Failures to curb human trafficking criticised

THE US State Department has criticised the Government for not doing enough to tackle the problem of human trafficking.

Ireland is under fire in a new US report which shows exploiters have targeted this country, leaving young immigrants particularly at risk.

The report, Trafficking in Persons Report 2006, commented: “Ireland has become a transit and destination country for a significant number of trafficking victims from Eastern Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia.”