In 2006, the State Department placed Saudi Arabia on Tier 3 in the Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP Report). The government of Saudi Arabia "does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so."

The country of Saudi Arabia "is a destination country for workers," the workers are then "subjected to conditions that constitute involuntary servitude."  The workers/victims in Saudi Arabia are "subjected to physical and sexual abuse, non-payment of wages, confinement, and witholding of passports as a restriction on their movement."