GAATW letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice presenting concerns about the 2008 TIP Report
July 15, 2008 (Spanish version)
The Honorable Dr. Condoleezza Rice
Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520
VIA FAX AND E-MAIL
RE: Trafficking in Persons Report June 2008
Dear Madam Secretary,
The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) welcomes the release of the 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP Report). GAATW is an Alliance of more than 90 organisations spanning five continents committed to ending trafficking and to the protection of the human rights of trafficked persons and women migrant workers. The Alliance includes organizations that provide direct assistance to trafficked persons and exploited migrant workers; research and policy organisations; self-organised groups of migrant workers, domestic workers, sex workers and survivors of trafficking; and grassroots human rights and women’s rights organisations.
At the outset, we recognise that during the past eight years the TIP Report has become increasingly influential worldwide in the fight against trafficking. This year we are pleased to see more attention given to trafficking for labour exploitation and the recognition that migrant workers can be trafficked even if migrating legally. We hope that the TIP Report will continue to focus more on other forms of trafficking and the protection of these trafficked persons.