trafficking victims, compared with 99 in 2013; 48 were victims of sexual exploitation and 16 were victims of forced begging or labor exploitation. Fourteen victims were children. Thirty officially recognized and potential victims received assistance from the government, an increase from 22 in 2013. Eighteen victims received services through government-run shelters, an increase from 15 in 2013. The government was unable to determine how much funding was spent exclusively on victim assistance, and NGOs expressed concerns regarding government funding shortfalls caused by Greece’s six-year economic crisis and fiscal measures imposed as part of Greece’s international bailout.Trafficking victims could access one state-run emergency shelter for victims of violence prior to their referral to one of 21 state-run shelters for victims of violence regardless of residency status. Only those victims with residence permits or who were EU nationals could access the 21 state-run shelters. NGOs also administer shelters funded by government and private funding where children, including victims of trafficking, are referred to for shelter and support services. The government had cooperation agreements and memoranda of understanding in place with three NGOs to house, protect, and assist children in danger, including underage trafficking victims, and female victims of violence, including trafficking victims. The government provided in-kind donations in the form of rent- free buildings for four NGO shelters that assisted victims of violence. Twenty officially recognized trafficking victims and 10 potential victims received government-funded assistance including psychological support, medical care, and legal aid. Eighteen sex trafficking victims stayed at government-run shelters; NGOs sheltered an additional 13 trafficking victims. A privately funded NGO ran the only shelter exclusively for trafficking victims in Greece, which was also the only shelter that could accommodate male victims. Child victims were served in government-run shelters, NGO shelters, and facilities for unaccompanied minors, but were not housed in specialized facilities for trafficking victims. Reportedly, victims had difficulty obtaining medical care, as some health workers were unaware of victim service provisions. The government trained law enforcement, immigration officers, social service workers, labor inspectors, and health workers in identifying trafficking victims and on following written procedures to identify victims. Police had a screening process to ensure that possible victims of trafficking in custody were not deported or sent to migrant detention centers, and NGOs recommended that formal training should be compulsory for migrant detention center staff. NGOs reported positive cooperation with police anti-trafficking units and noted improvement in victim identification procedures, though efforts were still lagging, particularly at land and maritime borders.
Greek law provides witness protection to victims during trial; however, an NGO reported that no trafficking victims have received full witness protection privileges to date. Greek law provides for the presence of mental health professionals when victims are testifying. The law allows the use of audiovisual technology for remote testimony, but many courts lacked the capabilities to deploy these resources. Foreign nationals identified by a public prosecutor as a victim of trafficking could be granted a one-year residence permit, renewable every two years as long as a criminal investigation was ongoing.The government did not issue any new temporary residence permits to trafficking victims in 2014, compared with 12 issued in 2013. Authorities renewed the temporary residence permits of 32 female trafficking victims, compared with 42 renewed permits in 2013. A procedural change in the issuance and renewal of residence permits requires all

applicants, including trafficking victims, obtain all the relevant documents necessary to verify their status. Greek law exempts victims from punishment for unlawful acts committed as a direct result of being subjected to human trafficking. Greek authorities reportedly arrested and detained trafficking victims for prostitution offenses without screening for signs of trafficking.

PREVENTION
The government sustained efforts to prevent trafficking. The Office of the National Rapporteur on Human Trafficking, which is charged with coordinating anti-trafficking efforts, continued to increase its staffing.There was no national action plan exclusively for anti-trafficking efforts; however, awareness-raising and training on trafficking was included in the national action plan for human rights. To address demand for labor trafficking, the office of the national rapporteur signed a memorandum of cooperation with a network of companies committed to slave-free supply chains. The office of the national rapporteur also supported numerous events to raise public awareness on trafficking-in-persons issues. The government continued a public awareness campaign with a hotline targeting female victims of violence, including trafficking victims, and continued to run an anti-trafficking public awareness campaign on television, radio stations, and social media targeting female victims of violence, including human trafficking. NGOs reported a need to increase trafficking prevention efforts in Greece’s border areas where Romani and Muslim minority populations are concentrated.The government ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings in April 2014. The government made efforts to reduce the demand for commercial sex acts.The government provided anti-trafficking guidance for its diplomatic personnel. New Greek diplomats were provided manuals on identification of trafficking victims to facilitate granting visas.

GUATEMALA:  Tier 2 
Guatemala is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor. Guatemalan women, girls, and boys are exploited in sex trafficking within the country and in Mexico, the United States, Belize, and other foreign countries. Foreign child sex tourists, predominantly from Canada, the United States, and Western Europe, and Guatemalan men, exploit children in prostitution. Women and children from other Latin American countries and the United States are exploited in sex trafficking in Guatemala. Guatemalan men, women, and children are subjected to forced labor within the country, often in agriculture or domestic service, and in agriculture, the garment industry, small businesses, and domestic service in Mexico, the United States, and other countries; domestic servitude in Guatemala sometimes occurs through forced marriages. Indigenous Guatemalans are particularly vulnerable to labor trafficking. Guatemalan children are exploited in forced labor in begging and street vending, particularly within Guatemala City and along the border area with Mexico. Child victims’ family members are often complicit in their exploitation. Criminal organizations, including gangs, exploit girls in sex trafficking and coerce and threaten young males in urban areas to sell or transport drugs, commit extortion, or be hit men. Some Latin American migrants transiting Guatemala en route to Mexico and the United States are subjected to sex trafficking or forced labor in Mexico, the United States, or Guatemala. Media sources have reported