UK has 100,000 modern slaves but most go undetected, study says
London, UK Thomson Reuters Foundation Britain is home to at least 100,000 modern slaves according to a new study, 10 times more than the official estimate, as activists warned 90 per cent of victims may be going undetected. Anti-slavery charity Justice and Care and thinktank The Centre for Social Justice said the real number could […]
Bangladesh’s slavery survivors struggle as coronavirus halts businesses
Dhaka, BangladeshThomson Reuters Foundation For trafficking survivors-turned-entrepreneurs in Bangladesh – from caterers to hairdressers – the coronavirus pandemic has threatened their fresh start and left many struggling to get by. Starting a business or securing a job can offer a lifeline for ex-slaves as they try to recover financially and mentally, yet the outbreak has […]
India aims to give 500,000 trafficking survivors vocational training
Thomson Reuters Foundation India will offer vocational training to almost half a million survivors of human trafficking under a programme launched this week by President Ram Nath Kovind. The three-month course will evaluate the educational levels of those rescued from slavery, and build their confidence, according to Justice and Care, the Indian anti-trafficking charity that […]