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More than 50 cases of trafficking into Ireland

AT least 50 foreign nationals have been trafficked into the Republic for forced labour in the past six years, according to new research.

Preliminary findings of a study being carried out by the Irish School of Ecumenics at Trinity College Dublin also show that victims included Bangladeshis, Pakistanis, Egyptians and Filipinos, and that catering, manufacturing and domestic work were among the sectors where the practice arose.

The figures were compiled from case files held by support groups, trade unions and other bodies. Presenting their research at a seminar on the topic in Dublin yesterday, Dr Gillian Wylie and Deirdre Coghlan said their data - showing at least 50 cases were recorded since 2002 - gave a conservative estimate of the problem.

Of 46 people recorded by the Migrant Rights Centre of Ireland as having been trafficked for forced labour between July 2005 and December 2007, the largest number (18) came from Bangladesh. Eight came from Pakistan, four each from Egypt and the Philippines, two each from Malawi, India and Moldova, and one each from Peru, Poland, Thailand, Morocco, Russia and Zimbabwe.

Irish Times

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