US keeps S. Korea in Tier 1 group for human trafficking elimination efforts for 3rd straight year

Korea Times News ·
South Korea

The U.S. State Department has kept South Korea in the highest tier of countries in terms of anti-human trafficking efforts for the third consecutive year, while maintaining North Korea in the lowest category over state-sponsored forced labor practices, a department report showed Thursday. The department released the 2026 Trafficking in Persons Report, where South Korea was listed in the Tier 1…

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