to employment in the Middle East, using potentially falsified Nepali travel documents, and may be subjected to human trafficking. Some government officials reportedly accept bribes to include false information in Nepali identity documents or provide fraudulent documents to prospective labor migrants, a tactic used by unscrupulous recruiters to evade recruitment regulations. Many Nepalis, including children, whose home or livelihood was destroyed by the 2015 earthquakes continue to be vulnerable to trafficking. Traffickers increasingly utilize social media and mobile technologies to lure and deceive their victims. The United States Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons ranks Nepal as a 'Tier 2' country. See also HIV/AIDS in Nepal Sex Trafficking Sex workers Pir References Further reading Gomare et al. (2002) Adopting strategic approach for reaching out to inaccessible population viz Abstract WePeF6707F abstract, The XIV International AIDS Conference. External links Rape For Profit -- Human Rights Watch Report India - Facts on Trafficking and Prostitution from the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) Lost Daughters - An Ongoing Tragedy in Nepal, Women News Network - WNN, Dec 05, 2008 Society of Nepal Crime in Nepal by type