BRIDGETOWN, Barbados– The United States has given Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries mixed reviews for their efforts to deal with Trafficking in Persons (TIP), with Washington indicating that some of the countries did not even meet the: minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking”.
According to the United States, countries assessed as fully meeting the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking are placed on Tier 1, while those set as not fully meeting the minimum requirements, but making significant efforts to meet them, are placed on Tier 2 or Tier 2 Watch List.
Countries assessed as not fully meeting the minimum standards and not making significant efforts are ranked Tier 3.”
In a review of selected CARICOM countries, Washington, in its 2022 TIP Report, which assesses the anti-trafficking efforts of 188 governments, said while some countries did not meet the minimum standards, others were making efforts to deal with the situation.
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