Modern Slavery Strategy

A modern slavery strategy is a plan of action developed by a government or other organization to combat modern slavery and human trafficking. A modern slavery strategy typically includes measures to prevent these crimes, to protect and support victims, and to prosecute those responsible for these crimes. A modern slavery strategy may also include provisions for public awareness and engagement, as well as for collaboration with other stakeholders, such as civil society organizations and businesses. A modern slavery strategy is an important tool in the fight against modern slavery and human trafficking, and many governments around the world have developed such strategies. The UK government, for example, has a modern slavery strategy that was developed in response to the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

Human trafficking – Debt bondage – Forced labour – GLAA
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Human trafficking – Debt bondage – Forced labour – GLAA

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Human trafficking is the movement of a person from one place to another, within a country or across borders, into conditions of exploitation against their will. It consists of three basic parts: An action – the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of a person A means – the threat or use of force or…

Police should have helped Shamima Begum return to UK, court told – The Guardian
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Police should have helped Shamima Begum return to UK, court told – The Guardian

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Tribunal hears there were grounds to suspect the then 15-year-old had been groomed as a child bride Police should have helped Shamima Begum return to Britain after she joined Islamic State in Syria because there were grounds to suspect she had been groomed as a child bride, a court has heard. Samantha Knights KC told…

Grounds to suspect Shamima Begum was trafficked, court hears
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Grounds to suspect Shamima Begum was trafficked, court hears

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Police should have investigated whether Shamima Begum was a victim of human trafficking and helped her return if she was, a court heard, as there were grounds to suspect she had been groomed as a child bride.   Begum was 15 years old when she left the U.K. to join Islamic State in Syria. Just…

The UK government is undermining decades of anti-slavery efforts
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The UK government is undermining decades of anti-slavery efforts

ByEyes on Trafficking News

More broadly, framing slavery as something which people lie about to gain an advantage will affect the way in which victims are treated, and categorising slavery as an immigration matter risks changing the understanding of who can be trafficked. It makes it less likely that UK nationals will be identified, or that they will engage…