Slavery is still widespread in Haiti today . According to the 2014 Global Slavery Index , Haiti has an estimated 237,700 enslaved persons making it the country with the second-highest prevalence of slavery in the world , behind only Mauritania . Haiti has more human trafficking than any other Central or South American country . According to the United States Department of State 2013 Trafficking in Persons Report , " Haiti is a major source , passage , and destination country for men , women , and children subjected to forced labor and sex slavery . " Haitians are trafficked out of Haiti and into the neighboring Dominican Republic , as well as to other countries such as Ecuador , Bolivia , Argentina , Brazil , and North American countries as well . Haiti is also a transit country for victims of trafficking en route to the United States . After the 2010 Haiti earthquake , human trafficking has drastically increased . While trafficking often implies moving , particularly smuggling people across borders , it only requires " the use of force , fraud , or coercion to exploit a person for profit , " and it is understood to be a form of slavery
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Slavery in Haiti