Embassy Press Release

Release of Department of State Annual "Trafficking in Persons" Report

June 4, 2008

"We are pleased that in the seven years since the creation of the Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, the United States and our friends and allies have made important strides in confronting the reality that human beings continue to be bought and sold in the twenty-first century. It has been gratifying to witness the determined governments, human rights and women’s groups, faith-based organizations, and many brave individuals who are dedicated to advancing human dignity worldwide. Trafficking and exploitation plague all nations, and no country, even ours, is immune."
--Secretary Rice, June 4, 2008

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice publicly released the annual Department of State "Trafficking in Persons" report on June 4, 2008. The document is the most comprehensive worldwide report on the efforts of governments to combat severe forms of trafficking in persons. Its findings are aimed to raise global awareness and spur countries to take effective actions to counter trafficking in persons. The report includes specific information on countries that are significant sources of origin, transit or destination of trafficking victims. The report also places these countries into one of three tiers based on government efforts to combat trafficking, with Tier 1 countries fully complying with minimum effective standards to combat trafficking. The report is required by U.S. law.

• Trafficking in Persons - Report for Romania (English and Românã)

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