Indonesia is a source, transit, and destination country for women, children, and men trafficked for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor. The greatest threat of trafficking facing Indonesian men and women is that posed by conditions of forced labor and debt bondage in more developed Asian countries and the Middle East.

The government reported investigating 1,061 trafficking cases – 370 for sex trafficking, 603 for labor trafficking, and 88 involving unspecified forms of trafficking – in 2023, compared with investigating 133 trafficking cases in 2022.

As reported over the past five years, human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Indonesia and exploit Indonesians abroad. Each of Indonesia’s 38 provinces is a source and destination of trafficking.

Mar 31, 2024 · SBMI data shows around 3,335 Indonesian victims of trafficking in the Middle East between 2015 and the middle of 2023. While most have returned to Indonesia, only two per cent have been able to...

Nov 30, 2021 · Indonesia is included in Tier-2 in the 2020 Trafficking in Persons Report by the US Department of State. The report stated that while Indonesia is making a significant effort to combat human trafficking, it failed to meet minimum standards for the eliminations of such crime.

As reported over the past five years, human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Indonesia and exploit victims from Indonesia abroad. Each of Indonesia’s 34 provinces is a source and destination of trafficking.

Today we released the 2023 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. At its core, the TIP Report is a tool. It gives us an opportunity to assess how far we’ve come in our fight to end human trafficking and how we can improve, even here in the U.S.

IOM Indonesia addresses human trafficking and works on all aspects of counter-trafficking responses – prevention, protection, prosecution and partnerships.

Jan 20, 2009 · Each of its 34 provinces is a source and destination of trafficking. The government estimates 1.9 million of the 4.5 million Indonesians working abroad—many of whom are women—are undocumented or have overstayed their visas, increasing their vulnerability to …

Feb 12, 2024 · SBMI data shows around 3,335 Indonesian victims of trafficking in the Middle East between 2015 and the middle of 2023. While most have returned to Indonesia, only 2% have been able to access...