$499,931

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award is to

support a comprehensive

approach to combating human

trafficking in all forms,

including sex trafficking and

labor trafficking of foreign

nationals and U.S. citizens (male

and female, adults and minors).

The grantee will work in

partnership with the BJA

grantee, Riverside County

Sheriff’s Department (Riverside

County Anti-Human Trafficking

Task Force), funded under this

solicitation to (1) conduct

proactive, victim-centered

trafficking investigations; (2)

offer a comprehensive array of

restorative services to meet each

victim’s identified needs; (3)

support the prosecution of

Both

207

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

trafficking crimes on state and

federal levels; and (4) enhance

community capacity to identify

trafficking crimes and provide

culturally appropriate, trauma-

informed services to all

trafficking victims identified

within Riverside County.

DOJ/OJP/OVC

USA

Regents of the

University of

California

N/A

$400,000

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award, one

of several projects funded under

the Services for Victims of

Human Trafficking Grant

Program, is to allow Regents of

the University of California to

deliver specific services and

interventions for victims of

human trafficking, as defined by

the TVPA, as amended, and to

enhance interagency

coordination in the provision of

services to trafficking victims

over a two-year project period.

Regents of the University of

California will ensure the

provision of direct services for

sex-trafficked youth identified or

living in the target geographic

Sex

208

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

region. The grantee will also

provide training to service

providers and allied

professionals within the target

community to improve

community collaboration and

increase awareness of the needs

and rights of trafficking victims

and survivors.

DOJ/OJP/OVC

USA

San Diego

Youth Services

N/A

$400,000

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award, one

of several projects funded under

the Services for Victims of

Human Trafficking Grant

Program, is to allow San Diego

Youth Services to deliver

specific services and

interventions for victims of

human trafficking, as defined by

the TVPA, as amended, and to

enhance interagency

coordination in the provision of

services to trafficking victims

over a two-year project period.

San Diego Youth Services will

ensure the provision of direct

services for domestic female

victims of sex trafficking (ages

12–24) identified or living in the

Sex

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

target geographic region. The

grantee will also provide training

to service providers and allied

professionals within the target

community to improve

community collaboration and

increase awareness of the needs

and rights of trafficking victims

and survivors.

DOJ/OJP/OVC

USA

Colorado

Organization

for Victim

Assistance

N/A

$400,000

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award, one

of several projects funded under

the Services for Victims of

Human Trafficking Grant

Program, is to allow Colorado

Organization for Victims

Assistance to provide timely and

high-quality comprehensive

services for all victims of human

trafficking, as defined by the

TVPA, as amended, and to

enhance interagency

coordination in the provision of

services to trafficking victims

over a two-year project period.

Colorado Organization for

Victims Assistance will leverage

all local, state, and federal

resources to ensure the provision

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

of trauma-informed, culturally

competent services to male and

female victims of sex trafficking

and labor trafficking identified

or living in the geographic

region targeted by this project.

In addition, the grantee will

provide training to service

providers and allied

professionals within the target

community to improve

community collaboration and

increase awareness of the needs

and rights of trafficking victims

and survivors.

DOJ/OJP/OVC

USA

Polaris Project

N/A

$500,000

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award is to

support a comprehensive

approach to combating human

trafficking in all forms,

including sex trafficking and

labor trafficking of foreign

nationals and U.S. citizens (male

and female, adults and minors).

The grantee will work in

partnership with the BJA

grantee, County of Fairfax

(Northern Virginia Human

Trafficking Task Force), funded

under this solicitation to (1)

conduct proactive, victim-

centered trafficking

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

investigations; (2) offer a

comprehensive array of

restorative services to meet each

victim’s identified needs; (3)

support the prosecution of

trafficking crimes on state and

federal levels; and (4) enhance

community capacity to identify

trafficking crimes and provide

culturally appropriate, trauma-

informed services to all

trafficking victims identified

within the geographic region of

Fairfax, Prince William,

Loudoun, Fauquier, Stafford,

and Arlington counties, and the

cities of Alexandria, Fairfax,

Falls Church, and

Fredericksburg.

DOJ/OJP/OVC

USA

Gulfcoast Legal

Services, Inc.

N/A

$321,728

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award, one

of several projects funded under

the Services for Victims of

Human Trafficking Grant

Program, is to allow Gulf Coast

Legal Services to provide legal

services for all victims of human

trafficking, as defined by the

TVPA, as amended, and to

enhance interagency

coordination in the provision of

services to trafficking victims

over a two-year project period.

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

Gulfcoast Legal Services will

ensure the provision of direct

legal services for all victims of

human trafficking identified or

living in the target geographic

region. The grantee will also

provide training to service

providers and allied

professionals within the target

community to improve

community collaboration and

increase awareness of the needs

and rights of trafficking victims

and survivors.

DOJ/OJP/OVC

USA

Catholic

Charities of

Louisville, LLC

N/A

$399,417

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award, one

of several projects funded under

the Services for Victims of

Human Trafficking Grant

Program, is to allow Catholic

Charities of Louisville, Inc. to

provide timely and high-quality

comprehensive services for all

victims of human trafficking, as

defined by the TVPA, as

amended, and to enhance

interagency coordination in the

provision of services to

trafficking victims over a two-

year project period. Catholic

Charities of Louisville, Inc. will

leverage all local, state, and

federal resources to ensure the

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

provision of trauma-informed,

culturally competent services to

male and female victims of sex

trafficking and labor trafficking

identified or living in the

geographic region targeted by

this project. In addition, the

grantee will provide training to

service providers and allied

professionals within the target

community to improve

community collaboration and

increase awareness of the needs

and rights of trafficking victims

and survivors.

DOJ/OJP/OVC

USA

Healing Place

Serve

N/A

$399,868

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award, one

of several projects funded under

the Services for Victims of

Human Trafficking Grant

Program, is to allow Healing

Place Serve to provide timely

and high-quality comprehensive

services for all victims of human

trafficking, as defined by the

TVPA, as amended, and to

enhance interagency

coordination in the provision of

services to trafficking victims

over a two-year project period.

Healing Place Serve will

leverage all local, state, and

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

federal resources to ensure the

provision of trauma-informed,

culturally competent services to

male and female victims of sex

trafficking and labor trafficking

identified or living in the

geographic region targeted by

this project. In addition, the

grantee will provide training to

service providers and allied

professionals within the target

community to improve

community collaboration and

increase awareness of the needs

and rights of trafficking victims

and survivors.

DOJ/OJP/OVC

USA

Preble Street

N/A

$397,480

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award, one

of several projects funded under

the Services for Victims of

Human Trafficking Grant

Program, is to allow Preble

Street to provide timely and

high-quality comprehensive

services for all victims of human

trafficking, as defined by the

TVPA, as amended, and to

enhance interagency

coordination in the provision of

services to trafficking victims

over a two-year project period.

Preble Street will leverage all

local, state, and federal resources

Both

215

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

to ensure the provision of

trauma-informed, culturally

competent services to male and

female victims of sex trafficking

and labor trafficking identified

or living in the geographic

region targeted by this project.

In addition, the grantee will

provide training to service

providers and allied

professionals within the target

community to improve

community collaboration and

increase awareness of the needs

and rights of trafficking victims

and survivors.

216

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOJ/OJP/OVC

USA

International

Institute of St.

Louis

N/A

$500,000

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award is to

support a comprehensive

approach to combating human

trafficking in all forms,

including sex trafficking and

labor trafficking of foreign

nationals and U.S. citizens (male

and female, adults and minors).

The grantee will work in

partnership with the BJA

grantee, St. Louis County Police

Department (Anti-Human

Trafficking - Eastern Missouri

Task Force), funded under this

solicitation to (1) conduct

proactive, victim-centered

trafficking investigations; (2)

offer a comprehensive array of

restorative services to meet each

victim’s identified needs; (3)

support the prosecution of

trafficking crimes on state and

federal levels; and (4) enhance

community capacity to identify

trafficking crimes and provide

culturally appropriate, trauma-

informed services to all

trafficking victims identified

within the geographic region of

the federal Eastern District of

Missouri.

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOJ/OJP/OVC

USA

Girls

Educational and

Mentoring

Services, Inc.

(GEMS)

N/A

$393,000

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award, one

of several projects funded under

the Services for Victims of

Human Trafficking Grant

Program, is to allow GEMS to

deliver specific services and

interventions for victims of

human trafficking, as defined by

the TVPA, as amended, and to

enhance interagency

coordination in the provision of

services to trafficking victims

over a two-year project period.

GEMS will ensure the provision

of direct services for domestic

victims of sex trafficking

identified or living in the target

geographic region. Specifically,

GEMS will provide court

advocacy and mental health

counseling services. The

grantee will also provide training

to service providers and allied

professionals within the target

community to improve

community collaboration and

increase awareness of the needs

and rights of trafficking victims

and survivors.

Sex

218

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOJ/OJP/OVC

USA

International

Institute of

Buffalo

N/A

$500,000

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award is to

support a comprehensive

approach to combating human

trafficking in all forms,

including sex trafficking and

labor trafficking of foreign

nationals and U.S. citizens (male

and female, adults and minors).

The grantee will work in

partnership with the BJA

grantee, the Erie County (New

York) Sheriff’s Office, funded

under this solicitation to (1)

conduct proactive, victim-

centered trafficking

investigations; (2) offer a

comprehensive array of

restorative services to meet each

victim’s identified needs; (3)

support the prosecution of

trafficking crimes on state and

federal levels; and (4) enhance

community capacity to identify

trafficking crimes and provide

culturally appropriate, trauma-

informed services to all

trafficking victims identified

within the geographic region.

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOJ/OJP/OVC

USA

International

Rescue

Committee

N/A

$250,000

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award is to

support a comprehensive

approach to combating human

trafficking in all forms,

including sex trafficking and

labor trafficking of foreign

nationals and U.S. citizens (male

and female, adults and minors).

The grantee, International

Rescue Committee, will work in

partnership with the BJA grantee

, the Seattle Police Department,

funded under this solicitation to

(1) conduct proactive, victim-

centered trafficking

investigations; (2) offer a

comprehensive array of

restorative services to meet each

victim’s identified needs; (3)

support the prosecution of

trafficking crimes on state and

federal levels; and (4) enhance

community capacity to identify

trafficking crimes and provide

culturally appropriate, trauma-

informed services to all

trafficking victims identified

within the geographic region.

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOJ/OJP/OVC

USA

Safe Horizon,

Inc.

N/A

$500,000

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award is to

support a comprehensive

approach to combating human

trafficking in all forms; sex

trafficking and labor trafficking

of foreign nationals and U.S.

citizens (male and female, adults

and minors). Safe Horizon will

work in partnership with the

BJA grantee, the King’s County

(New York) District Attorney’s

Office, funded under this

solicitation to (1) conduct

proactive, victim-centered

trafficking investigations; (2)

offer a comprehensive array of

restorative services to meet each

victim’s identified needs; (3)

support the prosecution of

trafficking crimes on state and

federal levels; and (4) enhance

community capacity to identify

trafficking crimes and provide

culturally appropriate, trauma-

informed services to all

trafficking victims identified

within the geographic region.

Both

221

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DOJ/OJP/OVC

USA

Mosaic Family

Services, Inc.

N/A

$500,000

FY13

TVPA

The purpose of this award is to

support a comprehensive

approach to combating human

trafficking in all forms,

including sex trafficking and

labor trafficking of foreign

nationals and U.S. citizens (male

and female, adults and minors).

The grantee will work in

partnership with the BJA

grantee, Arlington Police

Department (North Texas Anti-

Trafficking Team), funded under

this solicitation to (1) conduct

proactive, victim-centered

trafficking investigations; (2)

offer a comprehensive array of

restorative services to meet each

victim’s identified needs; (3)

support the prosecution of

trafficking crimes on state and

federal levels; and (4) enhance

community capacity to identify

trafficking crimes and provide

culturally appropriate, trauma-

informed services to all

trafficking victims identified

within the Dallas-Fort Worth-

Arlington area known as the

Metroplex.

Both

222

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DoD

AF, EAP,

EUR, NEA,

SCA, WHA

Booz Allen

Hamilton

Various

$495,000

FY13

O&M

To provide ongoing support in

training, education, and

associated technical assistance

required to provide civilian and

military personnel of DoD with

the tools necessary to identify

and report suspected cases of

human trafficking.

Both

DoD

AF, EAP,

EUR, NEA,

SCA, WHA

Windwalker,

Inc.

N/A

$189,000

FY13

O&M

To provide services to assist in

outreach and general support in

the plans, goals, and objectives

for the long-range

implementation and

administration of the DoD

Combating Trafficking in

Persons program.

Both

DOL/ILAB

Global

Various

$5,400,000

FY13

DOL/ILAB

*Since 1995, DOL/ILAB has

received an annual appropriation

and funded projects to reduce

the worst forms of child labor

internationally. Some of these

projects may include trafficking

in persons as one of the worst

forms of child labor. Across all

projects funded in FY 2013,

DOL/ILAB expects to spend

about $5.4 million to provide

services to child trafficking

victims. This figure is a rough

estimate since these projects will

not report numbers of

beneficiaries until the projects

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

close.

HHS/ACF/ORR

USA

Polaris Project

N/A

$800,000

FY13

Refugee and

Entrant

Assistance

To operate the National Human

Trafficking Resource Center, a

24/7 hotline that provides

emergency assistance to

trafficking victims, service

referrals, tips to law enforcement

agencies, and information and

training on human trafficking.

Both

HHS/ACF/ORR

USA

Houston

Rescue and

Restore

Catholic

Charities –

Cabrini

Center,

Montrose

Counseling

Center,

Chinese

Community

Center,

Houston

Interfaith

Worker

Justice Center

$296,632

FY13

Refugee and

Entrant

Assistance

Promotes public awareness of

human trafficking in the greater

Houston metro area; provides

anti-trafficking coalition

management; and conducts

targeted outreach to the Asian,

Middle East, and Latino

populations, domestic workers

and employers of domestic

work, and apartment and hotel

managers.

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

HHS/ACF/ORR

USA

Safe Horizon

Empire State

Coalition,

New York

Asian

Women’s

Center, City

Bar Justice

Center

$298,900

FY13

Refugee and

Entrant

Assistance

Works with partners in New

York City to conduct public

awareness activates and outreach

to the criminal justice system

personnel and to organizations

serving youth and the Asian

community; conducts direct

outreach to potential trafficking

victims; and provides training to

health care providers, social

service agencies, first

responders, and community

groups.

Both

HHS/ACF/ORR

USA

Healing Place

Serve

Trafficking

Hope, Crisis

Pregnancy

Center of

Slidell, Inc.,

Family Values

Resource

Institute,

Catholic

Charities

Archdiocese

of New

Orleans

$229,727

FY13

Refugee and

Entrant

Assistance

Works in Baton Rouge and New

Orleans, Louisiana, and

conducts a public awareness

campaign; participates in local

coalition; trains social service

organizations and community

groups; and conducts direct

outreach to potential trafficking

victims.

Both

HHS/ACF/ORR

USA

Colorado Legal

Services

Rocky

Mountain

Immigrant

Advocacy

Network,

Prax(us),

$290,000

FY13

Refugee and

Entrant

Assistance

Provides anti-trafficking

coalition leadership in Colorado;

conducts direct street outreach to

youth; and educates detained

immigrants, low-wage workers,

students, service providers, and

Both

225

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

Laboratory to

Combat

Human

Trafficking,

United With

Migrants

law enforcement officials about

human trafficking.

HHS/ACF/ORR

USA

International

Rescue

Committee

API Chaya,

Refugee

Women’s

Alliance,

YouthCare,

Lutheran

Community

Services

Northwest,

Northwest

Justice Project

$290,000

FY13

Refugee and

Entrant

Assistance

Expands the regional anti-human

trafficking networks for

awareness and services via

intensive coalition building and

outreach expansion throughout

Washington state; provides anti-

trafficking training for service

providers, law enforcement, first

responders and the community;

and conducts outreach to street

youth, immigrant communities,

and sex trafficking victims.

Both

HHS/ACF/ORR

USA

SAGE Project

Newcomers

Health

Program,

Sisters of the

Holy Family,

BAWAR,

Alameda

County

District

Attorney,

Asian Anti-

Trafficking

Collaborative

$291,179

FY13

Refugee and

Entrant

Assistance

Works with partners in the San

Francisco Bay Area to create a

response protocol for assisting

trafficking victims and to

address service gaps. Educates

faith-based communities,

governmental agencies, and

immigrant communities on

human trafficking.

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

HHS/ACF/ORR

USA

Sacramento

Employment

Training

Agency

Opening

Doors, Inc.,

My Sister’s

House,

WEAVE

$287,412

FY13

Refugee and

Entrant

Assistance

Conducts targeted outreach and

public awareness campaign

within the Sacramento

metropolitan area. Provides

anti-trafficking coalition

management; and leads training

for service providers and other

professionals.

Both

HHS/ACF/ORR

USA

International

Institute of St.

Louis

Catholic

Charities,

UMOS

(United

Migrant

Opportunity

Services),

Puentes de

Esperanza –

Bridges of

Hope (part of

Hoyleton

Youth &

Family

Services)

$280,511

FY13

Refugee and

Entrant

Assistance

Coordinates a consortium of four

anti-trafficking coalitions in

Eastern Missouri and Southern

Illinois; conducts public

awareness activities; and

educates social service agencies,

law enforcement agencies, and

community groups about human

trafficking.

Both

HHS/ACF/ORR

USA

Fresno County

(California)

Economic

Opportunities

Commission

Central

California

Legal

Services, Inc.,

West Coast

Mennonite

Central

Committee,

Marjaree

$241,667

FY13

Refugee and

Entrant

Assistance

Leads the Central Valley

Freedom Coalition; provides

training and technical assistance

to social service providers, law

enforcement agencies, and

community groups; and

conducts public awareness

activities on human trafficking.

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

Mason Center,

Centro La

Familia

Advocacy

Services,

Family

Services of

Tulare County

HHS/ACF/ORR

USA

Mosaic Family

Services

ACH Child

and Family

Services,

Freedom

House of

Parker

County,

Grayson

Crisis Center,

Henderson

County HELP

Center,

Opening

Doors

Immigration

Services,

SAFE-T

$201,971

FY13

Refugee and

Entrant

Assistance

Works in North Texas providing

education and outreach to

immigrants and runaway youth,

local organizations likely to

encounter potential trafficking

victims, and the general public.

Participates in local anti-

trafficking task force.

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

HHS/ACF/ORR

USA

Pacific

Gateway Center

Myanmar

Association of

Hawaii, Word

International

Ministries,

Wat

Dhammavihar

a, Hawaii Wat

Lao

Sithammaram

of Hawaii,

Career

Changers TV,

Communicatio

ns Pacific,

First Canoe

$150,000

FY13

Refugee and

Entrant

Assistance

Conducts public awareness

activities on human trafficking

throughout the state of Hawaii.

Provides training to health care

providers, social service

organizations, and community

groups.

Both

HHS/ACF/ORR

USA

Tapestri, Inc.

Numerous

$875,377

FY13

Refugee and

Entrant

Assistance

To efficiently fund

comprehensive case

management services on a per-

capita basis to foreign victims

and potential victims of human

trafficking seeking HHS

certification in any location

within the United States, and to

certain family members. This

grant serves eligible persons in

ACF Region 4, and has

numerous sub-recipient

organizations.

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

HHS/ACF/ORR

USA (16

states and

territories)

Heartland

Human Care

Services, Inc.

Numerous

$949,311

FY13

Refugee and

Entrant

Assistance

To efficiently fund

comprehensive case

management services on a per-

capita basis to foreign victims

and potential victims of human

trafficking seeking HHS

certification in any location

within the United States, and to

certain family members. This

grant serves eligible persons in

ACF Regions 1, 2 and 5, and has

numerous sub-recipient

organizations.

Both

HHS/ACF/ORR

USA (34

states and

territories and

the District of

Columbia)

U.S. Committee

for Refugees

and Immigrants

Numerous

$2,630,188

FY13

Refugee and

Entrant

Assistance

To efficiently fund

comprehensive case

management services on a per-

capita basis to foreign victims

and potential victims of human

trafficking seeking HHS

certification in any location

within the United States, and to

certain family members. This

grant serves eligible persons in

ACF Regions 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, and

10, and has numerous sub-

recipient organizations.

Both

HHS/ACF/ORR

USA

American

Institutes for

Research

N/A

$150,434

FY13

Refugee and

Entrant

Assistance

Store and distribute Rescue &

Restore Victims of Human

Trafficking campaign materials

(contract).

Both

230

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

DHS/ICE/HSI

EUR

Spain

Spanish Police

N/A

$51,950

FY13

HSI

Human trafficking training

provided to Spanish Police.

Sex

DHS/ICE/HSI

USA

US Federal

Law

Enforcement

N/A

$50,079

FY13

HSI

Advanced Trafficking in Persons

Training to Federal Law

Enforcement.

Sex

DHS/ICE/HSI

WHA

Jamaica

Jamaican Police

N/A

$26,613

FY13

HSI

Human trafficking training

provided to Jamaican Police.

Both

USAID

DRC

UNICEF

15 sub-

partners

$1,000,000

FY12

Bureau for

Democracy,

Conflict and

Humanitaria

n Assistance

(DCHA)/De

mocracy,

Human

Rights and

Governance

(DRG)

Democracy

Funds (DM)

($700,000)

DCHA/DRG

Development

Assistance

(DA)

($300,000)

In September 2011,

USAID/DRC began funding a

two-year, $4 million program for

the release, reunification, and

reintegration of children

associated with armed forces in

conflict-affected areas of the

DRC. In FY 2012,

USAID/DCHA/DRG obligated

an additional $1 million into this

project, for a total of $5 million.

The program aims to provide

temporary care and reintegration

services for over 2,300 children

associated with armed forces and

armed groups. There is also a

community-based child

protection component of the

project that aims to prevent the

recruitment and re-recruitment

Both

231

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

of children into armed groups.

USAID

DRC

Social Impact

$184,833

FY12

USAID is in the process of

conducting an empirical

assessment of the nature and

scale of labor and sexual

trafficking of men, women, and

children in target DRC mining

communities. The Sexual and

Labor Trafficking and Human

Rights Assessment of Select

Mining Communities in DRC

will evaluate and distinguish

among fundamental differences

in types of human trafficking

among the supply chains of

these conflict minerals: gold,

cassiterite, coltan, and tungsten.

For each mineral, the study will

explore the influence of local

and regional cultural, socio-

economic, and political and

security conditions of the levels

and types of human trafficking.

Based on the findings of the

TBD

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

assessment, USAID/DRC will

design anti-human trafficking

programming to combat human

trafficking in select supply

chains. The $200,000 obligated

in FY 2012 will be part of this

anti-human trafficking

investment.

USAID

WHA

Mexico

Management

Systems

International

(MSI)

$30,000

FY12

USAID/

Mexico ESF

One module titled “Conceptual

approaches, basic aspects of

human trafficking and the

national and international legal

framework” was integrated into

an 11-module Certificate Course

on Victim’s Rights in the New

Criminal Justice System. The

objective of the human

trafficking module is to provide

justice operators with the basic

knowledge of the legal

framework applicable to human

trafficking under the new

criminal justice system and

international law.

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Both

233

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

USAID

ASIA

Bangladesh

Winrock

International

Rights

Jessore,

PROYAS,

Agrogoti

Sangstha,

Bangladesh

National

Women

Lawyers’

Association,

Dhaka

Ahasania

Mission,

Young Power

in Social

Action,

Shikkha

Shastha

Unnayan

Karzakram,

Refugee and

Migratory

Movements

Research Unit,

Change

Makers

$1,100,000

FY12

USAID/

Bangladesh

The Actions for Combating

Trafficking in Persons (ACT)

Program works collaboratively

with the host government and

local NGOs to empower

survivors of trafficking and

those at-risk for trafficking;

provide viable economic

alternatives to unsafe internal

and cross-border migration;

expand public awareness and

participation in prevention

efforts and crime reduction; and

build the capacity of government

institutions to identify and

prosecute perpetrators.

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

USAID

EAP

Cambodia

Winrock

International

Legal Support

for Children

and Women,

Cambodian

Women’s

Crisis Center,

Khmer Youth

Association,

Cambodian

Center for the

Protection of

Children

Rights,

Healthcare

Center for

Children,

Hagar

International

$219,691

FY12

USAID/DA

Improve the ability and

readiness of Cambodian

institutions to combat all forms

of human trafficking through

strengthening the capacity of the

government to coordinate all

efforts, enhancing survivor

protection, improving law

enforcement capacity, and

promoting effective prevention

strategy.

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

USAID/Asia

Bureau

EAP

RDMA

MTV EXIT

Local NGO

and media

partners

$1,168,000

FY 12

The MTV EXIT Pan-Asia

Awareness-raising and

Prevention Campaign supports

U.S. governmental efforts at

arming the region’s young

people with information to

protect them from being

trafficked or from engaging in

behavior that can contribute to

the trafficking of others. The

campaign employs a mixture of

high-profile concerts, youth

sessions, roadshows, television

programs (such as

documentaries, dramas, public

service announcements, and

music videos), as well as

national and international

websites focused on human

trafficking. In FY 2013, the

MTV EXIT campaign will enter

Phase IV, which will place

greater emphasis on strategic

communication. As part of that

effort, the activity will engage

influential stakeholders to

further prevent human

trafficking; provide strategic

communication guidance,

training, and materials; and

mobilize youth to promote

awareness of human trafficking,

as well as support youth sessions

114

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

of media-capacity development

camps.

237

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

USAID

EAP

Philippines

Gerry Roxas

Foundation,

Inc.

People’s

Recovery

Empowerment

and

Development

Assistance

(PREDA)

Foundation,

Inc.,

Children’s

Legal Bureau

(CLB),

Transparency

and

Accountability

Network

(TAN)

$621,900

FY13

Philippine-American Fund (Phil-

Am Fund) is a grant-making

facility that provides funding to

qualifying recipients through

local competitive processes.

These grants will promote

inclusive, sustainable growth by

contributing to five broad

categories: (1) enterprise

development; (2) governance;

(3) counter trafficking in

persons; (4) education

innovation challenge grants; and

(5) biodiversity conservation.

Phil-Am Fund has awarded two

human trafficking grants with

funds obligated in FY 2013: (1)

PREDA, which aims to protect

children from trafficking for

sexual abuse and commercial

exploitation through

community-based preventive

education program, rescuing,

protecting, and rehabilitation of

victims and prosecution of

abusers and traffickers; (2) CLB,

which aims to prevent and

protect children and vulnerable

groups in selected cities of Cebu

and assist in prosecuting

traffickers; (3) TAN will

develop a radio drama cum talk

show that focuses on issues of

Prime

: 5

years

Sub

grants

: 3

years

238

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

good governance, including

specific themes such as citizen

engagement, effective service

delivery, and the role of

government in implementing

policies that protect vulnerable

citizens.

239

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

USAID/Asia

Bureau

EAP

Thailand

MTV EXIT

Local NGO

and media

partners

$400,000

FY 12

The MTV EXIT Pan-Asia

Awareness-raising and

Prevention Campaign supports

U.S. governmental efforts at

arming the region’s young

people with information to

protect them from being

trafficked or from engaging in

behavior that can contribute to

the trafficking of others. The

campaign employs a mixture of

high-profile concerts, youth

sessions, roadshows, television

programs (such as

documentaries, dramas, public

service announcements, and

music videos), as well as

national and international

websites focused on human

trafficking. In FY 2013, the

MTV EXIT campaign will enter

Phase IV, which will place

greater emphasis on strategic

communication. As part of that

effort, the activity will engage

influential stakeholders to

further prevent human

trafficking; provide strategic

communication guidance,

training, and materials; and

mobilize youth to promote

awareness of human trafficking,

as well as support youth sessions

114

Both

240

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

of media-capacity development

camps.

USAID

EAP

Vietnam

UNIAP/ UNCR

CSAGA,

SHARE, Blue

Dragon

Children

Foundation

$173,000

FY12

Document and research of

victim protection and

prosecution procedure. Pilot

projects to improve statistics in

human trafficking; improve

quality of shelter services in

eight shelters in Vietnam,

including the development of

questionnaires to determine the

appropriate needs of victims;

and improve services to

underserved groups through

local NGOs.

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

USAID

EAP

Vietnam

MTV EXIT

Asia

N/A

$112,000

FY12

MTV EXIT Asia is a large-scale

multimedia program designed to

raise awareness of human

trafficking in the Asia-Pacific

Region. It reflects an innovative

co-donor partnership between

USAID and AusAID that aims

to contribute to a reduction in

human trafficking, as well as

strengthening the anti-human

trafficking sector within the

region.

Both

USAID

EUR

Bosnia and

Herzegovina

Ministry of

Security of BiH

$300,000

FY 12

AEECA

USAID is assisting the Ministry

of Security (MOS) of BiH and

the Department for Combating

Trafficking in Human Beings to

carry out the activities planned

in the BiH Strategy for

Combating Trafficking in

Human Beings and Action Plan.

USAID provided $300,000 in

direct funding to the MOS to

strengthen the fight against

human trafficking through (1)

conducting scientific

criminological research on

human trafficking; (2)

improving media coverage of

human trafficking; (3)

improving capacities of the

MOS in investigation of

trafficking and assistance and

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

reintegration of human

trafficking victims; and (4)

prevention of human trafficking;

and strengthening the

specialized anti-trafficking unit

of the MOS. The goals of the

activities are to (1) strengthen

the capacities of anti-human

trafficking institutions and

organizations to adopt and

implement more effective

policies, laws, and regulations,

and to enlarge anti-trafficking

capacities in order to suppress

human trafficking and provide

better protection and assistance

to the victims of human

trafficking; (2) raise awareness

about human trafficking among

the public and professionals; and

(3) suppress human trafficking

and decrease demand for

services of human trafficking

victims. The proposed activities

will help BiH implement 18 out

of 33 strategic goals of the

Strategy. The Strategy refers to

human trafficking issues as

Trafficking in Human Beings

(THB).

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

USAID

EUR

Moldova

Checchi and

Company

Consulting, Inc.

Norwegian

Mission

Experts of

Rule of Law

Advisers to

Moldova

(NORLAM),

La Strada

$99,638

FY13

ESF

USAID Rule of Law

Institutional Strengthening

Program (ROLISP) partnered

with NORLAM and La Strada, a

local NGO, to organize an anti-

trafficking capacity- building

workshop. The goal of the

workshop was to improve the

knowledge of judges and

prosecutors for investigating and

classifying trafficking; improve

their skills in interviewing

trafficked victims (including

child victims); and provide

guidance to the National

Institute of Justice (NIJ) on

developing an anti-trafficking

curriculum for in-service

training of judges and

prosecutors. ROLISP is also

assisting in the development of

the anti-trafficking curriculum

and training materials.

Both

USAID

EUR

Ukraine

IOM

$210,000

FY13

ESF

While providing the necessary

services to prevent trafficking

and to assist human trafficking

victims, this project aims at

strengthening the national

capacity – the capacities of the

Government of Ukraine and of

the civil society – to sustainably

undertake counter-trafficking

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

work, including reintegration

assistance to victims of

trafficking under the

institutionalized framework of

the National Referral

Mechanism (NRM) led by the

state.

INL and J/TIP-funded:

Strengthening prosecution

capabilities and capacities of the

State Border Guard Service to

combat human trafficking;

enhancing victim/witness

protection.

USAID

EUR

Belarus

IOM

19 sub-

partners

$284,795

FY12

USAID/

Belarus

AEECA

A three-year “Countering

Trafficking in Persons: Belarus”

project pursues the ultimate goal

of reducing the level of human

trafficking in in Belarus. The

purpose of the activity is to

enhance Belarus’ country

capacity by strengthening

governmental agencies and civil

society organizations to counter

the challenge of human

trafficking. The project has two

objectives: (1) containing human

trafficking through prevention

and protection activities; and (2)

capacity-building for domestic

stakeholders. Implementation of

capacity-building activities

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

under Objective 2 will ensure

the long term sustainability of

services launched under

Objective 1.

USAID/Egypt

NEA

Egypt

IOM

Multiple local

sub-grantees

$1,000,000

FY13

USAID/

Egypt FY 12

ESF

($500,000);

USAID/

Egypt FY 13

ESF

($500,000)

The IOM’s C-TIP project

provides services and counseling

to victims of trafficking,

advocates for legal and

regulatory reform to prevent

future incidents, and conducts

civic education activities to

inform and engage local

populations in disrupting

trafficking activities in their

communities. Project activities

include support for safe-houses

and shelters for victims of

trafficking, convening

roundtables and policy

discussions around issues related

to the prevention of trafficking,

public awareness campaigns,

small grants to community

organizations, and vocational

and livelihood training

opportunities for populations at

risk for trafficking, including

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

youth.

USAID

NEA

Egypt/Sinai

$400,000

FY 12

USAID/

DCHA/DRG

The activity will promote

community mobilization and

engagement, particularly among

youth groups, against human

trafficking, increase NGO-

governmental coordination in

combating human trafficking

and expanding and improving

services offered to victims.

USAID/Egypt would like to

expand on such efforts and

support grassroots initiatives that

build on current activities in

North Sinai, in addition to

working in the Southern border

with Sudan, a major gateway for

trafficking activities through

Egypt and into the Sinai.

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

USAID

NEA

Jordan

Sisterhood is

Global Institute,

NCCA

$500,000

FY 12

DCHA/DRG

This project focuses on the

reduction of early marriage,

human trafficking, child labor

and sexual and gender-based

violence (SGBV) among Syrian

refugees and Jordanians through

an awareness-raising campaign

targeting both Syrian refugees

and host communities that are

currently impacted by the influx

of Syrians into Jordan.

Both

USAID

SCA

Kyrgyz

Republic

IOM

Multiple

$200,000

FY12

Program is assisting the five

governments of Central Asia and

relevant civil society actors in

their efforts to respond to the

problem of human trafficking

through prevention and

protection activities. The

objectives are: (1) to prevent

human trafficking through

gender-mainstreamed

awareness-raising campaigns on

key human trafficking issues

focused on national level

advocacy, policy debate, and

informational activities through

civil society and governmental

and nongovernmental actors;

and (2) to protect both female

and male victims of trafficking

through providing appropriate

and comprehensive direct

Both

248

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

assistance.

USAID

SCA

Tajikistan

IOM

Multiple

$204,489

FY12

AEECA

(EC)

Program is assisting the five

governments of Central Asia and

relevant civil society actors in

their efforts to respond to the

problem of human trafficking

through prevention and

protection activities. The

objectives are: (1) to prevent

human trafficking through

gender-mainstreamed

awareness-raising campaigns on

key human trafficking issues

focused on national level

advocacy, policy debate, and

informational activities through

civil society and governmental

and nongovernmental actors;

and (2) to protect both female

and male victims of trafficking

through providing appropriate

and comprehensive direct

assistance.

Both

249

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

USAID

SCA

Turkmenistan

IOM

Multiple

$51,000

FY12

AEECA

(EC)

Program is assisting the five

governments of Central Asia and

relevant civil society actors in

their efforts to respond to the

problem of human trafficking

through prevention and

protection activities. The

objectives are: (1) to prevent

human trafficking through

gender-mainstreamed

awareness-raising campaigns on

key human trafficking issues

focused on national level

advocacy, policy debate, and

informational activities through

civil society and governmental

and nongovernmental actors;

and (2) to protect both female

and male victims of trafficking

through providing appropriate

and comprehensive direct

assistance.

Both

USAID

SCA

Uzbekistan

IOM

Multiple

$424,763

FY12

AEECA

(EC)

Program is assisting the five

governments of Central Asia and

relevant civil society actors in

their efforts to respond to the

problem of human trafficking

through prevention and

protection activities. The

objectives are: (1) to prevent

human trafficking through

gender-mainstreamed

Both

250

Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

awareness-raising campaigns on

key human trafficking issues

focused on national level

advocacy, policy debate, and

informational activities through

civil society and governmental

and nongovernmental actors;

and (2) to protect both female

and male victims of trafficking

through providing appropriate

and comprehensive direct

assistance.

USAID

SCA

Uzbekistan

Istiqbolli Avlod

$275,237

FY12

AEECA

(EC)

The bilateral project enhances

and expands reintegration

services for female survivors of

trafficking. Activities help

survivors of trafficking find

work and help prevent them

from being re-trafficked. As

opposed to short-term assistance,

the program provides longer-

term, shelter-based rehabilitation

and helps victims successfully

make the transition back into

Uzbek society. The project also

trains social workers to treat

victims of trafficking who form

a cadre of qualified experts that

disseminate knowledge and

skills widely among their

colleagues throughout

Uzbekistan.

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

USAID

SCA

Kyrgyz

Republic

East-West

Management

Institute

$125,000

FY12

AEECA

(EC)

Monitoring Government of the

Kyrgyz Republic anti-trafficking

programs and advocating for

support for survivors.

Both

USAID

SCA

Nepal

The Asia

Foundation

World

Education,

Inc.; Legal

Aid and

Consultancy

Center; Forum

for Protection

of People’s

Rights;

Center for

Legal

Research and

Resource

Development;

Transcultural

Psychosocial

Organization;

Forum for

Women, Law

and

Development;

National

Judicial

Academy;

Nepal Tamang

Women’s

Ghedung;

Pourakhi;

$2,664,294

FY09,

10,

11, 12

ESF

The CTIP Project prevents

trafficking and protects human

trafficking survivors by

strengthening shelter referral

systems, building service

providers’ capacity, providing

vocational and life skills training

to survivors and vulnerable

populations, as well as educating

communities about trafficking

and the importance of returnees’

reintegration. With regard to

prosecution and research, the

project conducts research and

compiles jurisprudence used to

improve the judicial system and

law enforcement agencies’

approach to prosecute trafficking

cases. CTIP also provides legal

defense to survivors and legal

education to justice sector actors

for improved coordination,

capacity-building, and formal

and informal collaboration.

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

Saathi;

Change

Nepal;

Gramin

Mahila

Swabalamban

Sahakari

Sansthan;

Women

Forum for

Women in

Nepal; Shakti

Samuha;

National

Committee for

Controlling

Human

Trafficking

under the

Ministry of

Women,

Children and

Social

Welfare

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

USAID

SCA

Afghanistan

IOM

Samuel Hall

Consulting

$150,000

FY13

DCHA/OAP

A DA

USAID funded research,

commissioned by the IOM, to

fill knowledge gaps on human

trafficking patterns in

Afghanistan. The research,

which was conducted in nine

provinces and includes

interviews with 94 victims and

160 community leaders,

examines the causes and

determinants of human

trafficking, its geographic

patterns, and means of coercion

used by traffickers.

Both

USAID

WHA

Guatemala

IOM

Asociación El

Refugio de la

Niñez

$71,500

FY11

(1) Strengthen institutional

capacity for the Secretariat

against Sexual Violence,

Exploitation, and Trafficking in

Persons (SVET) or appropriated

counterpart organization

involved in the implementation

of human trafficking law; and

(2) improve the government of

Guatemala’s ability to

investigate and prosecute human

trafficking cases.

Both

USAID

WHA

Guatemala

Checchi and

Company

Consulting

Asociación El

Refugio de la

Niñez

$90,932

FY11

Strengthen the capacities of El

Refugio to support processes of

access to justice for adolescent

survivors of sexual exploitation

and trafficking in Guatemala.

Both

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Agency/Bureau

Region

Country

Prime Recipient: Grantee or

Contractor

Sub-grantees or Contractees

Amount Awarded

Appropriation Year

Funding Source

(Mark “x” when

applicable)

Project Objectives (2-

3 sentences)

SPOG Reviewed?

Project Duration (months unless

indicated otherwise)

Sex or Labor Trafficking or Both?

Prevention - Awareness

Protection - Services

Prosecution - Law

Enforcement

Research & Data Collection

Evaluation

USAID

WHA

Peru

Capital

Humano y

Social

Alternativo

(CHS)

$300,000

FY 12

and

FY 13

USAID/Peru

The local organization Capital

Humano y Social Alternativo

(CHS) is a recognized leader in

the area of human trafficking

advocacy, protection, and

prevention work. This project

proposes to support CHS’ efforts

to advocate for increased levels

of funding to support existing

governmental mandates for

human trafficking protection and

prosecution activities among

relevant governmental

ministries.

TBD

Both