Government criticised for trafficking failures

The Government has been criticised for its failure to adequately identify and support suspected victims of trafficking by a global report on the crime.

As with last year, the US state department’s Trafficking in Persons Report 2012 keeps Ireland in the top tier of countries because it “fully complies with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking”.

However, it says Ireland is a “destination, source, and transit country for women, men, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labour”, with children subjected to prostitution “in various cities in Ireland, including Kilkenny, Cork, and Dublin”.