Shelter for trafficking victims delayed due to Ukrainian refugee crisis
The Irish Government announced in 2020 that it was establishing a shelter for female trafficking victims, but that has not happened yet. File picture: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty
The tender process for a shelter for female trafficking victims has been delayed while the Government responds to the accommodation crisis for people seeking protection from conflict zones including Ukraine.
The latest Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, published by the US State Department on Tuesday evening, was critical of Ireland for not having progressed the trafficking shelter project since 2020.
