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    ARMENIA DOES NOT FULLY COMPLY WITH MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR TRAFFICKING ELIMINATION- STATE DEPARTMENT

    news.am
    June 29, 2012 | 21:26

    Armenia is a source country for women and girls subjected to sex
    trafficking, as well as a source country for women and men subjected
    to forced labor, says the 2012 Trafficking in Persons Report issued
    by State Department.

    "To a lesser extent it has been a destination country for women
    subjected to forced labor.Women and girls from Armenia are subjected
    to sex trafficking in the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, and within
    the country. Armenian men and women are subjected to forced labor in
    Russia. Armenian boys have been subjected to forced labor within the
    country. An NGO reported a new trend of labor migrants withdrawing
    their children from school and taking them abroad as helpers; these
    children are vulnerable to conditions of forced labor.

    The Government of Armenia does not fully comply with the minimum
    standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making
    significant efforts to do so. In 2011, the government convicted more
    trafficking offenders than during the previous year, continued to
    train hundreds of officials in partnership with NGOs and international
    organizations, and strengthened anti-trafficking public awareness
    campaigns. The number of victims identified by the government during
    the year continued to drop," the report on Armenia reads.

    In its recommendations State Department urges Armenia to increase
    efforts to identify victims of forced labor and to investigate and
    prosecute labor trafficking offenses, further improve cooperation with
    NGOs and educate law enforcement and labor inspectors on distinguishing
    between labor trafficking and civil labor violations.

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