A new report is warning Ireland may be imprisoning victims of slavery.
The Migrant Rights Centre's report on trafficking for cannabis cultivation calls for an immediate review of all potential cases.
The report is published today as part of a major European project on trafficking for forced labour.
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Workplace rights project leader with the Migrants Rights Centre, Gráinne O'Toole, says there has been an increase in garda activity targeting cannabis grow-houses - but punishment is not a deterrent when, in some cases, people are the victim of slavery:
