It is estimated that there are over 40 million victims of Modern Day Slavery in the world today with the average cost of purchasing a person for slavery, just $70. An industry which generates over $151 Billion dollars per year is at home in every country in the world and continues to grow at an expansive rate.
A question we are frequently asked is “Does Human Trafficking happen in Ireland?”. The answer is yes it does. Ireland continues to maintain its position as a country where Human Trafficking is confirmed as a justice challenge and human rights issue, with additional victims/survivors identified at a steady rate. Each year, The Department of Justice publishes its annual report which offers a situational analysis and explores the existing trends of identified victims. Ireland (in 2018) was demoted to tier-2 status in The US State Departments Annual TIP (Trafficking in Persons) Report and remains at this level in 2019.
In the past decade, law enforcement authorities in the EU have witnessed a considerable increase in intra-EU trafficking. In 2014, for example, the majority of human trafficking victims (71 %) registered in Europol’s database were EU citizens (Europol, 2019).
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