As of 2023, South Africa remained on the tier two level watch list for human trafficking for the third consecutive year. High levels of unemployment and low wages in the country have contributed to creating an illicit business environment for human traffickers to thrive.
Human trafficking in South Africa from 2015 to 2023, by tier ranking
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Human trafficking involves hiding, transporting, recruiting or obtaining an individual for purposes of labor or services, whereby the individual is coerced or forced into carrying out labor for another's benefit, which may constitute as slavery. The definition also includes those who are trafficked for sex and persons under the age of 18 years, The victim does not need to be physically moved from one place to another for the crime to fall within the scope of this definition.
Tier 3: countries or territories whose government do not act in accordance with the minimum standards and are no making enough effort to comply with the set standards by USAID.
Tier 2 watch list/Tier 2.5: countries or territories whose government do not fully meet the minimum standards, but are no making enough effort to achieve the set standard.
Tier 2: countries or territories whose government does not fully comply with the minimum set standards but are making a substantial effort to reach them.
Tier 1: countries or territories whose government fully comply with the minimum set standards to eliminate human trafficking.
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US Agency for International Development. (September 14, 2023). Human trafficking in South Africa from 2015 to 2023, by tier ranking [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463604/human-trafficking-in-south-africa-by-tier-ranking/
US Agency for International Development. "Human trafficking in South Africa from 2015 to 2023, by tier ranking." Chart. September 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463604/human-trafficking-in-south-africa-by-tier-ranking/
US Agency for International Development. (2023). Human trafficking in South Africa from 2015 to 2023, by tier ranking. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463604/human-trafficking-in-south-africa-by-tier-ranking/
US Agency for International Development. "Human Trafficking in South Africa from 2015 to 2023, by Tier Ranking." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463604/human-trafficking-in-south-africa-by-tier-ranking/
US Agency for International Development, Human trafficking in South Africa from 2015 to 2023, by tier ranking Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463604/human-trafficking-in-south-africa-by-tier-ranking/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Human trafficking in South Africa from 2015 to 2023, by tier ranking [Graph], US Agency for International Development, September 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463604/human-trafficking-in-south-africa-by-tier-ranking/