A UN report reveals that 140 people were trafficked into Ireland between 2021 and 2023, with 77 victims exploited for sexual purposes, 50 for forced labor, and at least one for organ removal. The report also highlights the vulnerability of children in state care, who are increasingly targeted for sexual exploitation by organized groups.
Between 2021 and 2023, 140 people were discovered to have been trafficked into Ireland , according to a UN report.
A further 50 were exploited for forced labour, and at least one person was brought to the country for the illegal removal of their organs.A group of foreign women rounded up by police in Thailand during a campaign against prostitution and human trafficking. November 9, 2018.“Sometimes when we’re conducting our awareness raising workshops across the country, I will often lead with a question of what people assume a victim of trafficking to look like,” she said.
“They might not appear bound in those physical chains, but they are still very much controlled by their traffickers and are being trafficked for some type of exploitation.” “They issued and published a very, very concerning report last year, and the findings of that report detailed the fact that children who are in the care of the State currently and who are being accommodated in residential care centres or special emergency arrangements – the likes of hotels and B&B’s - are being targeted by organised groups of men.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING IRELAND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION FORCED LABOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN
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