[*Please note: Bangladesh, Ecuador, Guyana, and Sierra Leone were updated to Tier 2 Watch List per President George W. Bush, Presidential Determination No. 2004-46, September 10, 2004.]

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1. Introduction (revised)
2. International Best Practices
3. Tier Placements
4. Country Narratives
   
   East Asia and Pacific
   Europe and Eurasia
   Near East
   South Asia
   Western Hemisphere
5. Special Cases
6. United States Government Efforts
7. International Conventions -- Matrix
8. Trafficking Victims Protection Act
9. Glossary of Acronyms

A Closing Note from the Drafters of the Report

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