Annual Human Trafficking Report Released to Little Commotion, Year After Malaysia-TPP Manipulation Scandal
The State Department on Thursday released an influential but embattled annual paper on human trafficking. The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report this year has thus far brought fewer points of contention than it eventually did in 2015. Notable changes in the latest report include an upgrade for Thailand and a downgrade for Myanmar. Thailand was moved to “tier 2” after its government promised to reform laws and crack down on forced labor in the seafood industry. Myanmar was moved to “tier 3” because of its…