Human traffickers seek victims of economic and social hardships for labour and sexual exploitation

Human traffickers using Brown Thomas vouchers, work, and money as ‘lover boy’ techniques for sexual exploitation, reports Ann Murphy
Human traffickers seek victims of economic and social hardships for labour and sexual exploitation

Labour exploitation can present in various forms, including in the beauty industry, in agriculture, and in organised begging.

The spectre of the overcoated Fagin looming large over the lives of dependent children is one of the most enduring characters of children’s fiction.

A schemer who trains children to be pickpockets, while providing them with food and somewhere to stay, has become synonymous with exploitation since Oliver Twist was published almost two centuries ago.

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