The 2021 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report published by The U.S. Department of State on July 1st kept Cuba in Tier 3, the worst category, along with 16 other states not meeting the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and not making significant efforts to do so. Pursuant to the U.S. law Trafficking in Persons Victim Act (TPVA), this year’s report has raised the tone on the labor exploitation associated with Cuba’s international medical missions and pointed to the singular role of the Cuban government in the business of human trafficking and the complicity of dozens of partner states.
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