Know what’s going on in Hungary – 26th week in 2020

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Whether you are an investor or just a resident of Hungary, it always pays off to know what is going on. Not only could knowing this information impact certain investments and business opportunities, but it could save your life. This is especially true when you are travelling in or around areas that you are unfamiliar with. While Hungary, in general, might be fairly safe, every country or region has its shady areas, and Hungary is no different. That aside, there is always so much going on in Hungary that it can be hard to keep up with it all. Luckily, there are sites like this available to bring you the most compelling and eventful stories.
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Human Trafficking: Growing To Be More Of A Problem
Human trafficking became a real problem and concern for the Hungarian people back in 2001. This was when the area established the first of what is now known as the TIP report (Trafficking in Persons Report). This is an annual report issued by the US State Department’s Office to help monitor and combat human trafficking. This report can be considered one of the world’s most comprehensive resources of global anti-trafficking efforts. Each country is ranked in tiers based on the extent and effectiveness of government efforts to eliminate human trafficking.
There are currently four tier rankings available, with the fourth tier being the most severe.
Tier two and three rankings would mean that the country’s government isn’t meeting the minimum standards in all respects, but is making efforts to do so compared to the previous reports. Unfortunately, it looks like Hungary has been upgraded from tier two to tier three. Last year, there were 81 different cases of human trafficking that were registered by the Hungarian government. This was considered a significant increase at the time, given that there were only 30 victims reports in 2018. The US State Department has said that Hungary is making efforts to combat this growing concern, but there are plenty of inadequacies that can be identified in certain areas. Most of these areas would include areas with high numbers of asylum-seekers and areas where there are lots of children in state-run institutions.
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