Report: 20% rise in people trafficking in Ireland includes 'worryingly high' number of Irish children

There has been a rise of more than 20% in the number of people trafficked into Ireland.

Report: 20% rise in people trafficking in Ireland includes 'worryingly high' number of Irish children

There has been a rise of more than 20% in the number of people trafficked into Ireland.

New figures from the annual Trafficking in Persons Report (scroll to bottom of page) says detected victims of trafficking rose from 78 in 2015 to 95 in 2016.

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