Internal documents obtained by Guardian show officials raised issue of trafficked workers from countries external Europe five years agoThe Irish government was aware of the trafficking of migrant workers into its fishing fleet as long ago as 2010 but failed to tackle the problem. Internal documents obtained by the Guardian following a freedom of information (FoI) request show that,under the previous administration, trafficking of fishermen from countries external Europe was raised by officials tasked with investigating illegal employment and the flouting of immigration laws in the sector. A Guardian investigation final month uncovered allegations of the widespread exploitation of undocumented Africans and Asians and suspected cases of human trafficking in the Irish prawn and whitefish fleet. In response to our report, or the Irish government held emergency cabinet discussions and established an interdepartmental taskforce to devise urgent solutions to the problem.
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Source: theguardian.com