1,000 men pay for sex in Ireland every day; CALL TO STAMP OUT BROTHELS AND SLAVE TRADE.Byline: AINE AINE Antiinflamatorio No Esteroideo (Spanish: nonsteroidal antiinflammatory) HEGARTY MORE than 1,000 men are paying for sex with prostitutes every day in Ireland, it was claimed in the Dail last night. The staggering figure emerged as Fine Gael called for tough new laws to tackle the "haven" Ireland has become for sex trafficking and illegal brothels. The party presented a motion last night to address current weaknesses in the law which it claims facilitates the slave trade into and through the country. Immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. spokesman Denis Naughten said: "The illegal sex industry here is worth EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 180million a year with over 1,000 men paying for sex every day. "Human trafficking is the fuel that keeps prostitution on the road as evidenced by the fact that 97% of the 1,000 women involved in indoor prostitution are migrants and that 90% of potential human trafficking victims are being investigated on the basis of sexual exploitation, some involving minors. INSUFFICIENT "The Government's attempts to tackle sex trafficking have been, at best, piecemeal and insufficient." Fine Gael has put down a number of proposals which it has urged the Government to adopt to stamp out to put an end to by sudden and energetic action; to extinguish; as, to stamp out a rebellion s>. See also: Stamp the sex trade. These include putting the Garda Organised Crime Unit in charge of investigating human trafficking instead of the Garda Immigration Bureau. It also called on the Government to end the practice of treating sex slaves as illegal immigrants first rather than victims. The party also want an end to the policy of placing rescued sex workers in asylum centres, claiming there is growing evidence that ruthless gangs are targeting vulnerable girls from these hostels and luring them into a life of prostitution. 91 WOMEN WERE SEX TRAFFICKED IN IRELAND IN 2007 AND 2008 11 CHILDREN WERE SEX TRAFFICKED IN IRELAND IN 2007 AND 2008 90% OF THE 73 CASES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING ARE PROBED BY GARDA 97% OF INDOOR PROSTITUTES ARE MIGRANT WOMEN CAPTION(S): TRAFFICKING Girl on street |
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