The Government of Botswana does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. It prosecuted more traffickers and increased funding for victim protection services. The government did not convict a trafficker for the second consecutive year, did not amend its law to eliminate the option of a fine in lieu of imprisonment, and reported identifying fewer victims of trafficking. (United States of America Department of State, 2020)

• The 2014 Anti-Human Trafficking Act criminalized sex trafficking and labour trafficking, and defined trafficking broadly to include all child labour; prescribing penalties of up to 25 years’ imprisonment, a fine of 500,000 pula ($46,900), or both. (International Labour Organisation, 2018)
• Section 57 of the 2009 Children’s Act criminalized inducing, coercing, or encouraging a child to engage in prostitution, and prescribed penalties of two to five years’ imprisonment a fine of 50,000 pula ($4,690), or both. (International Labour Organisation, 2019)