United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday (June 16) presented a report on what he described as 'concerning trends' in human trafficking. The report has elicited denunciation of the scourge of human trafficking, forced labour and growing problem of boys and young men caught up in the trade.

Human trafficking report in US underlines forced labour, trafficking of boys

The United States on Thursday added Saudi Arabia and Cuba to its blacklist of countries that it says are not doing enough to fight human trafficking, a designation that could bring sanctions.

US adds Saudi Arabia, Cuba in human trafficking blacklist; China, Myanmar remain in list

Some say Malaysia's 2016 ranking reflects Barack Obama's advocacy for the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact

Malaysia, India rated 'favourably' in human trafficking reports, despite millions of slaves