Release of the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will release the sixth annual Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report on Monday, June 5, at 1:30 p.m. in the State Department’s Press Briefing Room. Following Secretary Rice’s opening remarks, Ambassador John R. Miller, the Secretary’s Senior Advisor on trafficking in persons, will respond to press queries, on the record and on camera. The 158-country report is the most comprehensive worldwide report on the efforts of governments to combat severe forms of trafficking in persons, or modern-day slavery. Its findings will raise global awareness and spur countries to take effective actions to counter trafficking in persons. The assessment includes reports on countries determined to have a significant number of victims of severe forms of trafficking. This year, there will be a greater emphasis on forced labor trafficking, including domestic servitude and debt bondage. The entire report is EMBARGOED until the end of the press briefing at approximately 2:30 p.m. on June 5. Electronic Access to the Report via Internet The full text of the report will be available for downloading from the State Department website at www.state.gov as soon as possible after the briefing on Monday, June 5.

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