Ireland Anti-trafficking plan published

6 Jun 2009 |

• ‘Irish Times’ reports that Irish Minister of Justice Dermot Ahern introduced the government’s action plan to combat human trafficking. Key preventative measures include penalties of up to life imprisonment for trafficking of people for the purposes of labour, sexual exploitation or removal of organs, awareness-raising campaigns and improved data collection. Where children are identified as suspected victims, the State’s main focus will be on placing them with families in local communities, and the practice of housing children in hostels will be brought to an end.

Source : Irish Times