Irish Examiner view: Human trafficking reflects Irish sex appetites

Sexual exploitation is the primary driver of this lucrative contemporary slavery
Women from Africa or Asia are brought into Ireland to work in brothels or clubs.

Women from Africa or Asia are brought into Ireland to work in brothels or clubs.

As St Patrick might confirm, human trafficking is not a new problem in Ireland.

Captured in Britain and enslaved in Ireland before escaping, his journey, though maybe not his sainthood, set a path followed today. 

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