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UK Government knowingly sources PPE from Malaysian company accused of modern slavery

U.K. knowingly sourcing gloves from Malaysian company accused of modern slavery

The Independent reports that U.K. frontline workers in at least one South England public hospital have been given medical gloves made [...]

Trafficking survivor foils U.K. Home Office, wins relief for thousands

Police raise alarm over how immigration bill will punish trafficking survivors

The U.K.’s controversial Nationality and Borders Bill, currently being debated in Parliament, has this week been criticized by senior [...]

New U.K. policy will put trafficking survivors at increased risk of suicide

U.K. anti-slavery commissioner warns of lack of support for trafficking victims in Rwanda

Dame Sara Thornton, the U.K.’s anti-slavery commissioner, has expressed “significant concerns” over the government’s proposal to send [...]

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Modern slavery survivors denied support due to crackdown on “bogus claims”

The U.K.’s Home Office recently rejected thousands of suspected modern slavery cases due to a crackdown on “bogus claims” reports Holly [...]

Lax legislation in Britain may flood shelves with forced labor

Lax legislation in Britain may fill shelves with forced labor

Both the EU and the US have put in place bans and strong laws to prevent goods made using forced labor from entering their markets. [...]

Are a Third of UK Businesses Failing to Fight Modern Slavery?

A recent study shows that perhaps a third or more of UK businesses are failing to combat modern slavery, reported 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 [...]

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 [...]

Stealth policy could see more trafficking survivors put behind bars

In the U.K., if someone in immigration detention is identified as a potential victim of modern slavery they are automatically [...]

FIFA called to urge Qatar to protect its migrant workforce

Migrant workers in Qatar continue to face serious exploitation, according to a new report by Amnesty International. With one year to go [...]

Departing commissioner laments backslide on U.K.’s anti-modern slavery efforts

Under Boris Johnson’s government, “[modern slavery] is certainly not the priority it was,” says the U.K.’s departing anti-slavery [...]

Modern slavery is rampant in seasonal worker scheme

An investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) and The Independent has uncovered a report done by the UK Home Office [...]

Record number of trafficking survivors referred to UK system

New figures show the number of potential trafficking victims in the UK has reached an all-time high—but campaigners warn the system [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Campaigners raise alarm in Turkey over marriage of Syrian girls

Syrian girls in Turkey are being married off by their families at increasing rates to cope with the economic pressures of the pandemic, [...]

Lawyers call out U.K.’s unsubstantiated claims about false modern slavery survivors

The U.K.’s interior ministry, the Home Office, recently published a press release entitled “Alarming rise of abuse within modern [...]

Does the U.K. deport child trafficking survivors?

If passed, the U.K.’s controversial Nationality and Borders Bill could increase the risk of deportation for child trafficking survivors [...]

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Kafala reforms are failing to protect migrant workers in Qatar

The Independent published a report which describes the situation in one of Qatar’s central industrial zones, approximately 20 km [...]

Survivors behind bars for crimes they were forced to commit

Survivors of modern slavery are being sent to prison for crimes they were forced to commit instead of being identified as victims and [...]