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CHILD SURVIVORS OF the Nepal earthquake are being sold as slaves in the UK, according to a report by The Sun.
An undercover investigation found that boys and girls as young as 10 years old are being sold for £5,250 (500,000 rupees or €6,580) by gangs operating in the Indian state of Punjab.
A Sun investigator, who posed as a wealthy Sikh living in Britain, met slave trader Makkhan Singh in Jalandhar, a city close to the Nepalese border.
Singh lined up children for him to pick from, saying: “We have supplied lads who have gone on to the UK.
“Take a Nepalese to England. They are good people. They are good at doing housework and they’re very good cooks. No one is going to come after you.”
The gangs also reportedly sell Indian children.
India is flooded with boys. Nepal has been destroyed and all the Nepalese are here.
“We go to the poor parents, we talk to them, we do a deal,” Singh told the reporter.
Almost 9,000 people were killed by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on 25 April 2015. Millions of people were left needing aid after the disaster.
‘Truly abhorrent’
British Home Secretary Theresa May wants the National Crime Agency to investigate report.
“Child trafficking is a truly abhorrent crime. No child should be forced into slavery.
“That is why we introduced the Modern Slavery Act last year, which included enhanced protections for potential child victims and sentences up to life imprisonment for those guilty,” she said.
Around 1,000 children are believed to have been trafficked into the UK last year.
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They’d want to start by sorting out these water charges. Should be top of their agenda.
I hope they are well rested after their break. What an absolute pack of wasters. Joan Burton has been offered a position as a forwards coach on the Irish ladies Rugby team. A very accomplished No.8 in her day
Kenny can’t even manage a smile properly! What a nonsense photo though with them all trying to look hip
Who took this awful photo?
My beloved Joan’s features are all blurred. The twinkle in her eye may be dimmed in this photo, but nothing can change the warmth of her heart.
LMFAO – Well done sir! Gave me a chuckle.
Forgot they were away..
What do you mean they were but they are all ways away whats new. What we should be saying is Oh they are back
God bless them all they look shattered, maybe we should give them a permanent rest.
Maybe they will do nothing until the next concert comes along then they will be galvanised into action and be willing to change the law overnight to make Ireland a better place. I agree with one of the previous comments. They sould have been rested permanently.
CAN I JUST SAY …… We are back !!
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