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Viewing cable 07TAIPEI1344, TAIWAN: 2007 TIP NARRATIVE AND DEMARCHE DELIVERED

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07TAIPEI1344 2007-06-13 10:09 2011-08-23 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED American Institute Taiwan, Taipei 
VZCZCXRO3743
PP RUEHCN RUEHGH
DE RUEHIN #1344 1641009
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 131009Z JUN 07
FM AIT TAIPEI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5631
INFO RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 6906
RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL 8716
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 8853
RUEHCN/AMCONSUL CHENGDU 1946
RUEHGZ/AMCONSUL GUANGZHOU 0332
RUEHHK/AMCONSUL HONG KONG 8162
RUEHGH/AMCONSUL SHANGHAI 1155
RUEHSH/AMCONSUL SHENYANG 5914
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC
RHHJJAA/JICPAC HONOLULU HI
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC
RHHMUNA/USPACOM HONOLULU HI
 
UNCLAS TAIPEI 001344 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV TW
SUBJECT: TAIWAN: 2007 TIP NARRATIVE AND DEMARCHE DELIVERED 
 
REF: STATE 78365 
 
1.  The Acting Deputy Director (ADDIR) delivered the 2007 TIP 
Report Taiwan narrative and demarche to Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs (MOFA) Deputy Director General of North American 
Affairs Christine M.Y Hsueh on June 12. Hsueh was accompanied 
by National Immigration Agency (NIA), Director of Immigration 
Affairs Chien Hui-Juan.  Per reftel instructions, ADDIR noted 
that Taiwan had been removed from the Tier 2 Watch List in 
light of Taiwan's clear progress over the past year in 
addressing its sex and labor trafficking problem.  However, 
because Taiwan does not fully comply with the minimum 
standards to eliminate trafficking, Taiwan will remain on 
Tier 2.  ADDIR urged the Taiwan authorities to improve 
protections for victims of trafficking, to better protect 
laborers from forced deportation by labor brokers, and to 
punish labor trafficking offenses with criminal, not 
administrative, penalties.  ADDIR commended Taiwan's recent 
success in disrupting several human trafficking rings, and 
the decision to house trafficking victims in NGO shelters, 
not detention facilities.  ADDIR also noted the new 
"anti-demand" standard imposed by the 2005 amendment to the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), and emphasized the 
USG intention to continue assisting Taiwan anti-trafficking 
efforts in any way possible. 
 
2.  NIA Immigration Affairs Director Chien acknowledged that 
Taiwan immigration, labor, law enforcement, and justice 
authorities still have much to do to meet international 
anti-trafficking standards, and are working in earnest to do 
so. Chien said she intends to enhance NIA's working 
relationship with Taiwan NGOs, using the United States 
experience as a model. Chien added that Taiwan's 
anti-trafficking task force is developing a standard 
procedure for the release of TIP victims into NGO care, and 
is seeking to secure a permanent budget for that purpose. 
She promised to provide AIT with the task force's next 
progress report, which should be released in the near future. 
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