Hotels responding to growing concerns
By Sean Coughlan BBC News education and family correspondent The front line for preventing human trafficking might not be at airports, international borders or in police raids. It might be a
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Ibec welcomes MECPATHS
MECPATHS delivered a workshop morning to the hospitality sector members of Ibec on January 24th. Attendees learned about Child Trafficking, globally, how to identify a victim of Human Traffi
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Ireland’s Ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
“The Children’s Rights Alliance welcomes the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone TD’s call for the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to th
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Shannon College of Hotel Management: MECPATHS announce Partnership
We are very proud to announce our partnership with Shannon College of Hotel Management. As a College of The National University of Ireland, Galway, Shannon continues to deliver professional,
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Ireland: Poverty and social inequality leaves children at risk of sexual exploitation
A report issued by ECPAT International has outlined the challenges facing Ireland in 2018 which facilitate a growing risk of the sexual exploitation of children. ”Social inequality in Irel
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Kevin Hyland to succeed Professor Siobhán Mullally on European anti-trafficking committee
Kevin Hyland OBE has been elected as Ireland’s representative on the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) from next y
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Trafficking in hotels: A survivor speaks
The first time Anneke Lucas heard about legislation designed to rescue human trafficking victims in hotels, she couldn’t help but think about how something like that could have helped
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