Anti-Slavery Day

Anti-Slavery Day is an annual event held on October 18 to raise awareness about modern slavery and human trafficking. The day was first observed in 2010, and it is recognized by the UK government. On Anti-Slavery Day, organizations and individuals across the UK and beyond hold events, campaigns, and other activities to raise awareness about modern slavery and human trafficking. The day is an opportunity to highlight the issues surrounding these crimes and to encourage people to take action to help end them. Anti-Slavery Day is an important part of the global effort to combat modern slavery and human trafficking.

Everstream Analytics World’s First Slave-Free Alliance-Validated Modern Slavery and Forced Labor Risk Management Solution
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Everstream Analytics World’s First Slave-Free Alliance-Validated Modern Slavery and Forced Labor Risk Management Solution

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SAN MARCOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Everstream Analytics, the global supply chain insights and risk analytics company, announced today that it has been recognized as the world’s first Slave-Free Alliance-validated modern slavery and forced labor technology provider. The issue of modern-day slavery and child labor is one of the most significant challenges of today’s supply chains, with recent…

2022 could be the worst year for modern slavery – The Scotsman
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2022 could be the worst year for modern slavery – The Scotsman

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Such slavery includes a range of exploitative practices including forced, compulsory and child labour to debt bondage and human trafficking. Criminal practice affects more than 40 million people worldwide, 24.9 million of which are said to be exploited through forced labour, with 16 million in global supply chains. And crooks profiting from this make approximately…

Meeting Sir Mo Farah – a hero and survivor of modern slavery
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Meeting Sir Mo Farah – a hero and survivor of modern slavery

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This article is reprinted from its original location at Hope for Justice‘s website. It was pulled from their RSS feed for your education. Visit Hope for Justice’s news page by clicking here. Hope for Justice’s Executive Director of Programmes, Enrique Restoy, had the privilege of meeting Sir Mo Farah, a multiple Olympic, World and European…

2022 could be worst year so far for modern slavery – Daily Express
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2022 could be worst year so far for modern slavery – Daily Express

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Criminal practice affects more than 40 million people worldwide – 24.9 million of which are said to be exploited through forced labour, with 16 million in global supply chains. And numbers indicate that 2022 could become the worst year so far for modern slavery in the UK – with crooks who profit from this making…

Hope for Justice Marks 12th Annual Anti-Slavery Day
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Hope for Justice Marks 12th Annual Anti-Slavery Day

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Hope for Justice is a charity working to bring an end to modern slavery and human trafficking, and to protect the human rights of victims and survivors. They are active in the United Kingdom, United States, Cambodia, Norway, Australia, Ethiopia and Uganda. Their multi-disciplinary model is based on four pillars: preventing exploitation; rescuing victims; restoring lives;…

Modern slavery and legal reform in the UK: what we’re calling for
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Modern slavery and legal reform in the UK: what we’re calling for

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Image credit: Mind and I, via Shutterstock. Changes in the law can transform lives. We know this because we recently celebrated the end of systematic State-imposed forced labour in Uzbekistan after a 15-year-long campaign. This is why, in the UK, we continue to call for provisions that aim to both prevent modern slavery and provide…

5 ways to fight slavery this Anti-Slavery Day (18 October)
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5 ways to fight slavery this Anti-Slavery Day (18 October)

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Image credit: haak78, via Shutterstock. Across the globe, a staggering 49.6 million people live in modern slavery. Roughly a quarter are children. Modern slavery is all around us, often hidden in plain sight. People can become enslaved making our clothes, picking our crops, working in factories, or working in houses as cooks, cleaners or nannies….

ANTI-SLAVERY WEEK 2022
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ANTI-SLAVERY WEEK 2022

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AN INTELLIGENCE-LED APPROACH Modern slavery and trafficking issues can easily be lost in the noisy space the world currently finds itself with war, geo-political issues, and global economic issues affecting all of us. We know from our data and intelligence that during tumultuous times (such as we are currently experiencing) the scale of modern slavery…

New Coalition Says It’s Time to Stop Slavery
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New Coalition Says It’s Time to Stop Slavery

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This article is reprinted from its original location at Hope for Justice‘s website. It was pulled from their RSS feed for your education. Visit Hope for Justice’s news page by clicking here. As members of the new Coalition to Stop Slavery, Hope for Justice and 16 other anti-trafficking organisations are hoping this year’s Anti-Slavery Day…

British cyclist in US trek to raise awareness of modern slavery in sports – Oxford Mail
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British cyclist in US trek to raise awareness of modern slavery in sports – Oxford Mail

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A British cyclist is riding between several cities on the east coast of America during October to “show a red card” to people trafficking in sport. Gordon Miller, from London, began his campaign in Charlottesville, Virginia on October 5 heading south towards North Carolina. He hopes to complete the ride in Washington DC on October…