Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 May 2012
110 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 13 March 2012, if he has completed his consideration of his Department’s analysis of the Garda Commissioner report relating to the adequacy of the provisions of the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 regarding forced labour; the action, if any, he will take as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22664/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have received a draft report prepared by my Department on whether or not the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 is sufficient to criminalise forced labour as defined in the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Forced Labour Convention 1930 (No. 29) as "all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty and for which the said person has not offered himself voluntarily”.
This draft Report contains a detailed analysis of:
cases encountered by An Garda Síochána in relation to allegations of forced labour,
the requirements in the ILO convention, and
the relevant Irish legislation, and that of other jurisdictions, within the context of the ILO Convention 29 and the European Convention on Human Rights, in order to clarify if the Criminal Law ( Human Trafficking) Act 2008 sufficiently criminalises forced labour.
Having considered the draft Report, I have raised a number of queries which I have asked officials in my Department to address prior to its circulation; these queries are being addressed as a matter of priority.
