Republic of Uzbekistan
The Republic of Uzbekistan is located in central Asia and is bordered by Afghanistan (S), Turkmenistan (SW), Kazakhstan (W & N), and Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan (E). Tashkent, the capital, and Samarkand are the chief cities. Despite economic reforms, unemployment and inflation remain high. 18% of the population earns less than US$1 per day, and in 2003, the World Bank estimated that 27.5% of Uzbeks could not meet their basic consumption needs.
Uzbekistan is a source country for women and girls trafficked to the U.A.E., Israel, India, Malaysia, South Korea, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Japan, Thailand, and Turkey for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation. Some women from other Central Asian countries and the People's Republic of China are trafficked through Uzbekistan. Men are trafficked to Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Russia for purposes of forced labor in the construction, cotton, and tobacco industries. Men and women are also trafficked internally for the purposes of domestic servitude and forced labor in the agricultural and construction industries. In 2005, IOM estimated that more than 500,000 Uzbeks are trafficked annually. - U.S. State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report, June, 2007 (Source)
The Republic of Uzbekistan is located in central Asia and is bordered by Afghanistan (S), Turkmenistan (SW), Kazakhstan (W & N), and Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan (E). Tashkent, the capital, and Samarkand are the chief cities. Despite economic reforms, unemployment and inflation remain high. 18% of the population earns less than US$1 per day, and in 2003, the World Bank estimated that 27.5% of Uzbeks could not meet their basic consumption needs.
Uzbekistan is a source country for women and girls trafficked to the U.A.E., Israel, India, Malaysia, South Korea, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Japan, Thailand, and Turkey for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation. Some women from other Central Asian countries and the People's Republic of China are trafficked through Uzbekistan. Men are trafficked to Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Russia for purposes of forced labor in the construction, cotton, and tobacco industries. Men and women are also trafficked internally for the purposes of domestic servitude and forced labor in the agricultural and construction industries. In 2005, IOM estimated that more than 500,000 Uzbeks are trafficked annually. - U.S. State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report, June, 2007 (Source)
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