Child trafficking a ‘modern slave trade’

THE Government has been accused of refusing to acknowledge a “modern slave trade” exists in this country, in the form of child trafficking.

The claim was made by the Children’s Rights Alliance (CRA), which is helping to step up pressure to influence change. Irish rights groups, it emerged yesterday, have joined a global campaign aimed at ending child trafficking, which they say can no longer be ignored.

The Children’s Rights Alliance and the Irish Refugee Council warned the Government needs to implement stricter anti-trafficking policies and legislation to prevent the problem from escalating.