Trafficked women are forced to have sex in brothels 'in every town in Ireland'

Gardaí expect to find more victims and uncover new trafficking networks after operations in Cork and Limerick this month

As part of the Hidden in Plain Sight awareness campaign, Fianna Fáil senator Alison Comyn said: ‘Brothels are in every town in Ireland, and the women are not doing this by choice.’ Picture: iStock

Human trafficking is a “crisis hidden in plain sight” which must be more widely understood, a senator has warned.

Fianna Fáil senator Alison Comyn was speaking at the launch of the second year of a campaign in Leinster House, alongside Soroptimist International, to raise awareness of human trafficking across Ireland.