Angola: Source country for a small but significant number of women and children trafficked for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation.

Argentina: Source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation. Most victims are trafficked within the country, from rural to urban areas. Child sex tourism is a problem, particularly in the tri-border area. Argentine women and girls are trafficked to neighboring countries, Mexico, and Western Europe. Foreign women and children, primarily from Paraguay, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic, are trafficked to Argentina. Argentina is also a transit point for foreign women and girls trafficked to Chile, Brazil, Mexico, Spain, and Western Europe.

Armenia: Primarily a source country for women and girls trafficked to the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) and Turkey for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation. According to the OSCE, there has been documented case of Ukrainian and Russian women trafficked to Armenia. Victims trafficked to the U.A.E. usually fly to Dubai from Yerevan or via Moscow; the trafficking route to Turkey is generally via bus through Georgia. Armenian law enforcement reports indicate that destination countries include Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait.

Australia: Destination country for women from Southeast Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, and the People’s Republic of China (P.R.C.). Many trafficked victims are women who traveled to Australia voluntarily to work in both legal and illegal brothels, but were subject to conditions of debt bondage or involuntary servitude.

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