Finally making progress on tackling crime of human trafficking 

The roll out of national reporting mechanism is a key step in appeasing the critics of the Republic’s progress on tackling human trafficking at a time of massive movement of people across the globe

It is suspected hundreds of people are trafficked into and across Ireland every year to work in Ireland’s burgeoning sex trade, or in this country’s shadow economy. File Picture: iStock

It could be the woman who you meet daily at the garden wall as she takes clothes out to hang on the line. It might be the person helping you to choose the perfect nail colour to match your outfit for next weekend’s wedding. It may even be the person sitting across from you on the train, careful not to make eye contact or start a conversation with you but not standing out in any other way.

Hidden in plain sight.