[1] In 2008 Kyrgyzstan was a source, transit, and to a lesser extent a destination country for men and women trafficked from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan for purposes of forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation.
Kyrgyz and foreign women were trafficked to the U.A.E., China, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Italy, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Thailand, Germany, and Syria for sexual exploitation.
[2] The Government of the Kyrgyz Republic did not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking in 2008; however, it made significant efforts to do so.
NGOs reported improved efforts by law enforcement personnel in referring victims for assistance.
The government continued to focus significant attention on migration issues and worked to improve protection for all Kyrgyz migrant workers abroad in Russia and other destination countries.