"These were clearly people who'd been labour trafficked.
These include instances of labour abuse, forced labour, trafficking, child labour and slavery.
The most common form of exploitation reported is sex trafficking, with labour trafficking next.
Forced marriage and forced labour trafficking add to the dangers for women.
They rattle off the challenges: land grabs by members of the military, rapes, child labour, trafficking, domestic violence, forced labour.
Slavery was abolished by most countries in the 19th century, but bonded and forced labour, trafficking and exploitation persist.
"Since the new modern slavery and labour trafficking provisions came into force in 2013, the department of immigration has not prosecuted one employer.
Between January 2008 and February 2015, more than 400 reports of labour trafficking cases were made to the National Human Trafficking Resource Centre NHTRCC) hotline and special text service.
While efforts have been made to regulate the global gold trade, illegal and artisanal gold mining is still riddled with child labour, trafficking and sexual exploitation.
NASC's senior legal officer, Fiona Hurley, said the Irish state was "failing to protect undocumented migrants and victims of labour trafficking".
No matter where one believes the solutions lie, the ultimate goal is a global economy free from forced labour, trafficking and other abuses.
