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[Press] From U.S. Embassy – 2022 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report Release

NEWS RELEASE:
July 20, 2022
"On Human Trafficking" 2022 was published. the report
2022 On July 19, US Secretary of State Blinken published "Human Trafficking 
about" in 2022. the report. For the second year in a row, Armenia has won a place 
among the countries of the second group, which indicates the previous report 
government efforts to eradicate trafficking over time 
general increase. These efforts include a greater number of criminal 
prosecution of traffickers and identification of more victims. In 2014 since the first time by a court in a case of labor trafficking 
there was condemnation. The government has adopted social monitoring indicators 
for employees and made changes in procedures to legalize 
data collection and information transfer, and provided a comprehensive 
training for staff dealing with these issues. The report also states that Armenia is not entirely satisfied with trafficking 
minimum elimination criteria, and suggests several future improvements 
directions, in particular, victim identification and labor trafficking 
in arenas. The United States is committed to working with people in Armenia 
in the fight against trafficking. Զեկույցը կարող եք ընթերցել այստեղ՝ 
 
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               July 20, 2022
2022 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report Release
On July 19, 2022, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken released the 2022 
Trafficking in Persons Report. For the second year in a row, Armenia is on Tier 
2, in recognition of its overall increasing efforts towards the elimination of 
trafficking as compared with the previous reporting period. These efforts 
included prosecuting more traffickers and identifying more victims. Courts 
convicted a labor trafficker for the first time since 2014. The government 
adopted screening indicators for use by social workers, amended procedures to 
standardize data collection and information sharing, and provided comprehensive 
training to relevant staff. The report also notes that Armenia does not fully meet the minimum standards for 
the elimination of trafficking and suggests areas for future improvement, 
particularly in victim identification and labor trafficking. The United States 
is committed to partnering with Armenia to advance its anti-trafficking efforts. Read the report here: 
 
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