Human trafficking in Uruguay

Uruguay ratified the 2000 UN TIP Protocol in March 2005.

In 2008 Uruguay was a source and transit country for men, women, and children trafficked for purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor. Most victims were women, girls, and some boys trafficked within the country to border and tourist areas for sexual exploitation. A government agency found that families had facilitated the exploitation of many children in prostitution. Impoverished parents reportedly turned over their children for domestic and agricultural servitude in rural areas. Some Uruguayan women were trafficked to Spain and Italy for sexual exploitation. U.S. State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons placed the country in "Tier 2" in 2025.

Alongside Human Trafficking, Uruguay experiences challenges with cocaine trafficking. Other forms of crime such as arms trafficking and smuggling are becoming stronger as well.

In 2023, the Organised Crime Index noted that country does not have a National Action Plan for human trafficking.

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