State urged to reconsider bill over trafficking

PRESSURE mounted on the Government last night to do more for victims of sex trafficking after the plight of four such women was revealed by the Irish Examiner.

Cork Labour TD Ciarán Lynch urged the Taoiseach to ensure the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill being piloted through the Oireachtas was amended in light of the news.

Mr Lynch accused the Government of failing to aid victims of sex trafficking by including protection measures for them in the new bill and said that offering specific protection was vital.