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SUBJECT: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR THE FEDERATED 
STATES OF MICRONESIA 
 
REF: 08 STATE 132759 
 
Post submits the following information for the 2009 Trafficking 
in Persons (TIP) Report.  All answers are keyed to reftel. 
 
THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION 
 
23.A. What is (are) the source(s) of available information on 
trafficking in persons? 
Department of Justice officials and members of local law 
enforcement provide the best sources for available information. 
They maintain a close working relationship with FBI offices in 
Guam and Hawaii, as well as with the Australian Federal Police. 
 
What plans are in place (if any) to undertake further 
documentation of human trafficking? 
The answer to this question will be provided septel. 
 
How reliable are these sources? 
Local sources are very reliable, if not wholly effective.  The 
Embassy maintains a good working relationship with local 
officials. 
 
23.B. Is the country a country of origin, transit, and/or 
destination for internationally trafficked men, women, or 
children? 
Law enforcement officials in Guam uncovered one case of Chuukese 
women allegedly trafficked to work in brothels in Guam, the 
first reported case of trafficking involving Micronesian 
victims.  Whether the country will develop into a "country of 
origin" after this one case remains to be seen.  However, the 
FSM's remote location and its small population make it an 
unlikely destination, source, or transit country for a 
significant number of cases involving sex trafficking. 
Moreover, U.S. law gives Micronesian citizens the right to live 
and work in the United States, making the country an unlikely 
source of labor trafficking.  Neither is the FSM a major 
destination country for labor traffickers.  Its small economy, 
coupled with stringent foreign investment rules, ensures a very 
small market for imported foreign labor. 
 
Does trafficking occur within the country's borders? 
No. 
 
If so, does internal trafficking occur in territory outside of 
the government's control (e.g. in a civil war situation)? 
N/A 
 
To where are people trafficked? 
In the FSM's only known case of trafficking, the victims went to 
Guam. 
 
For what purposes are they trafficked? 
In the FSM's only known case of trafficking, the purpose was 
sexual exploitation. 
 
Provide, where possible, numbers or estimates for each group of 
trafficking victims. 
In the FSM's only known case of trafficking, ten women from the 
Micronesian state of Chuuk were involved. 
 
Have there been any changes in the TIP situation since the last 
TIP Report (e.g. changes in destinations)? 
Post last submitted a TIP Report in 2004.  At that time, Post 
reported that Thai and Chinese nationals had allegedly been 
recruited to work in local hotels under fraudulent 
circumstances.  No prosecutions resulted from those incidents, 
and post reported that "[t]hese cases did not involve severe 
forms of trafficking and exploitation."  Rumors persist that 
some foreign nationals continue to work illegally in the 
country.  Additional information in response to this question 
will be provided septel. 
 
23C. What kind of conditions are the victims trafficked into? 
In the FSM's only known case of trafficking, over the course of 
four years young women in the FSM state of Chuuk were recruited 
to work as waitresses or store clerks in Guam.  After purchasing 
their airline tickets, the recruiter, allegedly an FSM citizen 
living in Chuuk, brought each woman to Guam. 
According to the indictment obtained by the US Attorney in July 
2008, the defendants met each woman at the airport and took them 
 
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to a brothel.  The brothel owners allegedly used "fraud" and 
"coercion" to force the women to work as prostitutes.  The 
brothel owners allegedly confiscated the women's passports and 
physically harmed the victims to keep them compliant. 
The FSM has not brought its own charges against the brothel 
owners.  Nor has it arrested the FSM-based recruiter.  Law 
enforcement officials believe this person made similar 
recruitment efforts in Pohnpei State but was unsuccessful. 
 
23.D. Vulnerability to TIP: Are certain groups of persons more 
at risk of being trafficked (e.g. women and children, boys 
versus girls, certain ethnic groups, refugees, IDPs, etc.)? 
Based on the FSM's only known case trafficking, unemployed young 
women appear to be most at risk.  Generalizations based on one 
case may not be accurate however. 
 
23.E. Traffickers and Their Methods: Who are the 
traffickers/exploiters? 
N/A 
 
Are they independent business people? 
N/A 
 
Small or family-based crime groups? 
N/A 
 
Large international organized crime syndicates? 
N/A 
 
What methods are used to approach victims?  For example, are 
they offered lucrative jobs, sold by their families, or 
approached by friends of friends? 
In the FSM's only known case of trafficking, an individual 
approached young women in Chuuk and offered them jobs in Guam. 
The recruiter offered work opportunities and salaries that are 
unavailable in the FSM. 
 
What methods are used to move the victims (e.g., are false 
documents being used?). 
In the FSM's only known case of trafficking, false documents 
were not used.  FSM citizens may live and work in the U.S. 
without visas.  The recruiter did pay the victims' airfare. 
 
Are employment, travel, and tourism agencies or marriage brokers 
involved with or fronting for traffickers or crime groups to 
traffic individuals? 
No. 
 
SETTING THE SCENE FOR THE GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-TIP 
EFFORTS: 
 
24.A. Does the government acknowledge that trafficking is a 
problem in the country?  If not, why not? 
No.  With only one known incidence of human trafficking the 
government does not perceive it as a major problem. 
 
24.B. Which government agencies are involved in anti- 
trafficking efforts and which agency, if any, has the lead? 
The FSM National Police has the lead in any trafficking case. 
Other agencies who might investigate trafficking cases include 
the Transnational Crime Unit, FSM Customs, FSM Immigration and 
the police forces of the four individual states (Yap, Chuuk, 
Pohnpei and Kosrae). 
 
24.C. What are the limitations on the government's ability to 
address this problem in practice?  For example, is funding for 
police or other institutions inadequate? 
Government resources appear adequate to cover the issue, given 
the apparent low level of trafficking activity.  Eighty-six 
national police officers serve a country of 108,000 residents. 
Local state police forces augment the country's capacity to 
fight trafficking. 
 
Is overall corruption a problem? 
Corruption is a problem in the FSM, but there is no current 
evidence that it plays a role in trafficking activity. 
 
Does the government lack the resources to aid victims? 
No. 
 
 
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24.D. To what extent does the government systematically monitor 
its anti-trafficking efforts (on all fronts -- prosecution, 
victim protection, and prevention) and periodically make 
available, publicly or privately and directly or through 
regional/international organizations, its assessments of these 
anti-trafficking efforts? 
Immigration and National Police periodically discuss the issue 
on an informal basis.  Currently, there are no formal mechanisms 
to monitor trafficking activity. 
 
INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS: 
 
The FSM has not enacted any new anti-trafficking legislation 
since the last TIP Report in 2004. 
 
25.A. Existing Laws against TIP: Does the country have a law or 
laws specifically prohibiting trafficking in persons -- both for 
sexual exploitation and labor? 
No. 
 
If so, please specifically cite the name of the law(s) and its 
date of enactment and provide the exact language [actual copies 
preferable] of the TIP provisions.  Please provide a full 
inventory of trafficking laws, including non-criminal statutes 
that allow for civil penalties against alleged trafficking 
crimes (e.g., civil forfeiture laws and laws against illegal 
debt). 
N/A 
 
Does the law(s) cover both internal and transnational forms of 
trafficking? 
N/A 
 
If not, under what other laws can traffickers be prosecuted? 
For example, are there laws against slavery or the exploitation 
of prostitution by means of force, fraud, or coercion? 
No such laws exist at the national level, but each of the four 
individual states has laws that could be used in a trafficking 
case.  For example, the states have laws against false 
imprisonment, criminal coercion, kidnapping, and even the making 
of "threats." 
 
Are these other laws being used in trafficking cases? 
Not yet.  The FSM government has never prosecuted a case where 
trafficking was an issue. 
 
25.B. Punishment of Sex Trafficking Offenses: What are the 
prescribed and imposed penalties for trafficking people for 
sexual exploitation? 
N/A 
 
25.C. Punishment of Labor Trafficking Offenses: What are the 
prescribed and imposed penalties for trafficking for labor 
exploitation, such as forced or bonded labor? 
N/A.  No such laws are on the books of the national government 
or the four states. 
 
If your country is a source country for labor migrants, do the 
government's laws provide for criminal punishment -- i.e. jail 
time -- for labor recruiters who engage in recruitment of 
workers using knowingly fraudulent or deceptive offers with the 
purpose of subjecting workers to trafficking in the destination 
country? 
N/A.  FSM is not a source country for labor migrants. 
Micronesians can live and work in the U.S. without visas. 
 
If your country is a destination for labor migrants, are there 
laws punishing employers or labor agents who confiscate workers' 
passports or travel documents for the purpose of trafficking, 
switch contracts without the worker's consent as a means to keep 
the worker in a state of service, or withhold payment of 
salaries as means of keeping the worker in a state of service? 
N/A.  FSM is not known to be a destination for labor migrants. 
 
25.D. What are the prescribed penalties for rape or forcible 
sexual assault? 
Rape is not against the law at the national level, and none of 
the four FSM states outlaw rape per se.  However, all four 
states outlaw sexual assault and use a definition that includes 
rape as it commonly understood. 
 
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Chuuk State imposes a penalty of up to 10 years imprisonment and 
a $10,000 fine for sexual assault with a deadly weapon, five 
years and $5,000 if the perpetrator is unarmed. 
Pohnpei State allows for a 10 year sentence and a $10,000 fine 
if the victim suffers "serious bodily or psychological injury" 
and/or the perpetrator had accomplices and/or a deadly weapon 
was used.  If those factors are not present the penalty is five 
years imprisonment and a $5,000 fine.  In Kosrae State, a 
defendant may receive a 10 year sentence and a $20,000 fine upon 
conviction if the sexual assault resulted in "serious bodily or 
psychological injury," five years and a $10,000 fine if no such 
injury occurs. 
Yap State requires "serious bodily or psychological injury" or 
the use of a "dangerous weapon" to impose its most severe 
penalty for sexual assault: ten years and a $10,000 fine.  When 
neither of those factors is present the state may impose five 
years imprisonment and a $5,000 fine. 
 
25.E. Law Enforcement Statistics: Did the government prosecute 
any cases against human trafficking offenders during the 
reporting period? 
No. 
 
If so, provide numbers of investigations, prosecutions, 
convictions, and sentences imposed, including details on plea 
bargains and fines, if relevant and available. 
In conjunction with the Guam police, local law enforcement 
officials investigated the incident involving the women 
trafficked from Chuuk to Guam.  All judicial actions have taken 
place in Guam so far, none in the FSM. 
 
Please note the number of convicted traffickers who received 
suspended sentences and the number who received only a fine as 
punishment. 
N/A 
 
Please indicate which laws were used to investigate, prosecute, 
convict, and sentence traffickers. 
N/A 
 
Also, if possible, please disaggregate numbers of cases by type 
of TIP (labor vs. commercial sexual exploitation) and victims 
(children under 18 years of age vs. adults). 
N/A 
 
If in a labor source country, did the government criminally 
prosecute labor recruiters who recruit workers using knowingly 
fraudulent or deceptive offers or by imposing fees or 
commissions for the purpose of subjecting the worker to debt 
bondage? 
N/A.  FSM is not known to be a labor source country. 
 
Did the government in a labor destination country criminally 
prosecute employers or labor agents who confiscate workers' 
passports/travel documents for the purpose of trafficking, 
switch contracts or terms of employment without the worker's 
consent to keep workers in a state of service, use physical or 
sexual abuse or the threat of such abuse to keep workers in a 
state of service, or withhold payment of salaries as a means to 
keep workers in a state of service? 
N/A.  FSM is not known to be a labor destination country. 
 
What were the actual punishments imposed on persons convicted of 
these offenses? 
N/A 
 
Are the traffickers serving the time sentenced?  If not, why not? 
N/A 
 
25.F. Does the government provide any specialized training for 
government officials in how to recognize, investigate, and 
prosecute instances of trafficking? 
No.  Immigration officials are open to training, however, and 
internal discussion and monitoring of the issue is taking place. 
 
Specify whether NGOs, international organizations, and/or the 
USG provide specialized training for host government officials. 
No. 
 
25.G. Does the government cooperate with other governments in 
 
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the investigation and prosecution of trafficking cases? 
The FSM cooperated with the Guam police investigation of the 
incident in Chuuk.  No other opportunities for cooperation have 
arisen. 
 
If possible, provide the number of cooperative international 
investigations on trafficking during the reporting period. 
One (the case in Guam). 
 
25.H. Does the government extradite persons who are charged with 
trafficking in other countries? 
In theory, yes, but the FSM has never extradited anyone based on 
trafficking charges.  The country requires an extradition treaty 
with the requesting country before extradition proceedings can 
take place. 
 
If so, please provide the number of traffickers extradited 
during the reporting period, and the number of trafficking 
extraditions pending. In particular, please report on any 
pending or concluded extraditions of trafficking offenders to 
the United States. 
None.  There are no pending or concluded extraditions of 
trafficking offenders to the U.S. (or anywhere else). 
 
25.I. Is there evidence of government involvement in or 
tolerance of trafficking, on a local or institutional level?  If 
so, please explain in detail. 
No. 
 
25.J. If government officials are involved in trafficking, what 
steps has the government taken to end such participation? 
N/A 
 
Please indicate the number of government officials investigated 
and prosecuted for involvement in trafficking or 
trafficking-related corruption during the reporting period. 
None. 
 
Have any been convicted? 
N/A 
 
What sentence(s) was imposed? 
N/A 
 
Please specify if officials received suspended sentences, or 
were given a fine, fired, or reassigned to another position 
within the government as punishment. 
N/A 
 
Please indicate the number of convicted officials that received 
suspended sentences or received only a fine as punishment. 
N/A 
 
25.K. Is prostitution legalized or decriminalized? 
Specifically, are the activities of the prostitute criminalized? 
Prostitution has not been criminalized at the national level and 
is illegal in only two of the four states, Chuuk and Pohnpei. 
There are no laws against prostitution in Kosrae or Yap. 
However, the absence of such statutes does not mean either state 
condones the practice.  Rather, the small size of those 
communities, coupled with the strict religious and societal 
mores of each, severely limits the practice of prostitution.  As 
one Yap official put it, the original drafters of the criminal 
code "could not imagine that their sons or daughters would 
engage voluntarily in such acts." 
 
Are the activities of the brothel owner/operator, clients, 
pimps, and enforcers criminalized? 
None of the states have laws specifically directed at brothel 
owners or pimps. 
 
Are these laws enforced? 
N/A 
 
If prostitution is legal and regulated, what is the legal 
minimum age for this activity?  Note that in countries with 
federalist systems, prostitution laws may be under state or 
local jurisdiction and may differ among jurisdictions. 
N/A.  While not specifically outlawed in Kosrae and Yap, 
prostitution is not a legal, regulated activity. 
 
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25.L. For countries that contribute troops to international 
peacekeeping efforts, please indicate whether the government 
vigorously investigated, prosecuted, convicted and sentenced 
nationals of the country deployed abroad as part of a 
peacekeeping or other similar mission who engaged in or 
facilitated severe forms of trafficking or who exploited victims 
of such trafficking. 
N/A 
 
25.M. If the country has an identified problem of child sex 
tourists coming to the country, what are the countries of origin 
for sex tourists? 
N/A.  Micronesia is not known to be a destination for child sex 
tourists. 
 
How many foreign pedophiles did the government prosecute or 
deport/extradite to their country of origin? 
None. 
 
If your host country's nationals are perpetrators of child sex 
tourism, do the country's child sexual abuse laws have 
extraterritorial coverage (similar to the U.S. PROTECT 
Act) to allow the prosecution of suspected sex tourists for 
crimes committed abroad? 
N/A.  No Micronesian citizens are known to have been prosecuted 
for child sex tourism. 
 
If so, how many of the country's nationals were prosecuted 
and/or convicted during the reporting period under the 
extraterritorial provision(s) for traveling to other countries 
to engage in child sex tourism? 
N/A 
 
PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS: 
 
26.A.  What kind of protection is the government able under 
existing law to provide for victims and witnesses? 
None.  The FSM lacks specific laws protecting victims of 
trafficking or the witnesses in such cases.  However, there are 
general material witness laws that give the government the right 
to detain witnesses for their own protection. 
 
Does it provide these protections in practice? 
N/A.  The material witness provisions have not been used in 
conjunction with any trafficking case. 
 
26.B.  Does the country have victim care facilities (shelters or 
drop-in centers) which are accessible to trafficking victims? 
No. 
 
Do foreign victims have the same access to care as domestic 
trafficking victims? 
N/A 
 
Where are child victims placed (e.g., in shelters, foster care, 
or juvenile justice detention centers)? 
N/A 
 
Does the country have specialized care for adults in addition to 
children? 
No.  The FSM has no specific programs or facilities to care for 
trafficking victims. 
 
Does the country have specialized care for male victims 
as well as female? 
No. 
 
Does the country have specialized facilities dedicated to 
helping victims of trafficking? 
No. 
 
Are these facilities operated by the government or by NGOs? 
N/A 
 
What is the funding source of these facilities? 
N/A 
 
Please estimate the amount the government spent (in U.S. 
dollar equivalent) on these specialized facilities dedicated to 
 
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helping trafficking victims during the reporting period. 
N/A 
 
26.C.  Does the government provide trafficking victims with 
access to legal, medical and psychological services? 
No. 
 
If so, please specify the kind of assistance provided. 
N/A 
 
Does the government provide funding or other forms of support to 
foreign or domestic NGOs and/or international organizations for 
providing these services to trafficking victims? 
No. 
 
Please explain and provide any funding amounts in U.S. dollar 
equivalent.  If assistance provided was in-kind, please specify 
exact assistance.  Please specify if funding for assistance 
comes from a federal budget or from regional or local 
governments. 
N/A 
 
26.D. Does the government assist foreign trafficking victims, 
for example, by providing temporary to permanent residency 
status, or other relief from deportation?  If so, please explain. 
No. 
 
26.E. Does the government provide longer-term shelter or housing 
benefits to victims or other resources to aid the victims in 
rebuilding their lives? 
No. 
 
26.F. Does the government have a referral process to transfer 
victims detained, arrested or placed in protective custody by 
law enforcement authorities to institutions that provide short- 
or long-term care (either government or NGO-run)? 
No. 
 
26.G. What is the total number of trafficking victims identified 
during the reporting period? 
The total number of victims identified in this rating period is 
ten. 
 
Of these, how many victims were referred to care facilities for 
assistance by law enforcement authorities during the reporting 
period? 
None. 
 
By social services officials? 
None. 
 
What is the number of victims assisted by government-funded 
assistance programs and those not funded by the government 
during the reporting period? 
In the FSM's only known case of trafficking, the FSM government 
offered no assistance to any of the victims.  At the time of 
this report the victims are still in Guam.  The government of 
Guam provided some social services after police raided the 
brothel.  Guam is also providing room and board to the women as 
they wait to testify at the brothel owners' trial. 
 
26.H. Do the government's law enforcement, immigration, and 
social services personnel have a formal system of proactively 
identifying victims of trafficking among high-risk persons with 
whom they come in contact (e.g., foreign persons arrested for 
prostitution or immigration violations)? 
Nothing formal exists, only informal discussions among law 
enforcement officials. 
 
For countries with legalized prostitution, does the government 
have a mechanism for screening for trafficking victims among 
persons involved in the legal/regulated commercial sex trade? 
N/A 
 
26.I. Are the rights of victims respected? 
Unknown.  There have been too few victims of trafficking 
identified to give a definitive answer.  Due process procedures 
in the FSM criminal justice system are generally good, however. 
 
Are trafficking victims detained or jailed?   If so, for how 
 
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long? 
No identified trafficking victims have been jailed and there are 
no legal provisions in place to do so. 
 
Are victims fined? 
No identified trafficking victims have been fined and there are 
no legal provisions in place to do so. 
 
Are victims prosecuted for violations of other laws, such as 
those governing immigration or prostitution? 
No identified trafficking victims have been prosecuted under 
other laws. 
 
26.J. Does the government encourage victims to assist in the 
investigation and prosecution of trafficking? 
Unknown.  There have been too few victims of trafficking 
identified to give a definitive answer. 
 
How many victims assisted in the investigation and prosecution 
of traffickers during the reporting period? 
In the FSM's only known trafficking case, the victims reportedly 
cooperated well with the Guam police.  There was little contact 
between the FSM national police and the victims, however. 
 
May victims file civil suits or seek legal action against 
traffickers? 
While no specific civil remedy for trafficking victims is 
spelled out in the state and national codes, each state's code 
does provide general redress for personal injuries caused by 
another. 
 
Does anyone impede victim access to such legal redress? 
No. 
 
If a victim is a material witness in a court case against a 
former employer, is the victim permitted to obtain other 
employment or to leave the country pending trial proceedings? 
Unknown.  This situation has never arisen and the statues are 
silent on the issue. 
 
Are there means by which a victim may obtain restitution? 
The victim may bring an act of personal injury in a civil court. 
 
26.K. Does the government provide any specialized training for 
government officials in identifying trafficking victims and in 
the provision of assistance to trafficked victims, including the 
special needs of trafficked children? 
While some training apparently took place back in 2004, no such 
training programs are currently in place. 
 
Does the government provide training on protections and 
assistance to its embassies and consulates in foreign countries 
that are destination or transit countries? 
No. 
 
What is the number of trafficking victims assisted by the host 
country's embassies or consulates abroad during the reporting 
period?  Please explain the type of assistance provided (travel 
documents, referrals to assistance, payment for transportation 
home). 
None. 
 
26.L. Does the government provide assistance, such as medical 
aid, shelter, or financial help, to its nationals who are 
repatriated as victims of trafficking? 
No. 
 
26.M. Which international organizations or NGOs, if any, work 
with trafficking victims? 
None. 
 
What type of services do they provide? 
N/A 
 
What sort of cooperation do they receive from local authorities? 
N/A 
 
PREVENTION: 
 
27.A. Did the government conduct anti-trafficking information or 
 
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education campaigns during the reporting period? 
No. 
 
If so, briefly describe the campaign(s), including their 
objectives and effectiveness. 
N/A 
 
Please provide the number of people reached by such awareness 
efforts, if available. 
N/A 
 
Do these campaigns target potential trafficking victims and/or 
the demand for trafficking (e.g. "clients" of prostitutes or 
beneficiaries of forced labor)? 
N/A 
 
27.B. Does the government monitor immigration and emigration 
patterns for evidence of trafficking? 
Immigration authorities claim to look for evidence of 
trafficking, but there are no formal mechanisms in place. 
 
27.C. Is there a mechanism for coordination and communication 
between various agencies, internal, international, and 
multilateral on trafficking-related matters, such as a 
multi-agency working group or a task force? 
Domestically, there are no task forces or working groups dealing 
with the trafficking issue.  The FSM national police has 
jurisdiction and could solicit intelligence from other agencies, 
such as Immigration or Customs, as needed. 
The Transnational Crime Unit (TCU) would be a conduit for 
information coming from international sources.  Headquartered in 
Pohnpei, the Unit is comprised of policemen from a number of 
different islands and has regular contract with the American FBI 
and the Australian National Police. 
 
27.D. Does the government have a national plan of action to 
address trafficking in persons? 
No.  FSM government officials discussed such a plan before, but 
no national plan of action has been adopted. 
 
If the plan was developed during the reporting period, which 
agencies were involved in developing it? 
N/A 
 
Were NGOs consulted in the process? 
N/A 
 
What steps has the government taken to implement the action plan? 
N/A 
 
27.E: What measures has the government taken during the 
reporting period to reduce the demand for commercial sex 
acts? 
None. 
 
27.F. Required of all Posts: What measures has the government 
taken during the reporting period to reduce the participation in 
international child sex tourism by nationals of the country? 
None. 
 
Point of contact for this report is William Douglass, tel. 
number 671-320-2187, fax number 671-320-2186.  Number of hours 
spent on this report: approximately 36. 
DOUGLASS