Recently, the 2012 Trafficking In Persons Report was published by the US State Department. South Africa, a country where Not For Sale actively works to assist victims of human trafficking and provide them with opportunities to create new futures, was rated as a ?Tier 2? country; a country whose government does not fully comply with the standards of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) but is making significant efforts to bring themselves into compliance with those standards.?In recent years, South Africa has moved up from the ?Tier 2 Watch List?; meaning that the country?s efforts to address human trafficking have started to receive positive feedback.
The work of Not For Sale in South Africa was indirectly referenced in the 2012 report with regards to the establishment of a short-term Victim Assistance Center to provide victims of trafficking with placement, and the development of a rapid response team in the Western Cape, a process in which NFS played a significant role.?
According to the report: ?In 2011, the Western Cape task team established a rapid response team comprised of government agencies and NGO?s to quickly coordinate protective services, including shelter, for victims? provincial task teams and rapid response teams ? including representatives from law enforcement, DSD, and NGOs ? enabled quick access to care in some provinces?
Not For Sale?s ongoing partnership with law enforcement in the Western Cape of South Africa has led to assistance of over 70 individuals identified as trafficking victims since 2010. 60% of survivors assisted by NFS in South Africa are foreigners, and 20% of the victims have been minors.?
With all the long hours and hard work that the NFS South Africa team has spent bringing about change within local and provincial government, it is good to see their efforts recognized in this year?s TIP Report.
Not For Sale around the world acknowledges that there is still much work to be done in creating new futures for survivors, but celebrates each country that progresses in the direction of freedom!
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