British modern slavery hotline calls jumped last year
Activists and experts worried about the threat the coronavirus crisis poses to the British anti-slavery movement will be disheartened to learn that hotline calls about labor abuse rose sharply well before the pandemic hit. In a new report on Tuesday, the anti-slavery charity Unseen said that the U.K.’s national modern slavery helpline—which the organization runs—experienced a 42 percent increase in calls about labor abuse last year. According