Transnational Issues
Vanuatu
Trafficking in persons
tier rating
Tier 2 Watch List — Vanuatu fails to completely fulfill the basic criteria for eradicating trafficking. However, the government has allocated adequate resources towards a documented strategy that, if executed, would represent substantial progress towards achieving the minimum standards. As a result, Vanuatu received a waiver under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, preventing an automatic classification downgrade to Tier 3, thus remaining on the Tier 2 Watch List for the third consecutive year. For further information, visit: https://www.state.gov/reports/2025-trafficking-in-persons-report/vanuatu/
Refugees and internally displaced persons
IDPs
2,336 (2024 est.)