[2] The law criminalizes promoting the entry into or exit from the country of persons for the purpose of facilitating prostitution, with penalties of up to three years in prison and a fine of $827.
[2] Victims were reportedly coming to the country in 2011-2017 from Dominican Republic, Peru, Argentinian, Ecuador, Venezuela, Korea, Russia, South Africa, India, Indonesia, China, Paraguay, Colombia, and Bolivia, although it was difficult to distinguish trafficking victims from economic migrants.
[2] Traffickers reportedly used newspaper advertisements for models and product promoters to lure girls, ages 11 to 17, into prostitution.
[2] Law enforcement agencies indicated that traffickers looking for children also targeted economically disadvantaged families, convincing the parents that they were giving the child the opportunity for a better life.
[2] Additionally, the PICH sex crimes and cybercrime units worked with the Ministries of Justice and Interior to address trafficking.
[2] In 2008, the Chilean government set up the national multi-party task force "Intersectorial Committee against Trafficking in Person" for the first time.
However, it was not until 2013-2014 that a first national action plan was drafted, which strategically pursued awareness-raising and training, as well as detection, prosecution and victim assistance in international cooperation.
In the same year, a law was passed to protect children and young people from being re-traumatized in criminal testimonies against human trafficking.