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Thursday 22 October 2020
The annual trafficking report by a US State department has worsened Ireland’s ranking this year.
The two men were arrested in Dover by UK police.
The OSCE’s special representative for combating human trafficking said children in foster care or those who came from abusive backgrounds are particularly vulnerable.
Christopher Kennedy has been charged with human trafficking offences.
Eight women and 31 men were found dead in a refrigerated container in Essex last week.
A man and a woman have been arrested by police.
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A 27-year-old woman has also been arrested in the Antrim area on suspicion of controlling prostitution.
The report published by the US State Department noted Ireland’s use of direct provision centres to accommodate ‘traumatised victims’.
Mary spoke about her ordeal, and what she had to do while she was kept by her human traffickers.
Gardaí searched two premises in the Mullingar area, and made two arrests.
Some work 116 hours per week, yet are only paid an average of €2.83 per hour, the High Court was told.
Some boys fail to come forward for help due to gender stereotypes, Unicef has said.
Gardaí have been investigating this gang for a number of years.
No arrests were made on foot of the inspections of the properties.
The arrests came after a three-year investigation.
Sexual exploitation is most common but there has been an increase in the proportion of labour exploitation being detected.
Gardaí raided an industrial estate last year where they found 1,469 cannabis plants.
Gardaí are now using new laws to tackle sham marriages.
The tragedy was discovered after one of the people involved emerged from the truck and asked a passerby for some water.
The protesters allege that two massage parlours in the area are operating as brothels while a third business, which has since closed, was also a front for prostitution.
The Immigrant Council of Ireland said the Government needed to do more to protect trafficking victims.
The waves of desperate people slipping across international borders every year has created a massive moneymaking opportunity for unscrupulous human traffickers.
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He is accused of pushing some of the boys into prostitution.
Officials said there was no transport available to move the bodies and no cemetery to bury them in.
The Kildare man paid a bond of €2,000 and €20,000 independent surety.
The three appeared before the Criminal Courts of Justice.
Yesterday, three men were arrested in connection with people smuggling queries – last year, 4,000 people were refused entry at Irish ports.
Galyna Kovalenko, 52, faces up to 15 years in jail if found guilty.
Lawyers for the man have said he is the victim of a mistaken identity.
An investigation into human trafficking of Polish nationals by organised criminal groups for sexual exploitation began in February 2012.
In 2012, gardaí identified a number of Polish women as victims of sexual exploitation.
Women are trafficked across countries and continents – some having been sold by family members or friends.
They were told they would get well-paid jobs and a new life in Northern Ireland.
The Migrant Rights Centre has accused the government of hypocrisy over how it deals with undocumented migrants.
The woman went to police in Derry for help last night.
This figure has more than doubled in the last two years.
The mother tried to sell her 19-month-old son on Gumtree after her boyfriend stopped paying childcare costs.
The year-long investigation says workers are being trafficked to Ireland.
AS THE COUNTRY enters Level 5 restrictions for the next six weeks, we’ll all be finding different ways to occupy our time or take a break from work.
In April and May, many people put their trainers on and went for long walks, jogs or runs. Others took a dip in the sea.
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