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Modern slavery is a term used to describe situations in which individuals are forced to work or provide services under conditions that are exploitative and abusive. Modern slavery can take many different forms, such as human trafficking, forced labor, debt bondage, or forced marriage. Victims of modern slavery are often deprived of their freedom and are unable to leave their situation due to threats, violence, or other forms of coercion. Modern slavery is a global problem and affects people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds. It is condemned by international law and is a violation of human rights.
The European Anti-trafficking Day, 18 October, was celebrated in Skopje through awareness raising about online trafficking and abuse of children and a two-day training of trainers on supporting and protecting child victims of trafficking. The activities were supported by the joint action of the European Union and the Council of Europe “Preventing and combating human…
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 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;…
As part of their effort to stamp out modern slavery and human trafficking (MSHT), KFC UK & Ireland (KFC UKI) are rolling out two new e-learning modules this autumn across their business. Between 10th October and 6th November 2022, over 36,000 KFC UKI employees will undergo MSHT training. After this date, the training will become…
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…
When incidents of forced labour or sex trafficking hit the headlines, the law-enforcing machinery suddenly gets into a firefighting mode. Victims are rescued and success stories circulate. But the magnitude of human trafficking and its disastrous impact on people and society often go unnoticed. According to an UNDOC report, the most common forms of human…
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….
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;…
Image credit: Abolish Frontex From Barcelona to Berlin, activists in at least 15 European cities took to the streets on October 15 to protest the renewal of the Italy-Libya Memorandum of Understanding. A memorandum that facilitates modern slavery Activists denounced the Libya-Italy agreement and its impact on people on the move in Libya. InfoMigrants explains…
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…
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