Society of African Missions

Ireland is a destination, source and transit country for human trafficking, yet it remains on the periphery of Irish public consciousness. The importation and sale of goods produced by victims of trafficking and which sustains the demand for trafficked or slave labour also goes largely unnoticed in Ireland. We must strive to end this denial of fundamental human rights and to uphold the God given dignity of each person.

Trafficking comes in many forms, including:

• Forcing victims into prostitution.
• Subjecting victims to slavery or involuntary servitude.
• Compelling victims to commit sex acts for the purpose of creating pornography.
• Misleading victims into debt bondage.

The society of African Missions commits to:

• Advocate for policies that disrupt human trafficking and protect people who have been trafficked.
• Raise awareness of the reality of human trafficking, and mobilise the public to take action.
• Collaborate with organisations such as APT (Act to Prevent Trafficking) that campaign against human trafficking.