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Sat 06 Jun 2008US trafficking report critical of State efforts
A US STATE Department report into human trafficking has for the first time named Ireland as a destination country for victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation and forced labour.
The latest annual Trafficking in Persons report, which is regarded as the most comprehensive global compendium of trafficking trends, places the Republic in the second of three "tiers", indicating that the Government is not complying with minimum standards for the elimination of the crime but is making significant effort to do so.
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