Last year, the majority of alleged human trafficking and modern slavery victims identified in Northern Ireland came from three East African countries. A total of 462 referrals were made to the National Referral Mechanism, including 110 children. Most victims were trafficked from Eritrea, Somalia, and Sudan, with many being sexually exploited.
Last year the majority of alleged human trafficking and modern slavery victims identified in Northern Ireland came from three East Africa n countries. In 2023, there were 462 referrals to the National Referral Mechanism , a framework for identifying and referring potential victims of modern slavery , human trafficking and exploitation, in Northern Ireland , including 110 children.
Most of these victims had been trafficked to Northern Ireland from other countries, with the majority coming from the East African nations of Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan. There were 165 who were Eritrean, 119 from Somalia and 45 from Sudan, with the majority having been exploited for their labour, however a significant number, including children, were found to have been sexually exploited. There were only two UK citizens referred to the NRM, one adult and one child who are both females, with them being found to have been sexually exploited. Since the creation of the NRM there has been no UK national children referred to it with regards to criminal exploitation in comparison to 9,121 UK national children elsewhere in the UK. Of the 110 children reported to the NRM, 27 were found to have been sexually exploited and none were referred as a result of criminal exploitation
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