Have you seen suspicious activity that may amount to human trafficking? If so, please report your concerns to:
1800 666 111 or 999/112 or [email protected]
The Department of Justice is responsible for the policy and administration of Government Anti-Human Trafficking objectives. We have primary responsibility for:
– the coordination and development of the Government’s response to the problem of human trafficking.
– developing and maintaining structures and policies to ensure that the Irish Government complies with the international obligations in relation to human trafficking to which we are party and are the subject of international evaluation. Such obligations exist with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, the Office of the EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator, the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts against Trafficking in Human Beings and the International Labour Organisation. We are also evaluated on an annual basis by the US Government’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.
– collecting standardized, non-personalised, information in relation to suspected and potential victims of human trafficking from governmental and non-governmental stakeholders for use as an evidence base for policy development.
Information leaflets and training materials
Well informed members of the public can play a key role in the identification of victims of trafficking.
Information leaflets and branded merchandise for use in schools and other educational institutions can be requested by emailing [email protected]
Train the Trainer
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) developed and designed a “train the trainer manual”.The idea of the programme is that participants on the course will train others in their organisations on the issues associated with human trafficking. Since the Train the Trainer manual was first published there have been some updates to the information therein. Therefore IOM developed an information sheet of updates to accompany the original manual. Furthermore to assist trainers roll out this training IOM developed shorter training modules of 1 hour and 3 hour duration.
Training resource for Airline staff
The Department of Justice developed a training module on human trafficking for airline staff to be incorporated into their existing training programme. The module features information on the indicators of human trafficking, case studies, the steps to take if you suspect a person might be a victim and useful contacts. Links to the Airline Training resources are below.
Airline Trainer Notes
Airline training (handout 1 PDF)
Airline training (handout 2 PDF)
Airline training (handout 3 PDF)
Airline training (handout 4 PDF)
Airline training (handout 5 PDF)
Training resource for Secondary School teachers
A pack for the Civic, Social and Political Education (CSPE) curriculum in Secondary schools was developed and sent to all schools. Each pack contained leaflets, a poster, a booklet entitled ‘Don’t Close your Eyes to Slavery’ and information cards which facilitate a group learning activity for students in the junior cycle. A PDF of the pack can be downloaded here.
Annual reports on trafficking in Ireland
Additional information is available in the annual ‘Trafficking in Human Beings in Ireland’ reports produced by the Department of Justice and on the Department’s website www.justice.ie.