CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; therefore the DPRK remained on Tier 3.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, 10,949 cases of human trafficking were reported in the United States in 2018. According to the hotline, California is one of the largest sites of human trafficking in the United States. In 2018, 1,656 cases of human trafficking were reported in California.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Trafficking in Persons Report, or the TIP Report, is an annual report issued since 2001 by the U.S. State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. It ranks governments based on their perceived efforts to acknowledge and combat human trafficking.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 3 most common types of human trafficking are sex trafficking, forced labor, and debt bondage.

Detailed explanation-5: -Comparatively, the top five states in the country with the highest human trafficking case counts are California, Texas, Florida, Michigan, and Ohio. The National Human Trafficking Hotline reported a total of 51,073 signals in 2021, with 13,277 coming from victims or survivors themselves.