Essay: How the UK’s new immigration law will put more people at risk of modern slavery
ALEX BALCH, of the University of Liverpool, says – in an article first published on The Conversation – that under the new bill, those who arrive in the UK irregularly will not be able to access protections under the Modern Slavery Act…
Suspected slavery surges in UK with a record 10,000 reports
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation A record 10,627 suspected slaves were referred to the British government for help in 2019, official data showed on Thursday, up by 52 per cent in a year, amid fears coronavirus will worsen abuse. Anti-slavery groups called for more action to help people at risk of exploitation and trafficking, amid a […]
Hundreds of trafficking victims denied right to remain in Britain
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Britain has denied hundreds of former slaves the right to stay in the country and access support or care services, despite authorities confirming that they were trafficking victims, data published on Tuesday showed. Government data revealed under the Freedom of Information Act found that between 2015-17, Britain’s Home Office did not allow […]
Reports of suspected slavery rise by 36 per cent in Britain
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Reports of suspected modern slavery in Britain rose by more than a third in 2018, according to government data released on Tuesday, but campaigners said even that was likely only “the tip of the iceberg”. Police, charities and other first responders referred 6,993 potential modern slavery cases to the government’s National Referral […]