International Conventions Relevant to Combating Trafficking in Persons
The chart below shows the Ratification, Accession (a), or Acceptance (A) of relevant international conventions for those countries that have ratified, acceded to, or accepted any such conventions.
Country | UN Protocol to Prevent, | ILO | Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography | Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Armed Conflict | ILO | ILO | ILO | |||
Signature | Ratification, | Ratification | Signature | Ratification, Accession (a) | Signature | Ratification, Accession (a) | Ratification | Ratification | Ratification | |
Afghanistan |
| X(a) | X | X(a) | X(a) |
| X |
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Albania | X | X | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Algeria | X | X | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Angola | X(a) | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Antigua & Barbuda | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Argentina | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Armenia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Australia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Austria | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Azerbaijan | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Bahamas, The | X | X | X | X | X |
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Bahrain |
| X(a) | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Bangladesh | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Barbados | X | X | X | X | X |
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Belarus | X | X | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Belgium | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Belize |
| X(a) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Benin | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Bhutan | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Bolivia | X | X | X | X | X | X(a) | X | X | X | |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Botswana | X | X | X | X(a) | X | X | X | X |
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Brazil | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Brunei | X | X(a) | ||||||||
Bulgaria | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Burkina Faso | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Burma |
| X(a) | X | X(a) | X | |||||
Burundi | X | X | X | X(a) | X | X | X | X |
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Cabo Verde | X | X | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Cambodia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Cameroon | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Canada | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Central African Rep. | X(a) | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Chad | X(a) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Chile | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
China (PRC) | X(a) | X | X | X | X | X |
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Colombia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Comoros | X | X(a) | X | X |
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Congo (DRC) |
| X(a) | X | X(a) | X | X | X | X |
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Congo, Rep. of | X | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Costa Rica | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Cote d’Ivoire | X(a) | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Croatia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Cuba | X(a) | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Cyprus | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Czech Republic | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Denmark | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Djibouti | X(a) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Dominican Republic | X | X | X |
| X(a) | X | X | X | X | X |
Ecuador | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Egypt | X | X | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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El Salvador | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Equatorial Guinea | X | X | X | X(a) | X | X |
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Eritrea | X(a) | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Estonia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Ethiopia | X(a) | X | X(a) | X | X | X | X |
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Fiji | X | X | X | X | X |
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Finland | X | X(A) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
France | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Gabon | X(a) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Gambia, The | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| X | X |
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Georgia | X | X | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Germany | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Ghana | X(a) | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Greece | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Guatemala |
| X(a) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Guinea |
| X(a) | X | X(a) | X | X |
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Guinea-Bissau | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Guyana |
| X(a) | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X | X | ||
Haiti | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| X | X |
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Honduras | X(a) | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Hungary | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Iceland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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India | X | X |
| X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Indonesia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Iran | X | X(a) | X | X | X |
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Iraq | X(a) | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Ireland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Israel | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Italy | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Jamaica | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Japan | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Jordan | X(a) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Kazakhstan | X(a) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Kenya |
| X(a) | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Kiribati | X(a) | X | X | X |
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Korea (DPRK) | X | X | ||||||||
Korea, Rep. Of | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Kuwait | X(a) | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Kyrgyz Republic | X | X | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Laos |
| X(a) | X | X(a) | X(a) | X |
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Latvia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Lebanon | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Lesotho | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Liberia |
| X(a) | X | X | X | X | X |
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Libya | X | X | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Lithuania | X | X | X | X(a) | X | X | X | X |
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Luxembourg | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Macedonia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Madagascar | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Malawi | X(a) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Malaysia | X(a) | X | X(a) | X(a) | X |
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Maldives | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Mali | X | X | X | X(a) | X | X | X | X |
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Malta | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Marshall Islands | ||||||||||
Mauritania | X(a) | X | X(a) | X | X |
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Mauritius |
| X(a) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Mexico | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Micronesia (FSM) | X(a) | X | X | X | ||||||
Moldova | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Mongolia | X(a) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Montenegro | X(d) | X | X(d) | X(d) | X | X |
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Morocco | X(a) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Mozambique | X | X | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Namibia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Nepal | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Netherlands | X | X(A) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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New Zealand | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Nicaragua |
| X(a) | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X | X | ||
Niger | X | X | X | X | X | X(a) | X | X |
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Nigeria | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Norway | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Oman | X(a) | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Pakistan | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Palau | ||||||||||
Panama | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Papua New Guinea | X | X | X |
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Paraguay | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Peru | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Philippines | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Poland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Portugal | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Qatar | X(a) | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Romania | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Russia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Rwanda | X | X | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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St. Lucia | X(a) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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St. Maarten | X | X |
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St. Vincent & the Gren. | X | X | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Saudi Arabia | X | X | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Senegal | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Serbia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Seychelles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Sierra Leone | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Singapore | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Slovak Republic | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Slovenia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Solomon Islands | X | X | X | X | X |
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Somalia | X | X | X | X |
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South Africa | X | X | X | X(a) | X | X | X | X | X | |
South Sudan | X | X | X |
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Spain | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Sri Lanka | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Sudan | X(a) | X | X(a) | X | X | X | X |
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Suriname | X(a) | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Swaziland | X | X | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Sweden | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Switzerland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Syria | X | X | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Tajikistan |
| X(a) | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Tanzania | X | X | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Thailand | X | X | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Timor-Leste | X(a) | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | |||||
Togo | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Tonga | ||||||||||
Trinidad & Tobago | X | X | X | X | X |
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Tunisia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Turkey | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Turkmenistan | X(a) | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Uganda | X | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Ukraine | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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United Arab Emirates |
| X(a) | X | X | X |
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United Kingdom | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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United States | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Uruguay | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Uzbekistan | X | X | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Venezuela | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Vietnam | X(a) | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Yemen | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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Zambia | X(a) | X | X | X | X | X |
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Zimbabwe | X(a) | X | X(a) | X(a) | X | X |
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