UK orders public sector to tackle modern slavery in supply chains
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Government departments and other public bodies in Britain will have to take action to ensure their suppliers do not engage in modern slavery under measures announced on Tuesday. Britain said public-sector organisations with a budget of more than £36 million, including local authorities, would have to file an annual statement outlining […]
Bring more traffickers to justice, UK anti-slavery chief urges
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Police and prosecutors in Britain are not bringing enough human traffickers to justice, the country’s anti-slavery commissioner said on Thursday amid concerns that the coronavirus pandemic is preventing many victims from being identified or seeking help. Modern slavery prosecutions have fallen during the last year despite a rise in police operations […]
Indian state sets aside college places for slavery survivors
Chennai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation An Indian state has set aside hundreds of college places for survivors of trafficking and sexual assault, a move welcomed by anti-slavery charities on Friday for helping improve the lives of rescued slaves. The southern Indian state of Karnataka said this week that one per cent of all places in government-run […]
Nigerian sex traffickers fleeing hotspot for new havens, activists warn
Dakar, SenegalThomson Reuters Foundation Sex traffickers in Nigeria are moving out of Edo state to avoid detection as foreign donors pour money into anti-trafficking programmes in the traditional hotspot, anti-slavery experts said, calling for a national approach. Edo state in southern Nigeria has long been the country’s hub for women and girls trafficked for sex […]
UK royal, US ambassador tout tech tools to tackle human trafficking
Vienna, AustriaThomson Reuters Foundation Britain’s Princess Eugenie and US anti-trafficking Ambassador John Richmond joined forces on Monday, calling for technologies from smartphone apps to blockchain to disrupt the modern-day slave trade as more victims worldwide are exploited online. From recruiting and advertising on social media platforms to controlling victims via their mobile phones and laundering […]
UK appoints top cop as new anti-slavery chief after criticism over delay
Thomson Reuters Foundation One of Britain’s most senior police officers was on Friday appointed the country’s new anti-slavery chief, about 10 months after the inaugural commissioner resigned expressing frustration about government interference in his role. Sara Thornton, head of the National Police Chiefs’ Council since 2015, will take up the position on a three-year contract […]
Apple to employ trafficking survivors in efforts to eradicate slave labour
Thomson Reuters Foundation Apple will employ trafficking survivors to work in its retail stores, the technology giant said, after winning an international award for making details of its supply chains public in a bid to help end modern slavery. Since 2012 Apple says it has reduced the number of underage workers in its extended supply […]
SLAVERY: FROM DATA TO LAWS, FIVE GAINS IN THE GLOBAL ANTI-SLAVERY FIGHT IN 2017
Against the backdrop of 40.3 million people estimated to be living in slavery, KIERAN GUILBERT, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on five “gains” in the fight to eradicate slavery around the world last year…