[file photo]Fiji remains on the Tier 2 Watch List of the 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report for the second consecutive year. The report states that this is because the Fiji Government does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. It says that despite making significant efforts to do so, Fiji did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts compared with the previous reporting period; therefore, Fiji remains on the Tier 2 Watch List. Article continues after advertisementThe report states that significant efforts by Fiji included initiating more trafficking investigations, identifying more trafficking victims – including a victim of sex trafficking – and referring trafficking victims to services. The report recommends that Fiji approve and implement formal SOPs for victim identification and referral to care and train stakeholders on their use.