A recent study shows that perhaps a third or more of UK businesses are failing to combat modern slavery, reported the Independent. [...]
Source: The Independent
Kentucky Child Marriage Ban Delayed by Conservative Group
The US state of Kentucky is embroiled in a debate over banning child marriage as a planned vote on a bill that would outlaw the [...]
Chinese Prisons Making the World’s Xmas Decor
Inmates in Chinese prisons are reportedly being forced to make Christmas lights and decorations that are exported around the world. One [...]
Forced Marriage Convictions Plummet, but Why?
More and more victims of forced marriage are coming forward in the UK. You’d expect more people being charged by the authorities, [...]
U.K. trafficking victims on “cliff edge” as government cuts support during pandemic
Thousands of modern slavery victims in the United Kingdom have reportedly had their government support cut off during lockdown, leaving [...]
Child Refugees Exposed to Appalling Abuses
According to the Independent, a recent study has indicated that 3/4 of refugee children trying to get to Europe along the central [...]
UK Announces £5.5m Boost to End Modern Slavery in Commonwealth
The UK is stepping up to combat modern slavery across the Commonwealth as it announced a £5.5 million boost in aid to fight the crime [...]
After Slashing Support, UK to Repay Victims
The Home Office has announced a new scheme to repay thousands of victims of modern slavery after the High Court ruled that cuts to [...]
Deport or Support? What Will Home Secretary Priti Patel Do?
The UK has its new Home Office Secretary, Priti Patel. And many are closely eyeing how she plans to help survivors of modern slavery. [...]
Victims of trafficking with children win case for more support in the U.K.
In a case that exposes the reluctance of the U.K. interior ministry to provide adequate support to modern slavery survivors, victims of [...]
Recognize and Stamp Out Modern Slavery in the UK
So many people believe that modern day slavery only happens elsewhere, and not so much in Britain. They tell themselves that it is [...]
MPs Lobby for UK to Criminalize Buying Sex as Path to Curb Trafficking
MPs are warning that vulnerable women, largely from Eastern Europe, are being trafficked to the UK for sexual exploitation in [...]
Aid Cuts for Child ‘County Lines’ Victims
Despite a surge in child victims, the UK Home Office announced that it will scale back support for children who were forced to ferry [...]
The Suspicious Surge in Voluntary Returns of Trafficking Victims
New figures reveal that there has been a surge in the number of potential foreign trafficking victims in the UK who returned to their [...]
Rooney Family Gets 79 Years in Landmark Slavery Case
According to an article in The Independent, members of the Rooney family, who were leaders of a slavery ring in Lincolnshire, are [...]
UK to Forcibly Remove Trafficking Victim Who Fears He Will be Killed
The UK government is coming under fire for its “outrageous” treatment of trafficking victims who are being deported in [...]
The Blurry Indicators of Sex Trafficking
With every major sporting event in the United States comes the speculation that the Super Bowl, the Final Four, and the like are [...]
Thirty potential modern slavery victims referred to Home Office each day
There’s been a surge in the number of potential victims of modern slavery in the UK. In just three months, the Home Office has [...]
Theresa May: Awareness, Support for Victims Key to Ending Modern Slavery
Theresa May said today, “Modern slavery will only be defeated by making more people aware of the horrific abuses going on in [...]
UK Home Office Broke the Law in Failing to Protect Trafficked Vietnamese Boy
In a landmark ruling, the Court of Appeal has ruled that the UK Home Office broke the law in failing to protect a Vietnamese child [...]
Chinese Woman Wrongfully Detained in Yarl’s Wood
The UK is admitting that it wrongfully detained a Chinese woman who was a victim of human trafficking, locking her up for six months in [...]
UK government’s treatment of trafficking victims ruled unlawful
The High Court of Justice in London has ruled that the British government has been acting unlawfully in its treatment of victims of [...]
Some Modern Slavery Victims Find Joy in Belly Dancing
Belly dancing? That may strike some readers as a surprise. But in this article in the Independent today, we learn that trauma causes [...]
Second-Ever Forced Marriage Conviction Sends Parents to Jail for 8 Years
A couple from Leeds has been jailed for 8 years for forcing their teenage daughter to marry. They tricked their daughter into [...]
Epidemic of Girls Sexually Abused by County Lines Gangs
Stacey (not her real name) was 13 when she was “passed around like a minion” by male members of a gang. As one of the [...]
UK pushing people back into exploitation as they wait years for decision
New data obtained by the Scottish Refugee Council shows the number of potential victims of slavery in the UK waiting more than two [...]
World Cup 2022: Qatar’s Workers Treated Like Slaves
Imagine that you are living in rural Bangladesh when an acquaintance in your town approaches you with a job offer to work abroad in a [...]
UK Nets 185 Convictions for Modern Slavery
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) says during the 2017-2018 financial year it convicted 185 people for modern slavery out of 239 [...]
MPs Speak Out Against Throwaway Fashion
A cross party group of MPs in Britain are calling for fashion companies to be charged one penny per garment to help fund clothing [...]
Amnesty for undocumented migrants scrapped
In a move that has sparked concerns amongst anti-slavery campaigners in the UK, the government this month scrapped a proposal to give [...]
Taking a Local Approach to Fight Slavery
Recent estimates have put the number of victims of slavery in the UK around 10,000-13,000. While victims may be trafficked to the UK [...]
The Reason Why Thousands of British Girls Will Not Return to School
The number of girls in Britain being forced into marriage abroad has soared by a third in recent years according to a leading charity. [...]
Should Teachers Be Liable for Reporting Forced Marriages?
The National Education Union, Britain’s largest teachers’ union, is condemning a proposal that would make teachers [...]
Law proposed to lift ban on asylum seekers’ right to work
In a promising step forward for our Lift the Ban campaign, a bill to grant people seeking asylum in the UK the right to work was [...]
Libya’s Slave Markets: ‘Don’t Hold Your Breath’
The world has woken up to the reality of Libyan slave markets, where African migrant men are sold off for forced labor to the highest [...]
Labour Accuses May of ‘Hollow’ Modern Slavery Pledges
The Labour party is accusing Prime Minister Theresa May of making ‘hollow’ promises to tackle modern slavery during her [...]
Uganda Shelter for Abused Girls Linked to Child Sex Tourism
A 70-year-old German man in Uganda is being chased by police over allegations that a rehabilitation center at his home was actually the [...]
Survivors like Awais stuck in limbo in UK
In a moving account of the challenges faced by modern slavery victims in the UK, an Afghan survivor told The Independent of the [...]
Audit Finds UK Modern Slavery Strategy ‘Inadequate’
The National Audit Office (NAO) has issued a report calling the UK government’s modern slavery strategy “unclear” and “inadequate” in a [...]
Mauritania: Risking Liberty in the Fight Against Slavery
Biram Dah Abeid was abruptly woken by police at 5:30AM, dragged from to a squalid, windowless prison cell in Mauritania. Yet he [...]
No Charges for Activist Who Rescued Migrants in Mediterranean
Morocco has dropped trafficking charges against Helena Moreno, a Spanish activist who helped rescue migrants crossing the Mediterranean [...]
Record number of UK asylum seekers waiting over six months for decision
The number of asylum seekers in the UK waiting over six months for their claim to be processed soared by 76 percent last year, new [...]
In Plain Sight: Modern Slavery on UK’s High Streets
Modern slavery occurs in Britain more than you might think, and it may be hiding in plain sight, from nail salons to car washes. If [...]
Coerced into Crime, UK Throws Trafficked Women in Jail
In breach of the Modern Slavery Act, female victims of human trafficking are being unlawfully held in prisons across the UK, jailed for [...]
Will Raising Marriage Age to 18 Stop Forced Marriages?
MPs are currently debating whether or not to raise the minimum legal age of marriage in the UK to 18 in a quest to prevent 16-and [...]
UK anti-slavery chief calls for child trafficking to be dealt with locally
In an interview with The Independent this week, the UK’s anti-slavery commissioner called for an overhaul of Britain’s approach to [...]
Qatar Poised to Abolish the Kafala System in Two Months
Qatar is promising to abolish the kafala system in time for the World Cup in 2022 and usher in major migrant labor reforms according [...]
“We See a Surge in Trafficking Each Time a New iPhone is Released”
Social media is a double-edged sword in much of the developing world, a market that has helped social media giants reap tremendous [...]