According to the 2007 U.S. State Department Report on Trafficking, Azerbaijan is a source and transit country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor, reported Today.az, citing the report.  
“Women from Azerbaijan are trafficked to Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) for purposes of sexual exploitation. Men are trafficked to Russia for the purpose of forced labor, mostly on construction sites. Men and women are also trafficked to Iran, Pakistan, and India for purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor. Azerbaijani children are trafficked to Turkey for the purpose of sexual exploitation, and to Russia for the purpose of forced labor,” detailed the report.   
Azerbaijan also serves as a transit country for victims from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Moldova trafficked to Turkey and the U.A.E. for sexual exploitation. The report stated that despite efforts of the Azerbaijani government, the country currently does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking laid out by international charters. “Azerbaijan’s anti-trafficking prevention efforts remained modest,” reported the information source, citing the report. The government periodically monitors its anti-trafficking efforts and makes the results public. In 2006, the government paid for the printing and distribution of anti-trafficking pamphlets, while the Ministry of Education supported school information programs run by domestic NGOs. 
This information was originally published June 14, 2007 (www.today.az)