In the beginning of 2016 a suspicion arose that human trafficking was taking place in the labor market at Vík in Mýrdal. Since that instance the discussion on the issue has increased among the public in Iceland but until then many thought that this social problem was not present in Iceland.
Frá því grunur vaknaði um vinnumansal í Vík í Mýrdal í byrjun árs 2016 hefur umræðan á málaflokknum stóraukist meðal íslensks almennings en fram að þeim tíma töldu margir hverjir þetta samfélagsmein væri ekki til staðar á Íslandi.