Evaluation of DOD Contracts Regarding Combating Trafficking in Persons

Abstract

Over the past decade, actions of U.S. Forces personnel and contractors working for DOD overseas involving sexual slavery, human trafficking, and debt bondage attracted media attention and motivated Congressional action. Prior to 2000, instances of sexual slavery, sex with minors, and human trafficking involving U.S. contractors in Bosnia and Herzegovina led to administrative and criminal investigations. In 2002, a local television news program aired a report that women trafficked from the Philippines, Russia, and Eastern Europe were forced into prostitution in bars in South Korea frequented by U.S. military personnel. In 2004, reports chronicled allegations of forced labor and debt bondage against U.S. contractors in Iraq, leading to foreign embassy involvement. These incidents were contrary to U.S. Government policy regarding official conduct and reflected poorly on DOD.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 15, 2010
Accession Number
ADA546540

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Application Software
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Criminal Investigations
  • Criminals
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Federal Law
  • Governments
  • Human Trafficking
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

Readers

  • Criminal Law
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.