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A GLOBAL REPORT this week revealed there are an estimated 800 people in Ireland living in modern slavery.
The figure was reported in the Global Slavery Index and while Ireland remains one of the countries with the lowest prevalence of modern slavery, in just two years the number of people affected has risen from 300.
Commenting on the results of the index this year, Brian Killoran, Chief Executive of the Immigrant Council of Ireland said:
The international index is a wake-up call that modern day slavery now exists in every part of our country and is being used to fill the pockets of pimps, traffickers and thugs.
Sexual exploitation
Countries will a lower prevalence generally have low levels of conflict, and are politically stable with a willingness to combat modern slavery.
The report found 65% of identified trafficking victims in Europe were EU citizens, with most coming from countries like Romania, Bulgraia, Lithuania and Slovakia. Forced labour and commercial sexual exploitation remain the most commonly reported forms of modern slavery in Europe.
However, instances of other forms of slavery, like forced child marriage, have been identified in Turkey.
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The largest proportion of trafficking victims were female and Romanian nationals accounted for the most trafficked victims. Romanian women and girls are reportedly recruited by acquaintances, friends of relatives, sometimes with violence, the report found.
Children
The profile of victims may change in time, it said, as a result of the massive influx of migrants in the last year and a half. Those moving out of conflict zones are at a high risk of exploitation and are already being targeted.
It is estimated already that as many as 10,000 children registered as refugees are now unaccounted for, with 5,000 missing in Italy and 1,000 in Sweden.
While not all have been trafficked, Europol has warned that gangs are now targeting these children for sexual exploitation, slavery and forced labour on farms and in factories.
The Immigrant Council is now calling on the government to pass the Sexual Offence Bill to cut the demand for sex trafficking and target those fuelling these crimes by buying sex.
The organisation also wants an independent rapporteur appointed to ensure the country has the best possible laws to crush human trafficking crimes.
It is urging the government to improve ID of victims to ensure they are “protected and supported – not treated as criminals”.
A disaster for the US and the world, including Ireland.
@Brendan O’Brien: bull shit
@Brendan O’Brien: it’s Brendan. I’m sure a 12 step program is being set up as we speak
@Brendan O’Brien: don’t be silly
@Francisco O brien: Well it is for the people of Gaza.
@Brendan O’Brien: woke nonsense aren’t you
@Daratheprofessional 1: Harris stated many times she supports Israel and wouldn’t change US policies with them. So the people of Gaza were f’ed either way.
@Brendan O’Brien: Ireland will be just fine. Companies won’t be going anywhere. Stop the useless scaremongering.
@Brendan O’Brien: obviously more than the majority disagree with you. And it seems like the popular vote argument is irrelevant…
@Brendan O’Brien: Keep crying, this is brilliant!!
@Brendan O’Brien: A clear disaster for you, your simping for Kamala is over!..Dry your eyes.
@Brendan O’Brien: it’s you lefties that done this :D
@Ger Whelan: Netanyahu seems particularly pleased with Trump’s victory. Emboldened, no doubt. I’m sure Putin is equally pleased
@Kevin Kerr: the world is pleased
@Brendan O’Brien: are you ok hun
@Brendan O’Brien: Looks like a safe space is needed for Brendan. Man up Brendan and dry those eyes.
@Brendan O’Brien: It’s interesting to see wat mattered to voters.
Immigration and the economy mattered far more significantly to Trump supporters, who are more likely to live in the real world, as opposed to the Democrats that are in the natural home for the Liberal elites, the welfare world and the quango world.
@Brendan O’Brien: haha a triumph for reason and sanity more like. PRESIDENT (get used to saying that for four MORE YEARS HAHA) TRUMP returns to his rightful place in the White House, despite all of the disgusting LIES, FALSE ACCUSATIONS, & ASSASSINATIONS ATTEMPTS launched by the contemptible Democratic Party. So, now that trump won, tell me I thought this was going to be a dictatorship and that trump was going to build camps and lock people up and do away with women’s rights immediately? Wait sorry I forgot- that was just more desperate lies from the lying left. PEACE AND COMMON SENSE PREVAIL – GUESS YOULL HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER DECADE OR SO BEFORE YOU GET YOUR BLACK/HISPANIC/INDIAN/IRISH/JAMAICAN FEMALE PRESIDENT LOL
@Francisco O brien: when all the undocumented Irish are sant home we’ll be flooded.
@Brendan O’Brien: You are so uneducated!!
Further proof that nobody takes a blind bit of notice of the leftist MSM propaganda, bias and anti-Trump rhetoric, food for thought, I’m sure
Welcome back President Trump!
@Lefty Cries: Well you can’t say nobody, our Brendan swallowed it so hard it’ll be lodged in his throat until the end of his/her/thems days.
@Ross: true lol
@Lefty Cries: Sorry you are wrong, you can hear it plainly in the voices and see it in the faces of much of the Irish media that they are in pain from the media failure to fool public. The penny hasn’t dropped with them that Marxist rhetoric is fake economics
@thomas molloy: MSM is obsolete
The lefty meltdown is wonderful
@Lefty Cries: great news to wake up to
@common sense: indeed it is! Trump won bigly!
@Lefty Cries: I’m drowning in liberal tears here in the USA
Oh dear now it’s going to be amazing to see Harris and Biden hand over power peacefully and patriotically to ahem Hitler as they’ve called him
Democrats tried everything, impeachment, criminal charges, assignation attempts, slander, racism, etc. and they failed and failed miserably. America is once again in a much much better place. The haters will always hate so just ignore them.
@Any Name: They are in the hands of a convicted criminal and somebody who totally unstable.
@John Flanagan: they were ok with Biden for 4 years so ya know yourself
@Any Name: Trump’s character leaves a lot to be desired and I cannot see any good coming from his presidency. We voted in Haughey as Taoiseach and he didn’t go out in a blaze of glory. However, cífimid.
@Vincent Alexander: and we voted , Kenny, spring, rabbit, varadkar, Martin, Ryan, Gilmore, Burton, no blaze of glory there , just self serving people
@K O: They were not all self serving individuals. From your attitude all politicians are self serving and corrupt. This is not true.
@Any Name: You forgot bullets….they tried that too…twice!!!
The president of peace, prosperity and stability returns, welcome back President Trump
Trump won bigly!
Zelensky can pack his case and take that lift he was offered in 2021. And Russia can now take more of Ukraine and other countries. The Putin-Trump pact is ready to roll.
@Paul whitehead: Zelensky is his own worst enemy. He should have spent the last few months pushing for peace and ending the war. Instead he was peddling his so called “victory plan” which so far none of his allies have given their support to.
@Ger Whelan: Pushing for peace? Capitulating to Putin, you mean?
@Brendan O’Brien: “Capitulating” as you put it is what’ll happen to Ukraine if Trump pulls US military support. Agreeing a peace deal where you lose some territory but get guaranteed NATO support for the rest of your country isn’t capitulating it’s called common sense.
Amazing how you can overlook Harris supporting genocide in Gaza, but you’ll try have a go at me for wanting peace in Ukraine. Funny how your mind works.
@Brendan O’Brien: Mr Zobrien you put the begging bowl out too much and someone eventually Kicks it .
@Ger Whelan: I totally condemn US policy on Palestine. Will Trump be better? We both know the answer.
@Brendan O’Brien: you can’t say you condemn US policies on Palestine while backing a woman who fully supports Israel’s policies in Palestine. It’s contradictory. No trump won’t be better. But unlike you I didn’t back either Harris or Trump. You were quite happy to ignore Harris supporting genocide. So don’t try say anything about me wanting peace in Ukraine when your happy to ignore genocide in Gaza. Answer me this Brendan. What hope do you have for Ukraine now?. Would you rather see Ukraine fall to Russia or Ukraine find a peaceful solution and exist as a sovereign nation?
@Brendan O’Brien: Do you condemn Hamas Brendan?
Or is that a virtue cast too far for you?
@Ger Whelan: It is not possible Ukraine to ‘find a peaceful solution and exist as a sovereign nation’ unless Putin quits the invasion.. It is being attacked. It needs to be able to defend itself successfully.
The Biden administration’s record on Gaza is shameful. Trump’s, if anything, will be worse. Harris was worth supporting over Trump for myriad reasons (the environment, women’s rights, support for Ukraine and the EU, Trump’s abysmal character and record as a liar, cheat sexual predator, threat to democracy, etc., etc.).
@Brendan O’Brien: not possible for …
@Finbarr Norris: I condemn all terrorist organisations: Hamas, the IDF, etc.
@Brendan O’Brien: take a chill pill brendy lol
@Brendan O’Brien: Absolute bull Brendan. There are plenty of ways to end the peaceful and Ukraine remains sovereign and Russia ends its war. Will Ukraine lose some territory? Possibly yes. For the loss of territory it would gain full NATO membership thus guaranteeing it’s protection from future Russia aggression. The same cannot be said for what Israel wants to do in Gaza. It wants to take Gaza and won’t stop. The US is backing that and Harris would have fully supported it. Funny how it’s ok in your mind to support Harris and ignore what she’ll allow Israel to to take all of Gaza, but I’m wrong for thinking if Ukraine loses some territory but remains sovereign. Seriously you need your head examined if you really think that.
@Ger Whelan: Do you think Trump will stand up for Palestinians? Where are you seeing this proposed ‘peace deal’ whereby Putin settles for, at most, a small part of Ukraine: in your tea leaves?
@Brendan O’Brien: No I don’t think he will. But did I show any support for Trump? No I didn’t. You on the other hand were lauding over Harris. It’s my opinion on peace in Ukraine. There are many possibilities for peace. We’ll never know any of them unless talks take place. With Trump back in power is Ukraine likely to win this war in your opinion?. What do you honestly think will happen to Ukraine after Trump takes office in January?.
@Ger Whelan: I have listed some of the ways in which Harris is preferable to Trump. I’m not going to repeat myself all day for the benefit of the hard of understanding. The lesser of two evils should not be a difficult concept.
@Brendan O’Brien: you can list as many ways as you want to make yourself feel better about it. At the end of the day there is no logical reason to back a woman who openly supports genocide. It’s a red issue and it cannot be accepted. The fact you are trying to make it acceptable to support her is sickening.
@Brendan O’Brien: Also good side stepping on giving your opinion on what will happen to Ukraine when Trump takes up office. Typical of you
@Brendan O’Brien: Women’s rights?? It is a woman’s right to use a women’s restroom and not have to encounter a MAN in there…it is a WOMAN’S RIGHT to compete against other WOMEN in WOMEN’S sports!!! As a WOMAN I want to be able to afford gas in my car and groceries that don’t cost 4x what they did in 2020!!!! Trump never took away anyone’s rights!!!! The Supreme Court simply took abortion regulations back to state level rather than federal!! Every state has its own laws so why not have its own abortion laws?? I am a woman and under the trump administration I lost NOTHING!!!!! Educate yourself!!
@Brendan O’Brien: Also Trump stands for AMERICA FIRST….like ANY half decent president should!!!!
Democrat officials have themselves to blame, declaring kamala the nominee, after a terrible job of VP, without going through the primaries was a huge mistake. Her entire campaign was a mess, anything other than softball interviews and rehersed speeches were a disaster. Even some softball interviews were a disaster, when she was asked what she would do differently to Biden she said nothing comes to mind!
@John K: democrats have the past four years to blame!!!
It was a very comfortable victory and up until a few weeks ago it always seemed comfortable. Kamala had a bit of a push with the bookies the last few weeks but it was just a dead cat bounce. I wonder will the spineless FFG politicians brown nose Trump despite their obvious disdain for him? Diddly Eye Spineless Irish
When are boomer, centrists (neo liberals) in the journal comments gonna realised that the mainstream media bubble isn’t reality. I’m no fan of trump but I am enjoying the tears of the above mentioned cohort.
Fantastic news for the greater world, peace is on the horizon,
I’ll have a large bottle of lefty tears, pint glass with ice, please lol
Anybody check Bono, now let’s see how many of those called celerities leave the US. Cher Streisand Etc.
@Dan Murphy: They could move here. We welcome everybody. Especially if you have money. I’m sure mehole would be delighted.
Ohhh my god. Has it come to this. A lunatic is going to rule the asylum. Well I suppose u make your bed now u must lie in it. I think instead of God bless America, it must be now god save America. The world is now in the hands of a totally unstable criminal mad man. And ireland will also feel the pain as will the EU. But you never know some might visit specsavers and save us all.
@John Flanagan: it’s says a lot more about the Democrat Party John if as you say what you did about trump that the American people returned him to office
@Mick O’K: Says a lot about the American people too my friend.
@John Flanagan: Absolutely. How anyone can vote for someone like Trump is a mystery to me.
@John Flanagan: the joker takes over Arkham because the people of Gotham voted for him I don’t think Batman is coming
@Dgn: I think that about covers it OK
@Brendan O’Brien: where was he when his fellow floridians were being washed and blown away after the hurricanes . He just got him self out no help for the people he is now president of.
@John Flanagan: he did not do much harm the first time,you will be grand!
@Brendan O’Brien: i would say mystery is something you’re very used to.
Now he needs to make sure bidens son goes to jail
@Dixie: that’s all it means to you? Telling.
Brennie is crying into his cornflakes lol
It ain’t over ’til it’s over , but looking very good for Donald Trump . If Donald wins then America wins , the world wins . MAGA .
Has President Higgins congratulated the new American President, Donald Trump
@Dan Murphy: writing a poem as we speak
@Dan Murphy: that little goblin wanted the dems to win
Trump : Netanyahu : Kim Jong Un and rasPutin…… what a gaggle of gobsh#tes!
@Lulu: You are been complimentary there lulu.
@Lulu: Von Der leyn, macron, starmer, varadkar, Trudeau, what a bunch of co##upters
Toilet,fast enough,and can’t get down,are words that spring to mind….good enough for USA,they deserve what they get
@Jb Walshe: Almost half of them don’t.
@Brendan O’Brien: they sure do Brendan,and good enough for them…kinda payback for all their sponsored wars.
Gg, America for voting for a sex offender and criminal.
If the majority or people vote for a person with morals and opinions of other ethnicities like Trump does then you can only presume that it’s STILL a racist country
@Tom: do a quick internet search on how black men voted Tom. You’ll do yourself a favour
@Tom: yeah all the women and people of colour in his crowds and who voted for him must be sexist racists now ?
It’s classic. Pat Kenny is fuming. It’s manic but tune in it’s educational to observe raw.
@thomas molloy: Thanks for the tip off , I’ll tune in to PK , should be fun . Only a chance if the news doesn’t finish off Joe Duffy .
And now the fun begins!
The Irish government can’t wait to crawl up his you know where, bunch of two face liars. Why is comments closed on the last story is your paper afraid of peoples comments. Get a grip
It’s not over yet. Is it
@Karen Marten: yes it is.
@Karen Marten: it’s only starting Karen.
@Karen Marten: In fairness it was over a few hours ago … even Harris went to bed ..
He’s always claimed that 2020 was rigged so Harris could claim that too for a re count
No Obama economic boost for Trump this time. The usual in America, the rich will get richer and the poor poorer. You will hear all of the Trump support base, ironically, in Ireland stating that the left have been beaten, if they think that Harris is left-wing they need to educate themselves on what is and is not ‘left’ although they’ll have to educate themselves on America legislation to see the amount of Socialist legislation in America, or they can cry their way through Michael Moore’s documentaries, or watch a Robert Reich documentary on how messed up it is that American millionaires and billionaires pay less tax than the ordinary working person, but that’s standing up for those working and in poverty, right?
It is going to be Musk next isn’t it.
Ironic how 19th century American Republicans are still more progressive than 21st century Republicans.
I wonder how much gold Trump will steal from the Whitehouse this time? Does Biden have to be at the inauguration like Trump wasn’t?
@James T.Kirk: Biden will be in a nursing home
@Trump24: To be shortly followed by dementia Donny.
Now is the time to declare war on Putin and Kim instead of kissing their behinds
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