Most Rev Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Ireland was speaking during Mass on Sunday.
“Migrant smuggling and human trafficking feeds on the desperation of vulnerable people, many of whom are fleeing from violence or economic uncertainty,” he said.
“Smugglers and traffickers exploit children, women and men who are prepared to use drastic measures to reach what they think and hope will be a better life, often only to be enslaved and manipulated in forced labour or prostitution.
“The horror of this discovery should awaken us all to the reality that human trafficking could be happening right in front of us – in our own parish and in our own town.
“Let us resolve to raise awareness, to keep our eyes open and to cooperate at all levels of society for an end to this evil in our midst.”
Police found the bodies of 8 women and 31 men in the refrigerated trailer of a lorry on an industrial estate in Grays, Essex, in the early hours of Wednesday.
The lorry driver, 25-year-old Maurice “Mo” Robinson, from Northern Ireland, is due to appear in court on Monday charged with 39 counts of manslaughter, conspiracy to traffic people, conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and money laundering.
Three other people arrested in connection with the deaths have been released on bail, Essex Police said on Sunday.
It was revealed on Monday that the…
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