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REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN)

IV. Prevention of Human Trafficking

1. Taiwan Listed as a Tier-One Country for 8 Years in the Evaluation of Human
Trafficking Prevention Level

The U.S. Department of State published its "2017 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report" on June 27th,
2017, and Taiwan has been consecutively ranked as a tier-one country for the past eight years, which
shows Taiwan is internationally recognized for its efforts in human trafficking prevention.

2. Reinforcing Prevention Education

The NIA has raised the Taiwanese people's awareness and understanding of the human trafficking
issue as well as knowledge of basic rights through a variety of promotion channels. The NIA has also
held regular inter-ministry seminars for general prevention education and identification case studies.
In 2017, 6 cable TV channels were commissioned to broadcast advertisements on "Ways to Prevent

Human Trafficking" and broadcasted them 251 times. In addition, the NIA held 2 general education
programs on the prevention of human trafficking, 2 consulting network camp, 1 international workshop,
and has posted 127 advertisements on anti-human trafficking on buses, inside the carriages of Taiwan
Railway and in the lobby areas of Taoyuan Airport.

3. Providing Shelter and Protection

In cooperation with the private sector, the NIA has provided shelters to the victims of human
trafficking. The shelters provide personal safety, medical assistance, interpretation service, legal aid,
psychological counseling, escorts to court questioning and other essential aid or services. There were
208 victims who were provided with shelter and protection in 2017.

4. Strengthening Arrests and Prosecutions

There were 145 human trafficking cases uncovered by the judicial police organizations and 87
human trafficking cases prosecuted by prosecutor offices in 2017.

5. Establishing Platform for Cooperation

The "2017 International Workshops on Prevention of Human Trafficking" was held from July 25th
to 26th, 2017. 370 participants from the governments, the NGOs, experts and scholars from different

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