KUALA LUMPUR: Recent court cases in Singapore of men reportedly paying for sex with under-aged girls has made its way into the Trafficking in Persons Report 2012 released by the United States State Department. The report alleges that child sex trafficking occurred in Singapore, reported local television Channel NewsAsia (CNA). CNA said in the 2012 Report, Singapore had been classified under Tier 2 of countries reported upon and this referred to countries where governments did not fully comply with the minimum standards, but were making significant efforts to bring themselves into compliance with those standards. It said the US report noted that the Singapore government has increased its efforts to prevent trafficking in persons during the year. In March 2012, CNA said the Inter-Agency Task Force on Human Trafficking launched Singapore's first National Plan of Action to coordinate the government's anti-trafficking activities. The government has also increased efforts to educate the public through television and print media campaigns about the dangers of trafficking, CNA said.
