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09/02/2015
45 Trafficking Victims Rescued In 2014
45 potential victims of human trafficking were rescued in Northern Ireland last year, according to the National Crime Agency.
This represented 2% of the total number of potential victims of trafficking rescued across the UK in 2014 and was a 10% increase on Northern Ireland's figures for the previous year.
Of those rescued in Northern Ireland, 16 were female and 29 were male, with eight having been a minor when they were exploited. Three females said they had been sexually exploited.
Almost half were from Romania (22) and 10 were from China, with the remainder being mostly from Albania, Vietnam and Lithuania.
(IT/CD)
This represented 2% of the total number of potential victims of trafficking rescued across the UK in 2014 and was a 10% increase on Northern Ireland's figures for the previous year.
Of those rescued in Northern Ireland, 16 were female and 29 were male, with eight having been a minor when they were exploited. Three females said they had been sexually exploited.
Almost half were from Romania (22) and 10 were from China, with the remainder being mostly from Albania, Vietnam and Lithuania.
(IT/CD)
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