Amnesty gives guarded welcome to human trafficking ban

Amnesty International is welcoming the Government's move to ban people trafficking in Ireland.

Amnesty International is welcoming the Government's move to ban people trafficking in Ireland.

It announced legislation today that will for the first time ever make it an offence to bring an adult into the country for sexual or labour exploitation.

However, Amnesty director of advocacy Rosalind McKenna has also pointed out that the proposed legislation does not include victim protection measures.

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