Ruth Murray

Worked in University College, Cork, in the School of Applied Social Studies as Fieldwork Coordinator. Now retired from that post.

[UNODC Organized Crime @UNODC_OrgCrime]

✈️ Victims of human trafficking may travel through airports alone or with their trafficker.

If you are a
➙ passenger
➙ cabin crew
➙ baggage handler
➙ airport staff
➙ customs officer
and you see something strange, report it!

#EndHumanTrafficking

[UNODC Organized Crime @UNODC_OrgCrime]

Victims of #HumanTrafficking are accommodated or forced to stay in locations prior to & during their exploitation or between periods of abuse.

This process is known as harbouring.

Learn more 👉 https://t.co/Ly9cJs9GTH

[MECPATHS @MECPATHS]

We look forward to working with #USImmigration @DublinAirport in the coming months to deliver education and support to #BorderControl staff and management, raising the profile of #ChildTrafficking and #Safeguarding #KnowItSeeItSayIt

[OSCE Anti-Trafficking @osce_cthb]

Just out – @OSCE’s input to @EU draft Directive on #HumanTrafficking👇https://t.co/yGinDRpGf9
The draft strengthens the anti-#trafficking framework on #victims identification/data collection. But it falls short on #online exploitation and #demand fostering sexual exploitation.

[MECPATHS @MECPATHS]

What is #childtrafficking? Learn more here by watching/sharing our short animation https://t.co/JW6EPwphIn

[IASW @IASW_IRL]

IASW Chair ⁦@VGeiran⁩ presented at this event, organised by ⁦@CareChampions2⁩ in ⁦@DCU⁩ this p.m. and called for 1. implementation of a #CarePartner scheme; 2. human rights-led inquiry into deaths during covid & 3. urgent introduction of adult safeguarding laws

[CorkAgainstHumanTrafficking @CorkAHT]

Woman allegedly trafficked to work as a prostitute in rural Ireland tells court she kept a knife to defend herself https://t.co/JkMgtSyZyo

[MECPATHS @MECPATHS]

As our concerns remain firm for vulnerable children in Ireland and arriving into Ireland, we explore the exploitation of vulnerable children in The UK and the potential for harm here in #Ireland #ChildTrafficking https://t.co/Vt5p03T4R6

[MECPATHS @MECPATHS]

A positive step forward, recognising the recruitment of children into criminality here in Ireland, but a need to name it for what it is #childtrafficking is required- choosing to call the law after a fictional character is another days work, globally. https://t.co/mTNjZgPyzz

[CorkAgainstHumanTrafficking @CorkAHT]

'Ukraine refugee porn' raises risks for women fleeing the war https://t.co/sr0elPyrxr

[UNODC Organized Crime @UNODC_OrgCrime]

💻 Sophisticated technologies allow traffickers to scale up their activities.

They actively approach victims in online spaces & wait for victims to respond to ads.

@UNODC works w/ officials around the 🌍 to #EndHumanTrafficking online.

[MECPATHS @MECPATHS]

We look forward to beginning 2023 with a visit to West Cork for our first workshop of the year this week w/ @tusla #socialwork #collaboration #childtrafficking and to catching up with many of our #network members along the way #CorkLike

[CorkAgainstHumanTrafficking @CorkAHT]

Children at risk of ‘preventable abuse’ due to Garda computer backlog https://t.co/1MnlHAs4qj

[MECPATHS @MECPATHS]

A significant and welcomed spotlight on #ChildTrafficking in Ireland provided by @ConorUCCLaw Ireland's Special Rapporteur on Child Protection. Gaps noted in identification and statutory responsiveness, echoing our own concerns and those of @_IHREC #ChildProtection #safeguarding

[@UCCsocialwork @uccsocialwork]

The NPTSWI added a new resource for practice teachers to its website. @CarmelHalton discusses Reflective Practice in Social Work.
View it here👉https://t.co/yglqxhkOy3 @SwordsCalvin @JRoseIRL @SineadWhiting @CarolineShore1

[RTÉ News @rtenews]

Forty Irish children have been identified as victims of online child sexual exploitation this year. The children were identified after Interpol shared the online material with gardaí https://t.co/NfBU9mMNvA

[CorkAgainstHumanTrafficking @CorkAHT]

https://t.co/g2hw9lrxdk

[Ruth Murray @RMurray1955]

@Fierce_SW @uccsocialwork Well done Lydia.

[MECPATHS @MECPATHS]

exploitation and abuse. The language used in the reporting of the case is troubling as is the exploitative behaviour. The elements of each of the cases presents us with a very clear experiences of Child Trafficking, an exploitation which involves the recruitment, transportation,

[MECPATHS @MECPATHS]

News breaking today is extremely concerning. In addition to the horrific grooming, abuse, exploitation and trauma experienced by the children at the centre of these cases, there rests a predator who purchased his way to access children for rape, images of child