Law to Prevent and Combat Trafficking of People

Brief Description

In 2019, Uruguay enacted Law # 19.643, Law to Prevent and Combat Trafficking of People (Ley de Prevención y Combate de la Trata de Personas) with the mandate to create and articulate policies and a National Action Plan on Trafficking, monitor its implementation, coordinate actions with other institutions and civil society, provide recommendations and opinions. It also created the National Commission for Prevention and Addressing Trafficking in Humans and Exploitation of People (Consejo Nacional de Prevención y Combate a la Trata y Explotación de Personas (CNTE)), covering also the rights of trafficking victims. The CNTE issued a Interinstitutional Action Guide related to Traffiking in Humans in Uruguay (Guia de Accion Interinstitucional de Trata de Personas en Uruguay).