Human trafficking in Morocco

Human trafficking in Morocco involves the exploitation of men, women, and children for forced labor and sexual exploitation. Morocco functions as a source, transit, and destination country, particularly for migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Since the early 2010s, Morocco has taken legislative and institutional steps to address trafficking, including ratifying the United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons in 2011 and adopting Law No. 27–14 on combating trafficking in persons in 2016. Despite these reforms, international monitoring bodies continue to identify challenges related to victim identification, implementation of protections for migrants, and effective prosecution of trafficking networks.

The U.S. Department of State classified Morocco as a Tier 2 country in its Trafficking in Persons Reports in both 2017 and 2023, indicating that while the government does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, it is making significant efforts to do so. In 2023, the Organized Crime Index assigned Morocco a score of 5.5 out of 10 for human trafficking, reflecting persistent structural and regional vulnerabilities.

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